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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 576
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 576
- 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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(REPEALED
BY PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1784)
WHEREAS, certain conditions existed in the country at the time of the
promulgation of Proclamation No. 1081 which had necessitated temporary
government control and supervision of mass media;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, since the abolition of the Mass Media Council and the creation
in its stead of the Media Advisory Council, the various sector of mass
media have shown capability for self-regulation and internal discipline
within their ranks and have demonstrated responsibility for maintaining
standards for professional conduct and excellence; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the prevailing national situation has become appropriate for
taking a further step towards removal of government participation in
policy determination and news dissemination activities of mass media.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby
decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of
the State to allow mass media to operate without government
intervention or supervision in policy determination and news
dissemination activities. For accomplishment of this purpose, the Media
Advisory Council created under Presidential Decree No. 191 and the
Bureau of Standards for Mass Media authorized to be created under
Letter of Implementation No. 12 and dated November 1, 1972, are hereby
abolished.
Section 2. For the purposes of this Decree, mass
media shall be divided into two groups: Print Media and Broadcast
Media. "Print Media" includes all newspapers, periodical, magazines,
journals, and publications and all advertising therein, and billboards,
neon signs and the like. And "Broadcast Media" includes radio and
television broadcasting in all their aspects and all other
cinematographic or radio promotions and advertising. The Print Media
and the Broadcast 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. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 3. Each regulatory council or body shall be
responsible for the evaluation of the ethics and standards of
excellence of mass media in all its phases within its group. Towards
this end, each body or council is hereby authorized to adopt policies,
formulate guidelines, fix standards and promulgate 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.
Section 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
its respective rules and 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 each 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 promulgation of Proclamation No. 1081, by order
of the President or the Secretary of National Defense. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 5. All existing permits for the operation of
mass media on the date this decree takes effect shall continue to be
valid unless otherwise suspended or withdrawn for cause by the council
or body concerned.
Section 6. All government agencies are hereby
enjoined to extend their utmost assistance and cooperation to the
councils.
Section 7. All laws, decrees, rules and regulations,
or any part thereof, which are inconsistent with this decree are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 8. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 9th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-four.
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