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Foreign Vessels Engaged in Trade and Commerce in the Philippines Territorial Waters. - No foreign vessel shall be allowed to transport passengers or cargo between ports or place within the Philippine territorial waters, except upon the grant Special Permit by the MARINA when no domestic vessels is available or suitable to provide the needed shipping service and public interest warrants the same.
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