1.

Law
The principles and regulations established in a community by some
authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation
or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
Republic Act No. 9292

April 17, 2004

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE REGULATION FOR

THE REGISTRATION, LICENSING AND PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERS, ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS AND ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, REPEALING
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5734, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ELECTRONICS AND
COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES", AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

2. Constitution
the set of political principles by which a placeor organization is governed, or the
written document that records it
1987 constitution of the Philippines
3. Legislative enactment
Law which has been promulgated (or "enacted") by a legislature or other governing
body or the process of making it.
Section 1, R.A. 3846 as amended
No person, firm, company, association or corporation shall construct, install,
establish, or operate a radio transmitting station, or a radio receiving station
used for commercial purposes, or a radio broadcasting station, without
having first obtained a franchise therefor from the Congress of the
Philippines; Provided however, That no franchise from the Congress of the
Philippines shall be necessary for the construction, installation, establishment
or operation of an amateur station, an experimental station, a training
station, a station on board a mobile vessel, train, or aircraft, or a private
station in a place so outlying and so remote as to afford no public
communication system with the outside station in a place so outlying and so
remote as to afford no public communication system with the outside world:
Provided, further, That radio broadcasting stations established and operating
at the time of the approval of this Act without the franchise herein required
shall be exempt for obtaining such franchise. Unless otherwise specified,
station or radio station as used in this Act shall refer to a radio
transmitting stationand its receiving equipment, a radio receiving station
used for commercial purposes, or a radio broadcasting station. (As amended
by Com. Act. No. 365 and by Com Act No. 571, approved June 17, 1940).
4. Republic Act
A Republic Act is a piece of legislation used to create policy in order to carry out the
principles of the Constitution. It is crafted and passed by the Congress of the Philippines

and approved by the President of Philippines. It can only be repealed by a similar act of
Congress.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 7925 AN ACT TO PROMOTE AND GOVERN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF PHILIPPINE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE DELIVERY OF
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
5. Regulations
The act of regulating or the state of being regulated. A principle, rule, or law designed to
control or govern conduct.

Telecommunications Regulation
PHILIPPINES
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
The regulatory body for the telecommunications industry is the National Telecommunication
Commission (NTC). It is a government agency created under Executive Order No. 546
promulgated on July 23, 1979, and conferred with regulatory and quasi-judicial functions taken
over from the Board of Communications and the Telecommunications Control Bureau which
were abolished in the same Order.
Primarily, the NTC is the sole body that exercises jurisdiction over the supervision, adjudication
and control over all telecommunications services throughout the country.
6. Resolution
The determination or decision, in regard to its opinion or intention, of a deliberative
or legislative body, public assembly, town council, board of directors or the like.

BECE RESOLUTION NO. 85-09

Revision Of The Subjects
7. Executive Order

Acts of the President providing for rules of a general

or permanent character in implementation or
execution of constitutional or statutory powers shall
be promulgated in executive orders
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 196 VESTING THE JURISDICTION, CONTROL AND
REGULATION OVER THE PHILIPPINE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE
CORPORATION WITH THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
8. Presidential Decree
A decree is a rule of law usually issued by a head of state (such as the president of
a republic or a monarch), according to certain procedures (usually established in a
constitution)

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 576-A REGULATING THE OWNERSHIP AND

OPERATION OF RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
9. Penal Provisions
The codified body of the laws in any legal system that relate to crime and its punishment
Act on Providing Services by electronic Means
Penal Provisions
Art. 23 The one, who against obligations laid down in art. 5, does not submit
the data referred to in art. 5 paragraphs 2, 3 or 5, or submits false or
incomplete data, shall be liable to fine.
Art. 24 1. The one, who transmits by electronic communications means
unsolicited commercial information, shall be liable to fine.
2. Prosecution of the offence mentioned in paragraph 1 is proceeded
on the request of the harmed party.
Art 25. Judgement on deeds referred to in art 23. And 24 shall be proceeded
in accordance with the provisions applicable to prosecution of offenses.
10.Department Order
are used to document and mandate continuing policies, standards requirements, and
procedures prescribed by the Office of the Secretary for Department wide application or
for application to two or more major program areas of the Department.
DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 88
Rules And Regulations Requiring The Services Of Duly Registered ECE In The Planning
And Designing Installation Or Construction, Operation And Maintenance Of Radio
Stations And In The Manufacture And/Or Modification Of Radio Communications
Equipment
11.Memorandum Circulars
Acts of the President on matters relating to internal administration, which the President
desires to bring to the attention of all or some of the departments, agencies, bureaus or
offices of the Government, for information or compliance, shall be embodied
in memorandum circulars.
NTC MEMORANDUMCIRCULARNO. 11-89
Allowing ECE Graduates To Take The Commercial Radio Telephone Operators Exam
Conducted By the NTC
12.Memorandum Orders

Acts of the President on matters of administrative detail or of subordinate or

temporary interest which only concern a particular officer or office of the
Government shall be embodied in memorandum orders.

CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER (CMO) No. 24

Series of 2008 SUBJECT: POLICIES AND STANDARDS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OFSCIENCE IN ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
13. Office Order

issued by competent authority. Office order contains instructions

related to office works, change of working hours, instruction on
closed holidays, message by senior authorities when they take
over some organization, promotions etc. Office orders are issued
periodically like every Monday or on every 1st of month etc. The
sequence of the information is pre-decided.
NTC OFFICE ORDER 19-8-91 - Decentralization of Domestic Maritime Licensing
Functions of the Safety & Special Radio Services Division