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Introduced by Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Philippines as an archipelago, holds the distinction of one of the 
countries having the longest coastline in the world. Hence, the 
responsibility of safeguarding and protecting our seas and marine 
resources is a critical task, which the Philippine Coast Guard, in its present 
set up and character, and given the resources under its command, finds it 
difficult and pitiably impossible, to bear. 
The mandate of the Philippine Coast Guard is clear as its task is 
daunting. To it belongs a Herculean task of promoting safety of life and 
property at sea, protecting the marine environment, promoting maritime 
security, and enforcing all applicable laws within the high seas and waters 
under the jurisdiction of the Philippines. 
For the Philippine Coast Guard to effectively fulfill its duty and pursue 
its mission, it must transform itself into a lean and mean organization 
whose officers and members possess professional integrity and the 
expertise and skills necessary in the performance of their functions. 
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The capability of the PCG to respond to the challenges of the future 
and to adopt itself to rapidly changing development and innovations in the 
maritime environment is the main objective of the PCG’s transformation, 
and indeed, the ultimate goal of this bill. 
It seeks to amend the old and now obsolete legal basis of PCG’s 
existence and to transform the PCG into a new and distinct branch of 
service: ready, willing and able to respond to the call of the hour - that of 
ensuring safety of life and property at sea and securing for the prosperity 
the marine resources of our country. 
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this bill is earnestly 
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Introduced by Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
TRANSFERRING THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS AS A SEPARATE AND DISTINCT 
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UNIFORMED 
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SERVICE, 
FURTHER 
AMENDING 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7153, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
CHAPTER 1 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SECTION 1. 
of 2007”. 
Title. This Act shall be known as the “Philippine Coast Guard Law 
SECTION 2. 
Declaration of Policies. The State recognizes its obligation to 
protect the marine wealth in its archipelagic waters, territorial seas, and exclusive 
economic zone, and therefore reserves the use and employment of the same to Filipino 
citizens. 
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The Philippines needs a balanced and healthful marine ecology, which shall (a) 
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assure a sustainable growth and development of its bountiful marine wealth and other 
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ecotourism by projecting internationally the pristine beauty of its natural sceneries such 
as white beaches, and other tourist spots. 
To attain these objectives, the State reaffirms its obligation to protect the 
maritime environment and commits itself to the following: (a) promoting maritime safety 
in order to prevent, minimize or effectively respond to marine accidents; (b) enhancing 
maritime security: (c) safeguarding the marine environment: and (d) maintaining and 
ensuring peace and order in the archipelagic waters, coastal areas, territorial seas and 
exclusive economic zone. 
CHAPTER II 
PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD AS ATTACHED AGENCY 
SECTION 3. 
Esfablishment The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is hereby 
established as a distinct, sea-going, armed, uniformed commissioned service attached 
to the Department of Transportation and Communications. 
The President of the Republic of the Philippines may in times of war or national 
emergency declared by the Congress, however, attach the PCG under the Department 
of National Defense as a support service command. 
SECTION 4. 
Powers and Funcfions. The PCG shall have the following 
functions: 
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To enforce laws, promulgate and administer regulations for the promotion of 
safety of life and property at sea and protection of all users of the sea within 
the marine jurisdiction of the Philippines. 
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To enforce laws, promulgate and administer rules and regulations for the 
promotion and protection of the marine environment and its resources within 
the maritime jurisdiction of the Philippines. 
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To render aid to persons and vessels in distress and conduct search and 
rescue in case of marine accidents or casualties within the maritime 
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international maritime conventions; to this effect, the PCG shall be the lead 
coordinator during the conduct of the aforementioned operations. 
To enforce laws, promulgate and administer rules and regulations for the 
implementation of applicable laws on maritime communications; to this effect, 
the PCG shall likewise be the center of maritime communications. 
To enforce and assist in the enforcement of fishery laws, immigration laws, 
tariff and custom laws, forestry laws, firearms and explosive laws, anti- 
dangerous drugs law, law on trafficking of women and children and all other 
applicable laws within the territorial waters of the Philippines. 
To enforce and assist in the maintenance of maritime law enforcement and 
security based and applicable laws, prevent or suppress terrorism at sea 
based on the Human Security Act of 2007, and perform other police functions 
within the maritime and coastal jurisdiction of the Philippines. 
To investigate and inquire into the causes of marine accidents and casualties 
and marine pollution incidents and determine appropriate administrative 
liabilities, fines, and penalties of responsible parties. Provided: That the PCG 
may promulgate policies, rules and regulations necessary for the conduct of 
the same. 
SECTION 5. 
Organization. 
a) 
The PCG as a distinct sea-going, armed and uniformed commissioned 
service shall be primarily responsible in enforcing this Act. Provided: That the 
PCG shall have the authority, whenever appropriate, to utilize the personnel, 
services and policies of other departments, agencies and instrumentalities 
upon coordination with the aforementioned. The PCG shall maintain 
personnel strength of not less than the total number of coastal barangays in 
the country and sufficient to meet the requirements of the service. To 
effectively implement this Act, the Philippine Ports Authority and such other 
government agencies with jurisdiction over ports within the Philippines, shall 
accommodate PCG offices in all ports nationwide. 
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b) 
A PCG Reserve Force is hereby created in support of active component of 
the PCG to augment the same upon mobilization in times of war and national 
emergencies arising from calamities, disasters and threats to peace, order 
and security and stability in any locality, including relief and rescue operations 
and other activities requiring civil assistance. Recall authority is vested to the 
Secretary, DOTC and to the President of the Philippines. Maritime schools 
and colleges may choose PCG as their partner in National Service Training 
Program (NSTP) in support of the Commission on Higher Education’s 
national objective. 
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The PCG may organize and train a civilian volunteer organization known as 
the PCG Auxiliary, under the direct control and supervision of the 
Commandant or any other officer designated by him for the purpose of 
assisting in the promotion of safety life at sea, the preservation of the marine 
environment and its resources, the conduct of maritime search and rescue, 
and the maintenance of aids to navigation and such other activities that 
enhance maritime community relations which include civic action, youth 
development and related activities. 
SECTION 6. 
Composition 
The PCG shall consist of the following 
categories of officers and employees: 
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PCG Officers 
(2) PCG Enlisted Personnel 
(3) PCG Non-uniformed Personnel 
(4) Probationary Ensign; and 
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CHAPTER 111 
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ORGANIZATIONAL, OPERATIONAL AND COMMAND STRUCTURE 
SECTION 7. 
Organizational, Operational and Command Structure. 
The PCG shall consist of uniformed and non-uniformed personnel with 
defined Coast Guard Table of Organization and Equipment, specialties, 
ranks, ratings, and plantilla positions; provided, that in times of war as 
declared by Congress, the PCG shall be attached to the Department of 
National Defense (DND) as a support service agency. 
The PCG shall be headed by a Commandant who shall carry the rank of 
Admiral. Provided, that the Commandant shall be appointed by the President 
from among the Flag Officers in the Coast Guard active service who hold a 
Command-at-Sea-Badge or have served as a District Commander of PCG, 
and with more than one (1) year remaining in the PCG service. The 
Commandant shall have a maximum term of three (3) years. A Commandant 
who has served for three (3) years prior to his compulsory retirement shall be 
considered as retired entitled to all the benefits available to a Coast Guard 
officer as if he compulsorily retired. Provided further, that in times of war or 
other national emergency declared by Congress, the President may extend 
his term of office. 
The PCG Commandant shall have the following functions: 
1) Advise the President or the Secretary of the DOTC on the promulgations 
of executive orders, rules and regulations, proclamations and other 
issuances relative to matters under the jurisdiction of the PCG; 
2) Establish policies and standards for the efficient and effective 
management and operation of the PCG; 
3) Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the objectives, 
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4) Enter into contracts for the acquisition of floating air and sub-surface 
assets, real estate, communications equipment and other necessities 
relative to the performance of its powers and functions subject to the 
limitations of existing laws, rules and regulations; 
5) Receive grants and other forms of assistance from other countries in 
support of PCG continued development and modernization projects 
subject to existing laws; and 
6) Perform such other functions as may be provided by law or appropriately 
assigned by the President or the Secretary of the DOTC. 
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There shall be the PCG Technical Services in the field of, among others, 
medical, dental, legal and ecumenical, to be composed of medical doctors, 
nurses, psychologists, veterinarians, dentists, lawyers, chaplains, imams, 
including personnel whose pre-entry required course are closely relatedlallied 
to the aforementioned professional groups. Appointment of all PCG Technical 
Officers shall be in the initial rank of COAST GUARD ENSIGN except for the 
following field of occupational specialties: dentists and veterinarians whose 
initial appointment rank shall be COAST GUARD LIEUTENANTJUNIOR 
GRADE; and lawyers, medical doctors, chaplains and imams, whose initial 
rank shall be COAST GUARD LIEUTENANT SENIOR GRADE. 
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PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, PROFESSIONALISM, WELFARE 
AND BENEFITS 
SECTION 8. 
Appointment 
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Appointment of all PCG officers shall be approved by the President of the 
Republic of the Philippines through the Secretary of the DOTC. No person 
shall be appointed as a PCG officer unless slhe is a holder of a baccalaureate 
degree in related fields of Coast Guard functions, preferably a licensed 
professional. The PCG may continue to source its officers from leading 
universities, maritime institutions and service academies until such time a 
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b. 
Appointments and Promotions of all PCG enlisted personnel shall, be 
made by the Commandant of PCG, which will be in accordance with the 
Implementing Rules and Regulations. 
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Appointments and Promotions of all non-uniformed personnel shall be in 
accordance with the Civil Service Law, rules and regulations. 
SECTION 9. 
uniformed personnel: 
Promotion. The following promotion system shall govern the PCG 
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The Commandant of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shall recommend to the 
President, through the DOTC Secretary, the promotion of PCG Officers who 
are best qualified for appointment to be submitted by the PCG Officer 
Selection and Promotion Board. Provided, that he must have completed the 
required education and training relevant to said gradeshank “in position”, and 
must have complied with the prescribed minimum time in grade based on 
approved PCG rules and regulations and other relevant law. Provided further, 
that special or meritorious promotion shall be extended to any PCG Officer for 
acts of inconspicuous courage and gallantry involving risk of his life above 
and beyond the call of duty. Provided last/& that no officer shall be promoted 
to the next higher rank when he has less than one (1) year remaining in the 
PCG service. 
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There shall be a Board for Flag Officers outside the PCG who shall deliberate 
on the promotion of candidates for Flag ranks in the PCG. The Secretary of 
the DOTC shall act as Chairman of the Board with members composed of 
three (3) Undersecretaries of the DOTC as designated by the Chairman of the 
Board, Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard, with the Chief of PCG 
personnel as secretariatlnon-voting member. 
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Promotion of PCG Enlisted Personnel and Non-uniformed Employees. The 
Commandant shall promote PCG enlisted personnel to the next higher grade 
rank based on the recommendation of the PCG Selection and Promotion 
Board for Enlisted Personnel. The promotion of non-uniformed employees 
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SECTION I O .  
Retirement and Health Care System. 
Officers and enlisted personnel who have attained the age of fifty-six (56) or 
have thirty (30) years of active accumulated government service as 
commissioned officer/enlisted personnel in the PCG, including the services 
rendered as commissioned ofker/enlisted personnel in other uniformed 
service, whichever comes first, shall be retired compulsorily from the service. 
Provided, that officers and enlisted personnel who have served at least 
twenty (20) years of satisfactory active service, shall be allowed to retire 
optionally, at their own request and with the approval of the Secretary of the 
DOTC, and the Commandant of the PCG, respectively, and shall be entitled 
to receive benefits provided by law. 
For purposes of this Act, and for the purpose of determining the compulsory 
retirement of PCG uniformed personnel, thirty (30) years of active Coast 
Guard service shall be reckoned from the date of oath of office as regular 
second lieutenantlensign or apprentice seamanlseawoman, respectively, in 
the PCG inclusive of the services rendered in other uniformed service and 
those other services rendered in the government service shall be accredited 
for purposes of longevity pay. 
The retirement of all non-uniformed personnel shall be in accordance with the 
Civil Service Law, rules and regulations. 
SECTION 11. 
Separation. Officers and Enlisted Personnel, who voluntarily 
resign or otherwise fail to comply with the standards of competence and proficiency, 
shall be separated from the service under existing laws, rules and regulations. Provided, 
that PCG personnel who has served continuously for at least (5) years and who is 
separated though no fault of his own or voluntarily resigned shall be entitled to a 
separation pay equivalent to one (1) monthly salary for every year of service in addition 
to the commutation of all the accumulated leaves to this credit. 
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Retirement Benefits. 
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Uniformed Personnel. Monthly retirement pay shall be seventy percent 
(70%) of the base pay and longevity in case the retiree has rendered at least 
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twenty (20) years of uniformed service increasing by two and one-half percent 
(2 %%) for every year of actual uniformed service rendered beyond twenty 
(20) years of service but not more than ninety-five percent (95%). Provided, 
that the retiree shall have the option to receive in advance the retirement 
lump sum equivalent to the first five (5) years of hidher retirement pay as it 
accrues. Provided further, that the payment of the lump sum shall be made 
within six months from the effectivity date of his retirement. Provided finally, 
that the retirement pay of all uniformed personnel shall conform to the 
prevailing pay scale of members in the active service. 
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Non-uniformed Personnel. Retirement benefits of all non-uniformed 
personnel shall be in accordance with the Civil Service Law, rules and 
regulations. 
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DISCIPLINE AND ORDER. 
SECTION 13. 
Disciplinary Actions. 
In dispensing discipline and order 
among PCG officers and enlisted personnel, the PCG shall continue to adopt the 
provisions of Commonwealth Act No. 408, as amended, with the Commandant of the 
PCG as the convening authority, until such time that the PCG has established its own 
Code of Conduct and Discipline. 
CHAPTER IV 
PAY AND ALLOWANCES FOR UNIFORMED PERSONNEL 
SECTION 14. 
DutyHours. PCG personnel shall be on call 24-hours a day but 
are required to render minimum service of 8-hours a day except on scheduled duty or 
during red alert or national emergencies. 
SECTION 15. 
The PCG shall have a salary scale separate 
and distinct from other agencies of the government to attract the best and competent in 
the Coast Guard Service. The salary scale shall be reviewed every three (3) years or 
depending on economic fluctuations necessitating progressive adjustments thereof. 
Provided, that all PCG Uniformed Personnel shall receive the same base pay, and other 
benefits as are now, or hereafter may be authorized corresponding to the salary scale of 
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the personnel of the Department of Education or at par with other government agencies 
performing law enforcement functions, whichever is higher. 
SECTION 16. 
Criteria for Salaries. 
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Salary shall ensure that the lowest in rank and position receives an amount 
which will enable him and his family to afford a reasonable and decent 
standard of living; and 
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Basic monthly salary shall exclude the subsistence allowance, cost of living 
allowance, quarters allowance, clothing allowance, hazard pay, amelioration 
pay, health care pay and all other allowances as may be provided for by 
existing laws. 
SECTION 17. 
Cost of Living Allowances. 
PCG Personnel salaries shall 
keep pace with the rise in the cost of living which shall automatically follow changes in 
cost-of-living index as determined by appropriate government agencies. 
SECTION 18. 
Special Allowances. 
In areas wherein PCG personnel are 
exposed to hardship or other hazards usual to the performance of its mandated 
functions and established to be peculiar to any given area or place of assignment, as 
determined by the PCG, they shall be compensated with any of the following special 
allowances based on their current basic monthly pay, to wit: 
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Sea Duty Pay. 
sea duty pay of twenty-five percent (25%) of their basic monthly pay; 
PCG personnel performing sea duties shall be entitled to a 
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Instructor Duty Pay. 
PCG personnel performing actual duties as an 
instructor shall be entitled to instructor duty pay of twenty-five percent (25%) 
of their basic monthly pay. 
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Aviation Duty Pay. 
PCG personnel performing aviation duties shall be 
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High Risk Duty Pay. 
PCG personnel performing duties which may be 
classified as hazardous as determined by the Commandant shall be entitled 
to a High Risk Duty Pay of fifty percent (50%) of their basic monthly pay. 
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Hazardous Duty Pay. PCG personnel duties which may be classified as 
hazardous as determined by the Commandant shall be entitled to a 
Hazardous Duty Pay of fifty percent (50%) of their basic monthly pay. 
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Incentive Pay. 
PCG technical personnel performing duties in legal, medical, 
dental, and ecumenical services shall be entitled to Incentive Pay equivalent 
to fifty percent (50%) of their basic monthly pay. 
SECTION 19. 
Variable f a y  and Allowances. 
In addition to the basic 
monthly salary, PCG uniformed personnel shall be entitled to Subsistence Allowance, 
Quarters Allowance, Clothing Allowance, Additional Compensation Allowance, 
Personnel Emergency Relief Allowances, Health Care Allowance, Laundry Allowance, 
Specialist Duty Pay, Productivity Incentive Pay, Magna Carta Pay (public health 
worker), Special Clothing Allowance, Burial Pay, Overseas Pay, Winter Clothing 
Allowance, Radiation Pay, Special Counsel Allowance, Additional Subsistence 
Allowance, and other allowances as may be provided by law. 
SECTION 20. 
PCG personnel shall be entitled to a longevity 
pay of fifteen percent (ISYO) of their basic monthly pay for every five (5) years of service 
in the government, which shall be computed from the date of member’s first 
appointment in the government service. Provided, that the longevity pay shall not 
exceed sixty percent (60%) of the basic monthly pay. 
Longevifyfay. 
SECTION 21. 
Compensation for Physical and Mental Disability Sustained in 
Line of Dutyn 
PCG personnel shall be protected against the consequences of 
employment injuries. Physical and psychological stresses on the member’s health are 
recognized as compensable occupational diseases, in accordance with existing laws. 
SECTION 22. 
Permanent Physical Disability. A uniformed member who incurs 
a total permanent disability in the line of duty and has rendered a total of twenty (20) 
years of continuous active duty in the uniformed service shall be compulsorily retired. 
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Provided, that upon his compulsory retirement, he shall be entitled to a retirement pay 
pursuant to the pertinent provisions of this Act. 
SECTION 23. 
Disability Benefits. 
Any member and his dependents shall 
be entitled to all benefits relative to the member’s permanent incapacity, as may be 
provided for under this Act or existing laws. 
SECTION 24. 
Leave of Absence. 
under existing laws, PCG shall also be entitled to the following: 
In addition to other privileges enjoyed 
Study leave, with pay not exceeding two (2) years, provided, that no grantee 
shall be allowed to accumulate more than two (2) years of study leave except 
when an extra semester is needed to complete and defend his thesis for a 
graduate study or degree that is relevant to the Coast Guard service. 
An indefinite leave of absence due to sickness which shall be granted to an 
ailing member whose medical treatment requires more than one (1) year of 
continued treatment. 
Leave with pay shall be chargeable against his leave credits. Leave without 
pay shall not be granted whenever the personnel has leave with pay to his 
credit. 
Leave shall accumulate and any part thereof which may not be taken within 
the calendar year earned may be carried over the succeeding years. 
Whenever uniformed personnel retires, voluntarily resigns or is allowed to 
resign or is separated from the service though no fault of his own, he shall be 
entitled to the commutation of all the accumulated leaves to his credit. 
Social Technology Transfer shall be encouraged by the PCG; to this effect, 
PCG Personnel shall be allowed not more than one (1) year leave without pay 
to practice their profession or expertise outside of the PCG Organization, 
whether in the Philippines or outside thereof. Provided, that there shall be no 
diminution in the pay, allowances, privileges, rank, and seniority of the said 
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Personnel to formally resume his services with the PCG at the expiration of 
the said one (1) year period, said PCG Personnel shall be considered 
resigned from the PCG without prejudice to his enjoyment of accrued 
privileges and benefits based on applicable laws. 
SECTION 25. 
Housing and Sefflemenf Benefits. 
All real estate under the 
possession, supervision, control, andlor titled under the PCG including those transferred 
to it and those it may legally claim by virtue of Executive Order No. 475 and Executive 
Order No. 477 which may be determined by the Commandant, PCG to be appropriate 
and best suited for housing and settlement purposes of PCG Personnel in the active 
service shall be appropriated for the said purpose. Provided, that the PCG Personnel 
shall also enjoy equal opportunity to such other housing projects that the government 
may provide for government employees. Provided further,r that appropriations shall be 
provided for herein purpose accordingly. 
SECTION 26. 
Exemption from Attachment and Taxes. All benefits granted by 
this 
Act, 
including 
benefits 
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government 
insurance 
agencieskorporations, shall be exempted from attachment, levy, execution or any tax of 
whatever nature. 
CHAPTER V 
PAY AND ALLOWANCES FOR NON-UNIFORMED PERSONNEL 
SECTION 27. 
Pay and Allowances of Non-uniformed PCG Personnel. The 
salaries and allowances of the non-uniformed employees of the PCG shall be in 
accordance with the Revised Compensation and Position Classification Law and other 
pertinent laws with respect to such received compensation under the Civil Service Law. 
CHAPTER VI 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
SECTION 28. 
The budget of the PCG shall be provided for in 
the Annual General Appropriations Act. Provided, that the Philippine Coast Guard shall 
prepare its own budget as Key Budgetary Unit (KBU) being an attached agency of the 
Department of Transportation and Communications. 
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SECTION 29. 
The PCG shall continue to collect fees, 
charges and fines, to include lighthouse dues relevant to the exercise of its various 
regulatory functions. All income derived from the collection of fees and charges and 
such other sources shall be retained and constituted as a Trust Receipt which shall be 
deposited in any authorized government depository bank, for the use of the PCG in the 
maintenance and repair of its assets, such as but not limited to vessels, aircrafts, 
navigational aids and lighthouses; Provided, that at least thirty percent (30%) will be 
used in the procurement and acquisition of communications and rescue equipment, 
armaments, ammunition, and as contingency fund for petroleum, oil and lubricants 
(POL) requirement during emergencies; Provided further, that no amount of the said 
Trust Receipt shall be used for the payment of salaries and other allowances; Provided 
furthermore, that the PCG and the Department of Budget and Management shall jointly 
issue guidelines for the implementation of this Section and the Trust Receipt shall be 
subject to accounting and auditing rules and regulations. 
PCG Trust Receipts, 
SECTION 30. 
Implementing Rules and Regulations. 
Within ninety (90) 
days from the approval of this Act, the DOTC Secretary shall promulgate rules and 
regulations necessary to ensure its effective implementation. 
SECTION 31. 
If any portion or provision of this Act is 
declared unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of other 
provisions not affected thereto. 
Separability Clause. 
SECTION 32. 
Repealing Clause. 
All laws, decrees, executive orders, 
rules and regulations and other issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with 
this Act are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 33. 
Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its 
publication 
in 
two 
(2) 
national 
newspapers 
of 
general 
circulation. 
Approved, 
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