Law Summary
Mandate and Functions of the PCG
- PCG remains the primary agency for promoting safety of life at sea and protecting the marine environment.
- It operates pursuant to laws including RA 5173, PD 600, PD 601, PD 602, PD 979, as amended.
Implementation and Transition
- The Transition and Liquidation Committee created under EO No. 475 continues to function.
- The Committee must prepare and recommend transfer plans within 30 days from EO 475 signing.
- Activities include inventorying and disposing PCG properties and planning smooth personnel transfers from the Philippine Navy to the PCG.
- Plans must address officers’ commission transfers, discipline, appointments, promotions, and benefits during transition.
PCG Assets
- Appropriations, properties, and assets under PCG possession or control (such as vessels, firearms, communication equipment, buildings, and lighthouses) are transferred with the PCG.
- Records related to these assets are also transferred.
Budget and Appropriations
- PCG funds will be drawn from the Philippine Navy budget until the end of 1998.
- From 1999 onwards, PCG shall prepare its own budget as a Key Budgetary Item (KBI).
Uniformed Personnel Pay and Retirement
- Uniformed PCG personnel maintain the same base pay, longevity pay, allowances, and benefits as corresponding AFP ranks.
- They remain covered by PD 1638 (AFP Retirement Law), as amended, until PCG establishes its own retirement system.
- Retirement system establishment to be under a regime and timetable agreed upon by the Transition Committee.
Repealing Clause
- Any Executive Orders, Rules, or Regulations inconsistent or contrary to this EO are repealed or modified accordingly.
Effectivity
- This Executive Order takes effect immediately upon signing on April 15, 1998.