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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1504
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1504
- EXTENDING THE FRANCHISE OF THE PHILIPPINE RADIO EDUCATIONAL AND
INFORMATION CENTER, INC. AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS,
the Philippine Radio Educational and Information Center, Inc. has
promoted public interest with its constructive radio broadcasts in the
fields of education, culture and public information; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the franchise of the Philippine Radio Educational and
Information Center, Inc. is expiring on June 12, 1979 and it is in the
public interest that its radio broadcast operations should be allowed
to continue.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines by
virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby decree
and order: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. The franchise of the Philippine Radio
Educational and Information Center, Inc. to construct, maintain and
operate, for non-profit educational, cultural and information purposes,
and in the public interest, radio broadcasting and television stations
as well as private fixed point-to-point relay and land based stations
in the Philippines, granted by Republic Act Numbered One thousand and
forty-nine as amended by Republic Act Numbered Three thousand and one
hundred twenty-nine, is hereby extended for a period of twenty-five
(25) years from June 12, 1979.
Section 2. The extension of franchise herein granted
to the Philippine Radio Educational and Information Center, Inc. is
subject to the condition that, as an entity engaged in mass media, the
ownership and management thereof shall at all times be limited to
citizens of the Philippines or to corporations or associations wholly
owned and managed by such citizens.
Section 3. In consideration of its outstanding public
service in the fields of education, culture and public information, and
in consideration of the equal value of the free use of its facilities
including radio broadcast time by the Philippine Government, the
Philippine Radio Educational, and Information Center, Inc., shall be
exempt from prepayment of taxes, customs duties and other similar
charges on the importations of equipment, spare parts and supplies to
be actually, directly and exclusively used in and for its radio
broadcast or telecast operations, as certified by the Secretary of
Public Information at the instance of the President of said Philippine
Radio Educational and Information Center, Inc.; Provided, That, any
violation of such condition will subject the importation involved to
the payment of taxes, customs duties and other similar charges at
double the rates assessed. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 4. Programs broadcasting the Philippine
Government through the facilities of the Philippine Radio Educational
and Information Center, Inc. shall be identified over ther as programs
of the Philippine Government which shall be solely responsible for them.
Section 5. The right of the Philippine Radio
Educational and Information Center, Inc. granted under this Decree to
construct, maintain and operate radio broadcasting, television and
other stations, additional to those already in operation at the
effectivity of this Decree, shall be subject to such terms and
conditions as may be imposed by the Office of the President of the
Philippines.
Section 6. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and
regulations or any part thereof which are inconsistent herewith are
hereby revoked or amended accordingly.
Section 7. This Decree shall take effect upon
approval. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
DONE in the city of Manila this
11th day of June in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.
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