Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose Aliño, together with his counterparts representing Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Customs (BoC), Philippine National Police-Maritime Group (PNP-MG), and the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), sign the agreement for the establishment of an Inter-agency Task Force for Maritime Incidents and Emergency Response (IATF-MIER), which entails procedures and action plans for an effective response during emergency situations.