Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____________ 
Introduced by 
HON. CHRISTOPHERSON “COCO” M. YAP 
AN ACT CONVERTING THE SATELLITE OFFICE OF THE MARITIME 
INDUSTRY AUTHORITY LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SOGOD, 
PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE INTO AN EXTENSION OFFICE AND 
TRANSFERING IT TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF LILOAN, PROVINCE OF 
SOUTHERN LEYTE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Second Legislative District of Southern Leyte consists of coastal municipalities that 
have a long history of fishing, maritime trade, and participation in the country's 
Overseas Employment Program. It is known as the "Gateway to Mindanao," since both 
Liloan Ferry Terminal and San Ricardo Port provide passenger and cargo transport to 
Lipata, Surigao City. 
The recent surge in inter-island transport and the rate of overseas Filipino employment 
in the maritime travel industry, caused by the easing of domestic and international travel 
restrictions, have reignited the call to bring the government's primary maritime agency 
closer to the public and the industry players it regulates. 
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) is the Philippine government agency 
charged with regulating the shipping industry. It is responsible for the registration and 
licensing of vessels as well as the regulation of maritime education and training. In 
Southern Leyte, it has an extension office in Maasin City and a satellite office in Sogod.  
This bill proposes the transfer of MARINA's provincial satellite office to the 
Municipality of Liloan, as well as its conversion into an extension office and the 
provision of the funds and personnel necessary for it to carry out its mandate. 
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Liloan is home to the Liloan Ferry Terminal, which connects the Luzon-Visayas end of 
the Pan-Philippine Highway with the rest of Mindanao. It is only an hour away from 
the Port of San Ricardo, which, along with its ferry terminal, is a component of the 
Eastern Philippine Nautical Highway, a network of roads, bridges, and ferry routes that 
connects the islands of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It is also one hour away from 
the Port of Sogod and is relatively close to the Pacific Rim areas of the province: Silago, 
Hinunangan, Hinundayan, Anahawan, San Juan, and Saint Bernard. It is therefore the 
ideal location for a MARINA extension office to ensure that marine transport vessels 
and maritime education and training providers within its jurisdiction are following its 
registration and safety regulations, and that seafarers in need of Seafarer's Certification 
and other related services have easy access to the office. 
In view of the above, ug sa ngalan sa SERBISYONG TINUORAY, immediate passage 
of this bill is earnestly sought. 
 
 
CHRISTOPHERSON “COCO” M. YAP 
Representative, Second District of Southern Leyte 
 
 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____________ 
Introduced by 
HON. CHRISTOPHERSON “COCO” M. YAP 
AN ACT CONVERTING THE SATELLITE OFFICE OF THE MARITIME 
INDUSTRY AUTHORITY LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SOGOD, 
PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE INTO AN EXTENSION OFFICE AND 
TRANSFERING IT TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF LILOAN, PROVINCE OF 
SOUTHERN LEYTE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. The existing Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Satellite Office in the 
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Municipality of Sogod, Province of Southern Leyte is hereby converted into a 
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MARINA Extension Office and transferred to the Municipality of Liloan, 
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Province of Southern Leyte. The extension office shall provide services for the 
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residents of the Province Southern Leyte and other nearby provinces. 
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SEC.  2. 
The Administrator of MARINA shall immediately include in the Agency's 
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programs the operationalization of the MARINA Extension Office in the 
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Municipality of Liloan, Southern Leyte, the funding of which shall be 
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included in the annual General Appropriations Act.  
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SEC.  3. 
The Secretary of Transportation, thru the Administrator of MARINA, is 
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hereby authorized to reorganize the offices, personnel, funds, and 
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properties of the MARINA within Region VIII towards the effective and 
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efficient delivery of services for the residents of the Second District of 
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Southern Leyte. The Secretary of Transportation and the MARINA shall 
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submit the consolidated reorganization plan and any amendments thereof 
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to the President of the Philippines for his approval.  
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SEC.  4. 
This Act shall become effective fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
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Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.  
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Approved, 
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