Amendment of PMMA Board Composition

Presidential Decree No. 1110 is issued by the President by virtue of the power vested in him by the Constitution.
The decree amends Section 4 of Republic Act No. 3680.
The governing-law mechanism modifies the composition of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy Board established under Republic Act No. 3680.

The decree recognizes that Presidential Decree No. 474 tasks the Maritime Industry Authority to establish a system for maintaining and developing a reservoir of trained manpower for the maritime industry.
It seeks to upgrade maritime educational and training institutions and programs to supply shipping and shipyard manpower needs.
It targets the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy as a major institution producing efficient and well-trained merchant marine officers.
It provides that the Academy is under the administrative supervision of the Maritime Industry Authority.
It mandates a change in the Academy’s governing body composition to ensure a more active, positive, and effective participation by the Authority.

Section 1 amends Section 4 of Republic Act No. 3680 by replacing its text on board composition.
The Academy’s government is vested in the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy Board.
The Board is composed of the following members:
- the Administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority, who serves as ex-officio Chairman of the Board;
- a representative of the Philippine Navy;
- the Chairman of the Board of Marine Inquiry;
- the Chairman of the Board of Marine Examination for Deck Officers;
- the Chairman of the Board of Marine Examination for Marine Engineers;
- the President of the United Harbor Pilots Association of the Philippines;
- the President of the Filipino Shipowners Association;
- the Executive Director of the National Seamen Board;
- the Superintendent of the Academy.
Board membership is structured so that the Administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority leads the Board ex-officio.

Section 1 provides that Board members serve without compensation.
Board members may receive actual and necessary expenses incurred:
- in attendance upon meetings of the Board; or
- upon official business authorized by a resolution of the Board.

Section 2 repeals or modifies all provisions of existing laws, decrees, orders, rules, and regulations, or parts thereof, that are in conflict or inconsistent with the decree.
Section 3 states the decree’s effectivity is immediate.