Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11849)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 11849 is to convert the existing Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Satellite Office in Calbayog City, Province of Samar into a regular MARINA Extension Office.
The MARINA Extension Office in Calbayog City will provide services for the residents of the provinces of Northern Samar, Samar, and Eastern Samar.
The Administrator of MARINA is responsible for including the operationalization of the MARINA Extension Office in Calbayog City in the Agency's programs.
The funding for the operationalization of the MARINA Extension Office in Calbayog City shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Act took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Before the conversion, the MARINA office in Calbayog City was a Satellite Office.
The Act was enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
The bill lapsed into law on June 18, 2022, without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27(1) of the Philippine Constitution.
Article VI, Section 27(1) of the Constitution is referenced regarding the bill becoming law by lapse of time.
The law notes the signatures of the President of the Senate (Vicente C. Sotto III), Speaker of the House of Representatives (Lord Alan Jay Q. Velasco), Secretary of the Senate (Myra Marie D. Villarica), Secretary General of the House of Representatives (Mark Llandro L. Mendoza), and President of the Philippines (Rodrigo Roa Duterte).