Competent authorities
Philippines Coast Guard (PCG)
IMO focal point
PCG
GI SEA focal point
PCG
International conventions status
MARPOL 73/78 (Annex I/II)
OPRC 1990
OPRC-HNS 2000
CLC 1992
FUND 1992
Supp Fund 2003
LLMC 1996
HNS Protocol 2010
BUNKER 2001
Nairobi WRC 2007
National framework overview
National Plan
Provincial OSCPs
Incident Management System
Dispersant Policy
NEBA / SIMA
In-Situ Burning
Sensitivity Mapping
Offshore Response Plan
Shoreline Response Plan
Oiled Wildlife Plan
Waste Management Plan
The Philippines runs a multi‑tier national spill response system led by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) through MEPCOM and the National Operations Center for Oil Pollution (NOCOP), with 24/7 contacts at NHQ‑PCG, MEPCOM, and NOCOP for rapid activation. Tiering scales from spiller‑led Tier 1 to PCG District Tier 2, up to national Tier 3 with NOCOP mobilizing inter‑agency and regional (ASEAN ROSCP) support. A revised NOSCOP was promulgated in 2019 and a draft National Contingency Plan for Oil & HNS (NCP‑OHNS, 2025) formalizes ICS/Unified Command, cluster coordination, NEBA/SIMA decision‑making, shoreline/wildlife/waste plans, and claims.
In-situ burning is not a recognized response method due to constraints by the Clean Air Act.
Regulatory framework
- RA 9993 (PCG Law)
- PD 602 (Oil Pollution Operations Center)
- PD 979 (Marine Pollution)
- RA 9483 (Oil Pollution Compensation Act)
- RA 9275 (Clean Water)
- RA 8749 (Clean Air)
- RA 10121 (DRRM Act)
Regional / Subregional cooperation
- Memorandum of Understanding on ASEAN Cooperation Mechanism for Joint Oil Spill Preparedness and Response (ASEAN MoU)
- Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan under the Memorandum of Understanding on ASEAN Cooperation Mechanism for Joint Oil Spill Preparedness and Response (ASEAN ROSCP)
- Sulu-Sulawesi Response Network (SSRN) and the Regional Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX)
- Memorandum of Understanding on Joint Spill Response (Philippines–Thailand)
- Memorandum of Agreement on Cooperation in Oil Spill Preparedness and Response (Philippines-Vietnam)
A joint partnership between the IMO and Ipieca
Supported by our industry members
