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MARINA extension offices created in Vigan, Maasin
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Two new laws creating Maritime Industry Authority new extension offices in Ilocos Sur and Southern Leyte have been signed by President Rodrigo Duterte
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RA 11760 creates a MARINA extension office in Vigan City while RA 11761 converts the agency’s satellite office in Maasin City to an extension office
Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) offices have been created in Vigan, Ilocos Sur and Maasin, Southern Leyte.
This follows the signing by President Rodrigo Duterte of two new laws creating the extension offices: Republic Act (RA) No. 11760, which establishes an extension office in Vigan City; and RA 11761, which converts the MARINA satellite office in Maasin City, Southern Leyte, into an extension office.
Both laws were signed on April 29 and only uploaded on the Official Gazette recently.
Under both RA 11760 and 11761, the MARINA administrator must immediately include in the agency’s programs the operationalization of the extension offices in Vigan City and Maasin City.
Both laws took effect 15 days after their publication on the Official Gazette or on a newspaper of general circulation.
The Maasin office, according to RA 11761, will provide services for residents of the Province of Southern Leyte and its neighboring municipalities of Inopacan, Hilongos, Bato and Matalom, Province of Leyte.
The Vigan extension office, on the other hand, will provide services for the residents of the Province of Ilocos Sur and other nearby provinces, according to RA 11760.
The funding for both offices will be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
MARINA is mandated to integrate the development, promotion and regulation of the country’s maritime industry.
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