Title
Reorganizing the Lighthouse Board
Law
Executive Order No. 108
Decision Date
Dec 3, 1947
Manuel Roxas reorganizes the Lighthouse Board to enhance the establishment and improvement of lighthouses and navigation aids in the Philippines, outlining its responsibilities for location determination, standards setting, and operational procedures.
executive order
lighthouse board
navigation aids

Authority and purpose of reorganization

  • Executive Order No. 108 is issued by the President of the Philippines, Manuel Roxas.
  • Executive Order No. 108 is issued to systematize and coordinate the rehabilitation, establishment, and improvement of lighthouses and other aids to navigation in the Philippines.

Composition of the Lighthouse Board

  • Executive Order No. 108 reorganizes the Lighthouse Board to be composed of the following members:
  • The Director of Coast and Geodetic Survey serves as Chairman.
  • The Commander, Philippine Naval Patrol serves as a member.
  • The Lighthouse Supervisor, Lighthouse Service, Philippine Naval Patrol serves as a member.
  • The Surveyor of Port, Bureau of Customs serves as a member.
  • The Supervising Port Works Engineer, Bureau of Public Works serves as a member.
  • The President of the Philippines Ship Owneras Association, or his representative, serves as a member.
  • The President of the Ocean-going Steamship Lines Association in the Philippines, or his representative, serves as a member.

Board powers and duties

  • Executive Order No. 108 assigns the Board the duty to determine:
  • The Board determines the location and type of lighthouses, buoys, or beacons to be established or constructed in the Philippines.
  • Executive Order No. 108 requires the Board to prescribe and recommend:
  • The Board prescribes and recommends standards and orders of lights and other aids to navigation in the Philippines.
  • The Board passes upon applications:
  • The Board passes upon all applications for the establishment or improvement of lighthouses and other aids to navigation.
  • The Board prescribes and recommends procedures and standards of equipment:
  • The Board prescribes and recommends operating procedures and the testing of lighthouse equipment and other aids to navigation.
  • The Board studies and submits recommendations on electronic navigation aids:
  • The Board studies and submits recommendations regarding electronic aids to navigation and similar new devices.
  • The Board prescribes and recommends electronic aid establishment:
  • The Board prescribes and recommends the establishment of electronic aids similar new devices.
  • The Board recommends operating procedures for installation and maintenance:
  • The Board recommends operating procedures regarding the establishment, servicing, and maintenance of lighthouses, electronic devices, and other aids to navigation.
  • The Board studies and submits recommendations for system-wide improvement:
  • The Board studies and submits recommendations to the Office of the President for the improvement of aids to navigation and the lighthouse service in general.
  • The Board prepares presidential recommendations on implementation:
  • The Board prepares recommendations to the President as to the ways and means to accomplish the decisions reached by the Board.

Revocation of conflicting issuances

  • Executive Order No. 108 revokes Executive Order No. 125.
  • Executive Order No. 108 revokes all other Orders or Regulations in conflict with Executive Order No. 108.

Analyze Cases Smarter, Faster
Jur helps you analyze cases smarter to comprehend faster, building context before diving into full texts. AI-powered analysis, always verify critical details.

About Privacy Terms