Maritime Industry Authority
Pangasiwaan sa Industriyang Maritima
Agency overview
FormedJune 1, 1974; 49 years ago (1974-06-01)
HeadquartersBonifacio Drive, Cor. 20th St, Port Area, Manila
14°35′13″N 120°58′22″E / 14.5870°N 120.9727°E / 14.5870; 120.9727
Annual budget₱765.82 million (2021)[1]
Agency executives
  • Atty. Hernani N. Fabia[2], Administrator
  • Nannette Z. Villamor-Dinopol, Deputy Administrator for Operations
  • Sonia Malaluan[3], Deputy Administrator for Planning
Parent agencyDepartment of Transportation
Websitehttps://marina.gov.ph/

The Maritime Industry Authority (Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Industriyang Maritima[4][5]), known by the acronym MARINA (Tagalog: [mɐˈɾina]), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Transportation responsible for integrating the development, promotion and regulation of the maritime industry in the Philippines.

History

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) was created on June 1, 1974 with the issuance of Presidential Decree No. 474 to integrate the development, promotion, and regulation of the maritime industry in the country. It was originally placed under the Office of the President.[6][7] With the creation of the Ministry (now, Department) of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) by virtue of Executive Order No. 546, MARINA was attached to the DOTC for policy and program coordination on July 23, 1979.[8][9]

The regulatory function of the MARINA was increased with the issuance of Executive Order No. 1011 which abolished the Board of Transportation and transferred the quasi-judicial functions pertaining to water transportation to the MARINA.[10][8]

On January 30, 1987, Executive Order No. 125 (amended by EO 125-A) was issued reorganizing the Department of Transportation and Communications. The powers and functions of the department and the agencies under its umbrella were defined, further increasing MARINA's responsibility to the industry. One of those responsibilities include regulating the operations of shipping vessels in terms of safety.[11][12]

Sectoral coverages

MARINA has jurisdiction over the development, promotion and regulation of all enterprises engaged in the business of designing, constructing, manufacturing, acquiring, operating, supplying, repairing, and/or maintaining vessels, or component parts thereof, of managing and/or operating shipping lines, shipyards, drydocks, marine railways, marine repair ships, shipping and freight forwarding agencies and similar enterprises.

The agency also has authority to investigate and penalize foreign shipping vessels entering the territorial waters of the Philippines that are performing "suspicious activities."[13]

MARINA Headquarters - Port Area, Manila

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/GAA/GAA2021/TechGAA2021/DOTr/C.pdf Archived July 23, 2022, at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T.; Tan, Alyssa Nicole O. (March 15, 2023). "Coast Guard belies Marina claim sunken vessel had no permit". BusinessWorld Online. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Torib, Yashika F. (March 15, 2023). "Fight discrimination, abuse – Marina exec". The Manila Times. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino" (PDF). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (in Filipino). 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  5. ^ Direktoryo ng mga Ahensiya at Opisyal ng Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas (PDF) (in Filipino). Kagawaran ng Badyet at Pamamahala (Department of Budget and Management). 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "P.D. No. 474". lawphil.net. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "Focus on domestic maritime sector". INQUIRER.net. March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "DPWH completes MARINA building". www.panaynews.net. October 2, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "E.O. No. 546". lawphil.net. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  10. ^ "P.D. No. 474". lawphil.net. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "Maritime disasters abound". malaya.com.ph. Malaya Business Insight. March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  12. ^ Casayuran, Mario (March 7, 2023). "Tolentino: Mindoro oil spill endangers diverse marine ecosystem, peoples' lives". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  13. ^ "MARINA penalizes foreign vessels over 'suspicious activities'". GMA News Online. February 21, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

External links

Department of Transportation
Transportation in the Philippines
Maritime accident and incident investigation agencies
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