Question & AnswerQ&A (PPA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 03-92)
The main purpose is to remove red tape and reduce clearance requirements for interisland vessels by delegating the issuance of entry and departure clearances to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), streamlining the process and reducing duplication among government agencies.
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has been deputized and delegated the function of issuing arrival and departure clearances for domestic interisland vessels.
They shall cease issuing entry and departure clearances to domestic vessels and collecting fees for these clearances but will continue to issue quarantine permits or clearances for plants, animals, by-products, and related materials before loading onto vessels.
No, Executive Order No. 493 and its implementing guidelines explicitly prohibit collecting additional fees, charges, or overtime pay for the issuance of arrival or departure clearances to domestic vessels by the PPA.
PPA shall hold the issuance of the vessel's entry and/or departure clearance until the vessel's master or shipping company secures an appropriate clearance from the concerned agency that notified the violation.
Only three copies of the Coasting and Passenger Manifests are required, reduced from the previous seven copies, to be submitted to the PPA.
Masters or shipping companies must submit manifests, parcel lists, notice of sailing, and other reports to PPA, ensure all cargoes have required clearances from concerned agencies, and report any violations related to the implementation of Executive Order No. 493 to PPA.
All PPA orders, rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, memoranda, or circulars inconsistent with this Order are repealed or amended to conform with its provisions.