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THE INTERNET AND THE FILIPINO
WHERE NO ONE HAS GONE BEFOREWritten byCocoy 
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Where No One Has Gone Before
Executive Summary
The Filipino is searching for answers on what the Internet is and what telecommunica-tion is for them. The proposed draft memorandum by the National Telecommunica-tions Commission (NTC) on 2 December 2008, “ 
Guidelines on the Provision of Con-tents, Information, Applications, and Electronic Games
 ,” is just one of many such de-bate. If this push by the NTC succeeds, according to Philippine Law, the NTC will 
fi
nd it-self outside its mandate. Beyond 
 The Electronic Commerce Act
 , as increasingly Filipi-nos go online and participate with the larger Network whether through the computer or through mobile phone, there is a clear and present reality that Filipino lawmakersmust de
fi
ne what, “ 
Internet rights
” is.
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Enkindle
 This is an
awakening
. As with every nation on Earth, there is a growing debate by Filipinos in allstrata on what the Internet is and what it means to them.What blogging is, andwhat New Media is, notwithstanding, are just some of those questions. How the Philippine Government and Lawrecognizes the Network and all the gifts associated with it, is likewise being debated and its im-plication for the future of what the Internet means to the Filipino is diverse. The National Telecommunication Commission on 2 December 2008 issued a draft memorandumcircular that pertained to GUIDELINES ON THE PROVISION OF CONTENTS, INFORMATION, APPLI-CATIONS, AND ELECTRONIC GAMES all inpursuant to RA7925, Executive Order (EO) No. 546 se-ries of 1979:WHEREAS, the 1987 Constitution fully recognizes the vital role of commu-nications in nation building and provides for the emergence of communi-cations structures suitable to the needs and aspirations of the nation;WHEREAS, the promotion of competition in the telecommunicationsmarket is a key objective of Republic Act No. 7925 (RA7925, for brevity),otherwise known as The Public Telecommunications Policy Act of the Phil-ippines, which mandates that “a healthy competitive environment shallbe fostered, one in which telecommunications carriers are free to makebusiness decisions and interact with one another in providing telecom-munications services, with the end in view of encouraging their
fi
nancialviability while maintaining a
ff 
ordable rates.”WHEREAS, RA7925 further de
fi
nes the role of the government to “pro-mote a fair, e
ffi
cient and responsive market to stimulate growth and de-velopment of the telecommunications facilities and services”;WHEREAS, the provision of contents, information, applications, and elec-tronic games to the consumers creates demand for telecommunicationnetworks and services – the development of contents, information, appli-cations, and electronic games should therefore be encouraged and facili-tated;WHEREAS, the entry of more contents, information, applications and/orelectronic games providers in the market willresult to lower pricesbene-
fi
ting the consumers;
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