SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any vessel of Philippine register, engaged in coastwise trade, with a carrying capacity of fifty or more passengers and regularly making voyages lasting more than twelve hours without touching port, to sail or attempt to sail from any port of the Philippines unless it has in its complement a physician.
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CitationRA 70 Section 1 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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