Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 477)
After EO No. 477, the Philippine Coast Guard falls under the administrative supervision of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).
The PCG is primarily responsible for the promotion of the safety of life at sea and the protection of the marine environment pursuant to the provisions of RA 5173, PD 600, PD 601, PD 602, PD 979, as amended.
Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of EO 292 grants the President the continuing authority to reorganize the Office of the President, including transferring any agency or function to any department or agency.
The Transition and Liquidation Committee is tasked to prepare and recommend plans and measures to effect the transfer of the PCG within 30 days from the signing of EO No. 475, including inventory and disposition of PCG properties and the smooth transfer of personnel from the Philippine Navy to the PCG.
Properties and assets include vessels, watercraft, firearms, armaments, munitions, communications and electronic equipment, vehicles, buildings, real estate, and lighthouses.
The PCG will continue to draw funds from the Philippine Navy budget until the end of 1998, after which it shall prepare its own budget as a Key Budgetary Item (KBI).
No, PCG uniformed personnel will continue to receive the same base pay, longevity pay, and other allowances and benefits as authorized for corresponding ranks in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
PCG uniformed personnel shall continue to be covered by PD 1638 (AFP Retirement Law), as amended, until the PCG establishes its own retirement system.
All Executive Orders, Rules, and Regulations or parts thereof that are contrary to or inconsistent with EO No. 477 are repealed or modified accordingly.