15th National Tuna Congress & Trade Exhibit

September 6-7, 2013, SM Trade Hall, 3rd Floor, SM City General Santos City, 9500 Philippines Celebrating 15 Years of Advocacy, Partnership and Collaboration

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15th NATIONAL TUNA CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE TO THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT FOR SUCCESSFULLY HOSTING THE 9TH WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION (WCPFC) REGULAR SESSION ON DECEMBER 2-6, 2012 IN MANILA AND PROVIDING STRONG REPRESENTATION RESULTING TO CONTINUED FISHING ACCESS IN THE WESTERN CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN HIGH SEAS POCKET 1 RESOLUTION EXPRESSING APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE GEN-SAR FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND CONRIBUTIONS IN THE WAKE OF TYPHOON PABLO AND THEIR SERVICE AND SUPPORT TO THE BEREAVED DEPENDENTS OF THE FISHERMEN RESOLUTION REITERATING THE REQUEST FOR BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS TO EXPEDITE THE PASSAGE OF THE LAW CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES AND FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO CERTIFY URGENT THE BILL AS PROPOSED RESOLUTION SEEKING THE APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES ON THE PROPOSED EXECUTIVE ORDER CREATING THE PHILIPPINE COMMITTEE FOR FISHERIES ADVANCEMENT OF HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISHERIES (PFCAHMF) RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT THOUGH THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY (MARINA) TO SUSPEND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MARINA CIRCULAR (MC) NO. 2012-06 ON REVISED MINIMUM SAFE MANNING FOR SHIPS OPERATING IN PHILIPPINE DOMESTIC WATERS, AND RESTORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MARINA CIRCULAR NO. 148 ON AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER XVIII OF THE PHILIPPINE MERCHANT MARINE RULES AND REGULATIONS (PMMRR) 1997 ON MINIMUM SAFE MANNING FOR SHIPS IN THE DOMESTIC TRADE, WHILE CRAFTING SEPARATE CIRCULAR ON MINIMUM SAFE MANNING SPECIFICALLY FOR FISHING VESSELS RESOLUTION URGING THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO FAST TRACK APPLICATION FOR ENHANCED GENERALIZED SCHEME OF PREFERENCES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) OTHERWISE KNOWN AS GSP+ RESOLUTION FURTHER REITERATING THE REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DA) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS (DOTC) TO EXPEDITE THE ISSUANCE OF IMPLEMENTING RULES & REGULATIONS (IRR) OF REPUBLIC ACT 9379, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE HANDLINE FISHING LAW RESOLUTION FURTHER REITERATING THE SUPPORT TO THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE HANDLINE FISHING SECTOR FOR THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO REVISIT FISHERIES ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (FAO) 224 ON ESTABLISHMENT OF TUNA PRODUCTIVITY PROJECT (TPP) IN DAVAO GULF AND FURTHER IDENTIFY AND DESIGNATE OTHER AREAS AS EXCLUSIVE FISHING GROUNDS FOR HANDLINE FISHING

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September 6-7, 2013, SM Trade Hall, 3rd Floor, SM City General Santos City, 9500 Philippines Celebrating 15 Years of Advocacy, Partnership and Collaboration

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RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO DEFER THE RATIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION CONVENTION 188 ENTITLED CONVENTION CONCERNING WORK IN THE FISHING SECTOR AND ITS ACCOMPANYING ILO RECOMMENDATION 199 ENTITLED, RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING WORK IN THE FISHING SECTOR, PENDING A FAVORABLE CONSENSUS AMONG ALL STAKEHOLDERS HAS BEEN ATTAINED AFTER AN IN-DEPTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE CONSULTATION PROCESS RESOLUTION REITERATING THE REQUEST THAT THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT DEFER THE RATIFICATION OF THE CAPE TOWN AGREEMENT OF 2012 RELATING TO TORREMOLINOS PROTOCOL OF 1993 PENDING A FAVORABLE CONSENSUS AMONG ALL STAKEHOLDERS HAS BEEN ATTAINED AFTER AN IN-DEPTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE CONSULTATION PROCESS RESOLUTION FURTHER REITERATING THE REQUEST TO FAST TRACK THE EFFORTS TOWARDS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL ARRANGEMENTS ON MARITIME BOUNDARIES WITH THAT OF OUR NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES AND STRENGTHEN SECURITY PROGRAMS IN SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE WATERS FOR PROTECTION OF FILIPINO FISHERMEN AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE TUNA INDUSTRY RESOLUTION FURTHER REITERATING THE REQUEST FOR THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO RATIONALIZE THE CABOTAGE PROVISIONS OF THE REPUBLIC ACT 1937 AND OTHER RELATED ISSUANCES RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TO FAST TRACK THE PRIVATIZATION OF GENERAL SANTOS CITY MAKAR PORT AS PART OF THE AQUINOS ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM RESOLUTION REITERATING THE SUPPORT TO THE SOCSKSARGEN AREA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RESOLUTION NO. 02 SERIES OF 2012 ENTITLED, A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAION AND COMMUNICATION TO FACILITATE THE CONDUCT OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE GENERAL SANTOS CITY MAKAR PORT, AND TO INCLUDE IN THE STUDY THE VIABILITY OF A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THEREOF