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The first iteration of the LTFRB was established on November 17, 1902, through the passing of Act No. 520. [2] The commission is in charge of classifying vessels, merchandise, and passengers in with reference to transportation under the coastwise trade, and fixing the maximum rates to be imposed on the vessels and merchandise of different classes, and people that are being moved from one point ...
Traffic law in the Philippines consists of multiple laws that govern the regulation and management of road transportation and the conduct of road users within the country. The official and latest traffic code of the Philippines is Republic Act No. 4136, also known as the "Land Transportation and Traffic Code", which was enacted into law on June ...
In December 1901 and January 1902, at the direction of archaeologist Jacques de Morgan, Father Jean-Vincent Scheil, OP found a 2.25-metre (89 in) tall basalt or diorite stele in three pieces inscribed with 4,130 lines of cuneiform law dictated by Hammurabi (c. 1792 –1750 BC) of the First Babylonian Empire in the city of Shush, Iran.
An Act creating three (3) additional Shari'a Judicial Districts and twelve (12) Shari'a Circuit Courts therein, and appropriating funds therefor, amending for the purpose Articles 138, 147, and 150 of Presidential Decree No. 1083, otherwise known as the "Code of Muslim Personal Laws in the Philippines [84]", as amended, and the relevant ...
Dec. 21—The Yosemite Trader sailed out to the Pacific bound for the Philippines—one of several locations the military has been using to redistribute the more than 104 million gallons of fuel ...
The Philippine Coast Guard rescued all 15 crew of the vessel. [11] [12] On 2 August 2016, MV Super Shuttle RORO 3 suffered engine problems in the vicinity of Malapascua Island in Cebu while en route from Masbate City to Cebu City. The vessel was towed to Ouano Wharf in Mandaue. There were no injuries or fatalities. [13] [14]
A tanker (or tank ship or tankship) is a ship designed to transport or store liquids or gases in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker (or petroleum tanker), the chemical tanker, cargo ships, and a gas carrier. Tankers also carry commodities such as vegetable oils, molasses and wine.
Laws similar to the Jones Act date to the early days of the United States. In the First Congress, on September 1, 1789, Congress enacted Chapter XI, "An Act for Registering and Clearing Vessels, Regulating the Coasting Trade, and for other purposes", which limited domestic trades to American ships meeting certain requirements. [7]