SEC. 19. Policy-Making and Program Coordination. - As an attached agency operating as a Government-Owned and Controlled Corporation, the Regional Secretary of DOTC-ARMM, shall prescribe policy, rules and regulations attendant to periodic reportage and project planning and programming, in coordination with the Governing Board, to ensure that RPMA corporate thrusts are well aligned with the National Maritime Transportation and Ports Development Agenda. SEC. 20. Supervisory and Regulatory Power of the Regional Ports Management Authority. - The Regional Ports Management Authority shall exercise supervisory and regulatory powers over all private and municipal ports legally operated by private operators and local government units, in consonance with the declared policy of the State herein adopted and pursued by the Autonomous Regional Government. SEC. 21. Compliance with International and National Port Policy. - As a signatory to the International Convention, the Philippines is committed to implement the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code as imposed by the UN/International Maritime Organization and, consequently, the National Security Programme for Sea Transport and Maritime Infrastructure (NSPSTMI) of the Philippines in all ports of the country. Towards this end, the Regional Ports Management Authority shall comply with the mandatory requirements under these documents, as prescribed by the DOTC/Office of Transportation Security (OTS), the single authority designated by the Republic of the Philippines, as a Contracting Government, set forth under Executive Order No. 311 and the provisions of all Transportation Security Regulations, (TSR), as may be hereinafter, legislated and/or formulated for all ports in the country. The Regional Ports Management Authority shall also comply and implement other existing International Conventions regulating Vessel Entrance/Clearance Amenities and Maritime Pollution (UN-IMO), Dockworkers Safety and Health Standards (UN-ILO) and Cargo Documentation and Packaging (UN-ISO), among others. SEC. 22. Imperative of Port Planning, Construction and Development. - The port planning, construction and development of the RPMA shall conform with the advent of modernization of the shipping industry and growing sophistication in cargo handling services influenced by the globalization and onset of the “Borderless Economy” which makes it imperative for the RPMA to modernize and be compliant with global standards of cargo, vessel and passenger amenities presently revolutionizing waterfronts worldwide. SEC. 23. Powers of Harbor Master. - The Authority, through the Harbor Master of a port or Port District, may: (1) Direct where any vessel shall be berthed, moored or anchored and the method of berthing with the port and anchoring at the approaches/anchorage area of the port; (2) Direct shifting of any vessel from any berth or anchorage to another berth or anchorage and the time within which such shifting is to be effected; and 230