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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
TO ESTABLISH THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD ACADEMY, ALLOCATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Section 5, Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that the 
maintenance of peace and order, the protection of life, liberty, and property, and the 
promotion of general welfare are essential in order for the people of the Philippines 
to enjoy the blessings of democracy. The Philippine Coast Guard, as one of the 
armed and uniformed services of the country is duly authorized under Section 3 of 
Republic Act No. 9993, to perform these mandates through the enforcement of all 
relevant international laws, rules and regulations, as well as, all national laws within 
the maritime jurisdiction of the Philippines.
The Philippines as a maritime nation, is largely dependent on maritime trade 
for Its socio-economic development. The significant role of the maritime trade is 
even more accentuated considering the government's objective of achieving national 
unity through connecting cultural values and social norms across the social strata of 
the country. In order to achieve this, there is, therefore, a need to ensure that the 
vital maritime routes all over the Philippines must remain free and open by ensuring 
that no threats of whatever nature will happen. Such is the state of Maritime 
Security wherein the country's marine resources and wealth, maritime trade and 
commerce, territorial integrity and coastal peace and order are protected, conserved 
and enhanced towards the attainment of sustainable development and socio-political 
cum economic progress of the nation.
In order to achieve this, not only should the Philippine Coast Guard enhance 
its assets and capabilities to respond to such maritime threats, there is likewise a 
need to ensure that its foremost asset, which is its manpower, should also have the 
required knowledge and capabilities not only in terms of operating its assets, but 
also the technical, operational and legal knowledge on Maritime Law Enforcement to


ensure that all of Its operations are in accordance with the iegal limits, as prescribed 
by iaw.
These institutions, however, for various reasons do not fully inculcate the 
ethos of Maritime Law Enforcement and Administration to its graduates, hence more 
time and resources are being spent in order to equip its officers with the technical 
skills and know-how in order to fulfill their duties as Coast Guard Officers.
Given the various tasks given to the Philippine Coast Guard under R.A. No. 
9993 and with the peculiarities of its being the premier maritime law enforcement 
agency in the country, it is imperative that there must be a dedicated educational 
institution that would specifically cater to the needs of the Philippine Coast Guard 
and maritime law enforcement, In general.
In order for the proposed Philippine Coast Guard Academy to be effective, the 
Academy should be established in an area of at least twenty (20) hectares, and 
adjacent or In close proximity to the sea and a dock, as well as medical facilities. The 
facilities of the Academy should be at par with world-class institutions of the same 
field. The faculty should embody the needed expertise in the field of maritime
education.
The creation of the Philippine Coast Guard Academy serves this purpose and 
will ensure that the Philippine Coast Guard shall have a well-trained and well- 
equipped pool of officers that are specifically honed to fulfill the Maritime Law 
Enforcement and Administration functions of the PCG.
IMEE R. Marcos


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
TO ESTABLISH THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD ACADEMY, ALLOCATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled’,
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Philippine Coast 
Guard (PCG) Academy Act of2022"
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared a policy of the State to 
promote the welfare and modernization of the PCG, geared towards the 
enhancement of the Service, by ensuring adequate and professional Officers that will 
perform the multifarious tasks and functions of the PCG.
The State shall create the appropriate institutional arrangement in order to 
establish an effective and well-trained PCG Officers Corps, comparable with the 
Philippine Military Academy and the Philippine National Police Academy, sufficient to 
carry out the mandated tasks of the PCG under Republic Act No. 9993, otherwise 
known as the PCG Law of 2009, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), 
and to competently carry out missions given by the Department of Transportation 
(DOTr) or the Department of National Defense (DND) during national emergencies
or in times of war, respectively.
SEC. 3. The PCG Academy. - There shall be established a PCG training 
school, to be named as the PCG Academy for the training of selected candidates for 
permanent commission as officers in the PCG Corps of Officers, in an area with the 
following minimum requirements:
(a) an area with at least twenty (20) hectares of land;
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(c) adjacent or in close proximity to a hospital.
The PCG academy shall be an independent and distinct unit of the PCG, 
however, it shall follow and adopt the doctrines and principles on the customs and 
tradition developed by the Coast Guard Education and Training Command for the 
Coast Guard Service.
SEC. 4. Facilities. - The arms, ammunition, and all training equipment 
needed by the cadets for their practical instruction shall be furnished by the 
Commandant of the PCG, by order of the President of the Philippines.
SEC. 5. The Superintendent. - The PCG Academy shall be headed by the 
Superintendent, who shall be appointed by the Commandant of the PCG from 
among the active PCG Officers.
The powers and duties of the Superintendent, in addition to those specifically 
provided for in this Act, shall be those usually pertaining to the office of the 
president of a college or a university.
The position of the Superintendent shall carry the rank of Vice-Admiral in the 
PCG Table of Organization; Provided, that, the Superintendent shali have a 
maximum tenure in position for three (3) years.
SEC. 6. The PCG Academy Board. - The government of the Academy is 
hereby vested in the PCG Academy Board, hereinafter called "Board," which shall be 
composed of the following:
(a) The Deputy Commandant for Administration, which shail be the 
Chairman of the Board
(b) the Superintendent, which shall be the Vice - Chairman of the Board;
(c) the Deputy Commander of the Coast Guard Education and Training
Command;
(d) Deputy Commander of the Coast Guard Maritime Safety Services 
Command;
(e) Deputy Commander of the Coast Guard Marine Environmental 
Protection Command;
(f) Deputy Commander of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Command;
(g) Dean of the PCG Corps of Professors; and
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Members of the Board shall, in addition to their pay, allowances, and 
collateral entitlement under Republic Act No. 9993 and its IRR, receive a reasonable 
per diem for each attendance in the regular and special meetings of the Board and 
reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses incurred for the aforementioned 
purposes, as may be authorized by a resolution of the Board in accordance with 
existing accounting rules and regulations.
SEC. 7. Duties and Powers of the PCG Academy Board. - The Board shall 
have the following duties and powers in addition to Its general powers of
administration:
(a) To confer such degree as ay be determined by the Academic Council to 
successful candidates for graduation;
(b) To appoint, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, civilian 
instructors, professors and other employees of the Academy;
(c) To fix the compensation, hours of service, and other duties of the 
Superintendent, civilian instructors, professors and other employees of 
the Academy, as may be deemed proper under the Civil Service laws;
(d) To grant leaves of absence to the Superintendent, civilian instructors, 
professors and other employees of the Academy under existing laws 
and regulations;
(e) To recommend to the Commandant for the removal of the 
Superintendent with collateral recommendation that such officer be 
made to face the Efficiency and Separation Board of the PCG to verify 
fitness to remain in the service;
(f) To approve the curricula, rules of discipline, and creation of the 
different departments drawn up by the Academic Council as herein
under provided;
(g) To provide academic fellowship and scholarship for members of the 
Corps of Professors and Faculty Members;
(h) To provide rules for the administration of the Academy such general 
ordinances and regulations consistent with the herein provisions;
(i) To receive in trust legacies, gifts, and donations of real and personal 
property of all kinds and to administer the same for the benefit of the 
Academy or for the aid of the cadets, in accordance with the directions 
and instructions of the donor, and, in default thereof, in such manner 
as the Academy Board may, in its discretion, determine;
(j) To receive and appropriate such sums as may be provided by law for 
the support of the Academy;
(k) To manage and utilize such income as maybe generated by the 
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(I) To authorize the Superintendent to enter Into Contract, Memorandum 
of Understanding, Memorandum of Agreement, and such other 
Instrument, to the extent as may be allowed by law, relative to the 
performance of his/her powers and functions and for the effective 
Implementation of the herein provisions.
SEC. 8. Progress Report. - Within thirty (30) days after the close of the 
Academic Year, the Board shall file with the Commandant of the PCG a detailed 
report setting forth the progress, condition, and needs of the Academy.
SEC. 9. The Academic Council. - There shall be an Academic Council 
consisting of the Superintendent and the Directors of all the departments of the 
Academy.
The Academic Council shall have the following powers:
(a) to determine the applicable tuition fees and academic charges,
(b) to prescribe the curricula;
(c) to prescribe rules of discipline; and
(d) to create various departments as it may be necessary, subject to the 
approval of the PCG Academy Board.
The Academic Council shall fix the requirements for admission to the 
Academy as well as for graduation and the conferment of a degree. The Academic 
Council alone shall have the power to recommend students or others to be recipients
of degrees.
SEC. 10. Corps of Professors. - There shall be a Corps of Professors which 
shall form part of the Faculty of the Academy. The Corps of Professors shall be 
composed of PCG Uniformed Personnel permanently assigned with the Academy.
The qualifications for admission to the Corps of Professors shall be 
determined by the PCG Academy Council. The same shall be headed by a Dean who 
shall be selected by the PCG Academic Council from among the members of the
Corps of Professors.
A separate career pattern shall be promulgated by the PCG Organization for 
the professional advancement and promotion of the members of the Corps of 
Professor within three (3) months from the effectively of this Law.
SEC. 11. The Faculty, — The body of Civilian Professors and Instructors of the 
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a Dean, who shall be appointed by the Superintendent upon recommendation by the 
members of the Faculty.
In the appointment of Professors and Instructors of the Academy, neither 
religious test shall be applied nor shall the religious opinions or affiliations of the 
faculty of the Academy be made a matter of examination or inquiry. Provided, that 
no Professor or Instructor in the Academy shall inculcate sectarian tenets in any of 
their teachings or attempt either directly or indirectly, under penalty of dismissal by 
the PCG Academy Board, to Influence students of the Academy for or against any 
particular church or religious sect.
SEC. 12. Relevant Civil Service and Licensure Examinations. - The Civilian 
Professors and Instructors in the Academy must have passed the relevant civil 
service or licensure examinations as a requisite to their appointment.
The PCG Academic Council may require from both the members of the Corps 
of Professors and Faculty additional educational training, schooling, and Masteral 
and/or Doctoral degrees to raise the academic standards of the Academy. The same 
will be adopted in the career pattern of the members of the Corps of Professors.
Similarly, it may also be used as basis for the promotion and career 
advancement of the members of the Faculty.
SEC. 13. The Registrar. - There shall be a Registrar of the Academy, which 
shall be appointed by the PCG Academy Board. Fie or she shall sit as the Secretariat 
of the PCG Academy Board and shall be the custodian of all the records of the same. 
He or she shall also fulfill such other duties and responsibilities, as may be deemed 
proper by the Superintendent.
SEC. 14. PCG Cadets. - PCG cadets shall be admitted to the PCG Academy 
upon the approval of the Commandant of the PCG; Provided, that they meet the 
qualifications and entry requirements prescribed in this Act.
The PCG cadets' years of Government Sen/ice shall start on the date of 
admission in the PCG Academy for purposes of computation of PCG Active Service 
and entitlement to long pay benefits.
SEC. 15. Exchange Program. - The Academy may admit students from the 
counterparts of the PCG from foreign coast guards, naval and/or maritime police 
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Nations (ASEAN), as cadets/cadettes, in order to foster regional cooperation and 
facilitate the coordination among the aforementioned organizations. Similarly, the 
Academy may send cadets to the appropriate Academy of the aforementioned 
organizations.
Students from the foreign coast guards, naval and/or maritime police 
organizations, which provide scholarship and sponsorship from their own academy to 
cadets sent by the Academy, shall also receive corresponding privileges from the 
Academy. Otherwise, they shall be required to pay such fees and charges as may be 
determined by the Academic Council, Upon graduation, they shall then return to 
their respective Organizations.
SEC. 16. The PCG Academy Cadet Corps. - The PCG Academy cadet corps 
shall be the student body of the PCG Academy. The cadet corps shall be composed 
of PCG cadets and foreign cadets; Provided, that the foreign cadets shall not exceed 
ten percent (10%) of the total student population of the Academy.
SEC. 17. Qualifications and Entry Requirements. - All Cadets shall be 
selected from among the candidates by the Academic Council. The minimum 
qualifications for admission into the PG Academy are as follows:
(a) natural born Filipino citizen (applicable only to candidates for PCG 
Cadets);
(b) single with no parental obligations;
(c) in good physical condition;
(d) seventeen (17) to twenty-two (22) years of age, on the first of day of the
Academic Year; and
(e) at least secondary level graduate (High School or its Equivalent).
The Academic Council may determine such other requirements for admission 
to the PCG Academy, as may be necessary, that are applicable either separately for 
the PCG Cadets, Foreign Cadets only or common to all of them.
SEC, 18. Discipline and Justice System. - Within three (3) months from the 
effectivity of this Law, the PCG Academy Board will prepare the discipline and justice 
system applicable to all cadets of the Academy for approval of the Commandant of
the PCG.
SEC, 19. Commissionship to the active PG Service. - Upon satisfactory 
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commissioned as Ensigns In the active PG Service with relative seniority in the order 
of their final general academic standings.
PCG Cadets who shall suffer, before graduation, permanent and total 
disability by reason of injury or sickness while in the Academy shall be retired with 
the rank of cadet and shall be entitled to the retirement benefits of an Ensign In the 
PCG.
SEC. 20. Conferment of the Degree. - Graduates of the PCG Academy shall 
be conferred upon graduation of a Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree. The PCG 
Academic Council shall develop such curricula that will cater to the primary functions 
of the PCG under Republic Act No. 9993 and its IRR and responsive to the needs of 
the maritime stakeholders and the maritime interest of the Country, for approval of 
the PCG Academy Board.
SEC. 21. Commissionship to we Armed Forces of the Philippines. - 
Graduates of the PCG Academy, subject to the rules to be Issued by the Armed 
Forces of the Philippines (AFP), shall be given the option to be a commissioned 
officer of the Philippine Navy.
SEC. 22. Pay, Allowances, and Collateral Entitlements. - Members of the 
PCG Corps of Professors and other PCG Uniformed Personnel assigned at the PCG 
Academy shall receive such pay, allowances, and collateral entitlements 
corresponding to their ranks as provided under Republic Act No. 9993 and its IRR.
Members of the Faculty and other civilian personnel appointed as such In the 
PCG Academy shall receive the pay, allowances, and collateral entitlements enjoyed 
by their counterparts in the Philippine National Police Academy or Philippine Military 
Academy, whichever is higher, subject to applicable rules and regulations. PCG 
Cadets shall receive pay and allowances as provided under Republic Act No, 9993 
and Its IRR reckoned from admission in the Academy,
SEC. 23. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within three (3) months 
from the effectively of this Law, the PCG shall formulate the necessary Implementing 
Rules and Regulations to prescribe the procedures and guidelines for the 
implementation of the same for the approval of the Secretary, Department of 
Transportation.
Similarly, the Table of Organization and Equipment, including the Plantilla 
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be established by the PCG Academy Board for approval by the Secretary, 
Department of Transportation.
SEC. 24. Appropriations. - For the purposes of this Act, the sum of One 
Billion Five Hundred Million Pesos (Php 2,360,000,000.00) shall be appropriated for 
the purpose of the establishment of the PCG Academy. The appropriation shall be 
treated as a separate and distinct budget item from the regular appropriations of the 
PCG. The appropriation shall be implemented in a staggered basis. Five Hundred 
Million Pesos (Php500,000,000.00) shall be released by the Department of Budget 
and Management (DBM) annually for three (3) years.
Eight Hundred Million Pesos (Php 800,000,000.00) shall be appropriated for 
the purpose of acquiring a modern training ship for the PCG Academy to supplement 
classroom instructions.
Sixty Million Pesos (Php 60,000,000.00) shali be included in the yearly 
General Appropriations Acts for the maintenance and operation of the PCG Academy.
SEC. 25. Separability Clause. - If any of the provisions of this Act is declared 
invalid, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.
SEC. 26. Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive orders, rules and regulations 
inconsistent with or contrary with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
amended accordingly.
SEC. 27. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
following its publication in a newspaper of general circulation or in the Official 
Gazette, whichever comes first.
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