17 October 1901 – PHILIPPINE COMMISSION ACT 266

-- Bureau of Coast Guard and Transportation (BCGT) under the general

control and supervision of the Secretary of Commerce and Police

26 October 1905 – PHILIPPINE COMMISSION ACT 1407

-- renamed BCGT as the Bureau of Navigation (BN)

19 December 1913 – PHILIPPINE COMMISSION ACT 2308

-- abolished BN and divided its function between the Bureau of Public

Works and the Bureau of Customs

REPUBLIC ACT 5173

(Coast Guard Law of 1967)

Unlike the civilian coast guards that

were authorized by the Philippine

Commission ––

RA 5173 created a military coast guard

MARITIME SAFETY (MARSAF)

MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (MAREP)

MARITIME SECURITY (MARSEC)

MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE (MARSAR)

•Prevent and suppress illegal entry, illegal fishing, illegal gathering of

corals and other marine products, smuggling, other customs frauds

and violations of other maritime and fishery laws;

•To destroy or tow in port sunken or floating dangers to navigation;

•To establish, develop, operate and maintain aids to navigation;

• To enforce rules and regulations giving effect to the provisions of

international conventions for the safety of life and property at sea;

• Investigate marine casualties and disasters including those

arising from marine protests relative to the liability of shipowners

and officers;

• To render aid to distressed persons or vessels on the high seas

and on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the Philippines;

• To enforce laws, promulgate and administer rules and regulations

for the prevention of marine pollution within the territorial waters

of the Philippines in coordination with the National Pollution

Control Commission; and

• To assist within its capabilities and upon request of the

appropriate authorities, other government agencies in the

performance of their functions.