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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1776
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1776 -
FURTHER AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 576, ENTITLED "ABOLISHING THE
MEDIA ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS FOR MASS MEDIA, AND
AUTHORIZING THE ORGANIZATION OF REGULATORY COUNCILS FOR PRINT MEDIA AND
FOR BROADCAST MEDIA"
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WHEREAS,
the important role of mass communications in national development
necessitates the assumption by the government of an active role in
promoting the development of mass media, consistent with the principle
of press freedom and the need for social responsibility in its
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WHEREAS, the self-regulating print and broadcast media councils or
bodies authorized to be organized under Presidential Decree No. 576
have succeeded by and large in self-regulation, internal discipline and
maintenance of standards for professional conduct and excellence;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enhance the role of these councils or
bodies not only in elevating the standards to excellence of mass media,
but also in assisting the government in the enforcement of the laws,
such as the nationality requirement in the Constitution, relating to
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WHEREAS, it is desirable that the registration of mass media should be
exercised in such a manner as to avoid the possibility of oligopolistic
self-regulation, and thus afford greater opportunity for participation
in mass media activities; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to improve upon the membership in the
regulatory council for each mass media group by including prominent
citizens who will represent the viewpoint of the general public and
provide greater balance in the deliberations of the council.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution, do hereby order and decree the following:cralaw:red
Section 1. Section 2 of Presidential Decree No. 576,
as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 2. For purposes of this Decree, mass media
shall be divided into two groups: Print Media and Broadcast Media.
"Print Media" includes all newspapers, periodicals, magazines,
journals, and publications and all advertising therein, and billboards,
neon signs and the like. "Broadcast Media" includes radio and
television broadcasting in all their aspects, including all forms of
audio, visual or audio-visual communications such as video tapes,
citizens band, and other similar electronic devices, and
cinematography, to the extent that these forms are utilized as mass
media through radio or television broadcasting transmission. The Print
Media group and the Broadcasting Media group are hereby authorized to
organize and determine the composition of a body or council within each
group which shall be responsible for instituting and formulating
systems of self-regulation and internal discipline within its own
ranks; Provided, That there shall be adequate representation from the
general public in such body or council by the inclusion of
knowledgeable prominent citizens of unquestioned integrity."
Section 2. Section 3 of Presidential Decree No. 576,
as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 3. Each regulatory council or body shall be
responsible for the elevation of the ethics and the standards of
excellence of mass media in all its phases within each group. Towards
this end, each council or body is hereby authorized to adopt policies,
formulated guidelines, fix standards and promulgate reasonable rules
and regulations for the operation and discipline of all mass media
under its supervision, and to administer and enforce the same. Such
policies, standards, guidelines, and rules and regulations shall be in
conformity with the provisions of existing laws, especially those on
national security.
"The Minister of Public Information shall be furnished copies of the
rules and regulations and other issuances as well as decisions of the
regulatory councils or bodies, for purposes of information only."
Section 3. Section 4 of Presidential Decree No. 576,
as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"Sec. 4. No mass media activity shall be undertaken
by any person or entity in the Philippines without first being
registered with the regulatory council or body concerned, which shall
issue certificates of registration to all applicants qualified under
the Constitution and the laws, and under its respective rules or
regulations: Provided, That each council shall have the authority to
suspend or cancel such certificates of registration for such cause or
causes as may be provided in the rules and the existence of which
council or body shall have duly determined: Provided, further, That no
certificate of registration shall be granted in any manner or under any
condition to any of those engaged in mass media which were, in
September 1972, ordered closed and/or sequestered upon the promulgation
of Proclamation No. 1081, by order of the President or the Secretary of
National Defense, or which thereafter may be ordered closed as a
consequence of a finding that it has been utilized for purposes of
subversion, sedition and other subversive activities, inimical to the
national security."
Section 4. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 14th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-one.
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