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In 1998, fisheries laws were entirely overhauled through Republic Act 8550 (the Fisheries Code of 1998), which replaced all former laws and became the basis of further legislation going forward. [23] The Fisheries Code of 1998 assigned management of these municipal waters fully to local governments, with the intention that their exploitation be ...
On February 25, 1998 President Fidel V. Ramos signed into law Republic Act No. 8550, entitled, "An Act Providing For the Development, Management and Conservation of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Integrating all laws pertinent thereto and for other purposes", otherwise known as the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998. This law took effect ...
In 1998, fisheries laws were entirely overhauled through Republic Act 8550 (the Fisheries Code of 1998), which replaced all former laws and became the basis of further legislation going forward. [2] The legal debate around commercial fishing was clarified, assigning jurisdiction to local governments [ 24 ] : 48 who could allow boats up to 50 GT ...
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[54]: 266 Laws to manage fisheries include the Republic Act (RA) 10654 amending the Fisheries Code of 1998 (RA 8550) which defines the role of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in non-municipal waters, the Local Government Code of 1991 (RA 7160) which defines the roles of local government units in municipal waters, and the ...
Republic Acts have also been utilized to enact legislation on areas where the legal codes have proven insufficient. For example, while the possession of narcotics had been penalized under the 1930s Revised Penal Code , the wider attention drawn to illegal drugs in the 1960s and the 1970s led to new legislation increasing the penalties for ...
RA 8550 forms the basis of current fisheries law, replacing all prior laws that might contradict it. The primary goal of this act was food security, and its balance of ecosystem protection and fishing allowance was intended to achieve long-term sustainability. Within the framework of this national law, fisheries management in municipal waters ...
An Act extending the term of the Office of the President of the Adiong Memorial State College from three (3) years to four (4) years in accordance with Republic Act No. 8292, otherwise known as the "Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997", further amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 7935, as amended by Republic Act No. 8651 June 15, 2023