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Sources of Radio Laws and Regulation

Philippines, nor such shall franchise, certificate, or

authorization be exclusive in character or for a
longer period than fifty years. A person therefore
who wishes to obtain a radio franchise must be
subject to these provisions of the Constitution.

What are the sources of Radio Laws and

Regulations?
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International Treaties, Agreements, and

Convention
Treaty
o is an agreement under international law
entered in international law.
o may also be known as an (international)
agreement,
protocol,
covenant,
convention, pact, or exchange of letters,
among other terms.
The Constitution of the Philippines
Laws enacted by the Legislative Branch of
the Government.
Presidential decrees, Executive Orders,
and other Presidential issuance.
Department (Ministry) orders and circulars.
Decisions of the Courts.
Decisions
of
the
National
Telecommunications Commission.
Memorandum circulars of the Radio
Control Office and the Board of
Communication .

What are the basic Radio Control Laws?

Act No. 3846, as amended by C.A. No.
365 and 571 and 584 providing for the Regulations
of Radio Stations and Radio Communications in
the Philippines and for other purposes. Act.
No.3997, as amended (Radio Broadcasting Law)
Act. No. 3396, as amended (Ship Radio
Station Law) requiring the installation of radio
apparatus obligatory for certain types of ship of
Philippines register.
Presidential Decree No. 36. Cancelling
franchises, permits and authorizations granted for
the operation of radio, television and
telecommunications facilities that have remained
unused by their holders after a reasonable length
of time, that have violated the terms under which
they were issued; creating the Mass Media Council
and prescribing rules and regulations on the
opening and operation of mass media.

Why are international treaties and conventions

a part of Radio Laws and Regulation?

Presidential Decree No. 191. Abolishing

the Mass Media Council created under Presidential
Decree No. 36 and creating in its stead the Media
Advisory Council.

Under international law, the International

Radio Regulations binds the Philippines being one
of the signatories at the administrative radio
conference at Geneva in 1959. Messrs. Jose
Alfonso, F. Trinidad, Guillermo Canon, and A.P.B.
Frago were the Philippine representatives who
signed for the Republic of the Philippines the
International
Telecommunications
Convention
which
took
effect
on
May
1,
1961.

Letter of Instruction No. 13-A. Giving the

Radio Control Office visitorial and investigative
authority, power to impose fines and surcharges
consistent with the penal provisions of Act 3846 as
amended, etc.
Executive Order No. 546 series of 1979,
creating the Ministry of Transportation and
Communications, and the National
Telecommunications Commission.

How is the Constitution of the Philippines a

source of the Radio Laws and Regulations?
Certain provisions of the Constitution
particularly the provisions on franchise and the Bill
of Rights should serve as a guide in the
interpretation of the Radio Laws and Regulations.
Thus, the Philippine Constitution provides that no
franchise or rights should be granted to any
individual, firm or corporation except under the
condition that it shall be subject to amendment,
alteration or repeal by the Congress when the
common good so requires. It further provides that no
franchise, certificate, or any other form of
authorization for the operation of public utility shall
be granted except to citizens of the Philippines or to
corporations or other entities organized under the
laws of the Philippines, sixty per centum of the
capital of which is owned by citizens of the

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Presidential Decree No. 1784 signed on

January 15, 1981, two days before the lifting of the
martial law. The decree abolished the Print Media
Council and the Broadcast Media Council.
Executive Order No. 125 as amended by
Executive Order No. 125-A dated April 13, 1987.
Who has the authority to issue Department
Orders and prescribe rules and regulations to
implement effectively the Radio Control Law?

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