Law Structure

LAWS
1. Republic Act

RA No. 3846- an act providing for the regulation of radio stations and radio communications in
the Philippine islands, and for other purposes.
Date of Approval: November 11, 1963

RA No. 5734- The Electronics and Communication Act of the Philippines

Date of Approval: June 21, 1969

Republic Act No. 6849- an act for the installation, operation, and maintenance of public
telephones in each and every municipality in the Philippines, appropriating funds therefore and
for other purposes.
Date of Approval: July 24, 1989

Republic Act No. 7925- an act to promote and govern the development of Philippine
telecommunications and the delivery of public telecommunications services.
Date of Approval: March 1, 1995

Republic Act No. 9292- An act providing for a more responsive and comprehensive regulation
for the registration, licensing and practice of professional electronics engineers, electronics
engineers, and electronic technicians, repealing act no. 5734, otherwise known as the
“Electronics and Communication Act of the Philippines,” and for other purposes.
Date of Approval: April 17, 2004

EXECUTIVE ORDERS
1. E.O. 59
Prescribing the policy guidelines for compulsory interconnection of authorized public
telecommunications carrier in order to create a universally accessible network and thereby
encourage greater private sector in telecommunications
Date of Approval: February 24, 1993

2. E.O. 109
Policy to improve the provision of Local Exchange Carrier service
Date of Approval: July 12, 1993

3. E.O. 125
Reorganizing the ministry of transportation and communications defining its powers and
functions and for other purposes
Date of Approval: January 30, 1987

4. E.O. 196
Vesting the jurisdiction, control, and regulation over the Philippine Communications Satellite
Corporation with the National telecommunications Commission

5. E.O. 467
Providing for the national policy on the operation and use of international satellite
communications in the country
Date of Approval: March 17, 1998

6. E.O. 468
Providing for the creation of National Council for the promotion of Electronic commerce in the
country
Date of Approval: February 23, 1998

7. E.O. 469
Amending Executive Order No. 190 dated July 1994 approving and adopting the National
Information Technology Plan 2000 and establishing the National Technology Council.
Date of Approval: February 23, 1998
8. E.O 255
Requiring all radio stations with musical format programs to broadcast a minimum of four
Original Pilipino Musical compositions in every clock-hour and for other purposes

9. E.O. 205
Regulating the operation of Cable Antenna television (CATV) systems in the Philippines, and for
other purposes

10. E.O. 436

Prescribing policy guidelines to govern the operations of Cable Television in the Philippines

PRESIDENTIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUANCES

Presidential Decree No. 36
Creating the mass media council and prescribing rules and regulations and the opening and
operation of mass media
Date of Approval: November 2, 1972

Presidential Decree No. 55

Penalizing unauthorized telephone installation
Date of Approval: November 16, 1972

Presidential Decree No. 576-A

Regulating the ownership and operation of radio and television stations and for other purposes
Date of Approval: November 11, 1974

Presidential Decree No. 1986

Creating the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board
Date of Approval: October 5, 1985

Presidential Decree No. 1987

An act creating the Video Regulatory Board
Date of Approval: October 5, 1985

DEPARTMENT ORDERS
Department Orders No. 4
Rules and regulations governing radio training schools in the Philippines
Date of Approval: January 3, 1972

Department Orders No. 5

Rules and regulations governing commercial radio operators
Date of Approval: September 22, 1948

Department Orders No. 6

Rules and regulation governing land mobile radio service and its operation
Date of Approval: June 1, 1949

Department Orders No. 11

General rules and regulations governing the construction, installation, establishment or
operation of radio stations and the possession or ownership, construction or manufacture,
purchase, sale and transfer of transmitter or receivers in the Philippines.
Date of Approval: October 10, 1959

Department Orders No. 87

Rules and regulations governing the low power ship radiotelephone service in the Philippines
Date of Approval: January 11, 1952

Department Orders No. 88

Rules and regulations requiring the service of duly registered electronics and communications
engineer in the planning and designing, installation or construction governing commercial radio
operators
Date of Approval: December 28, 1972
Department Orders No. 13
Rules and regulations governing the amateur radio service in the Philippines as amended
Date of Approval: February 16, 1971

Department Orders No. 227

Rules and regulations governing land radio stations and radio communications in the Philippines
Date of Approval: October 14, 1933

Department Orders No. 287

Rules and regulations governing the citizen’s radio service
Date of Approval: January 2, 1959

Other terminologies
Telecommunications- any process which enables a telecommunications entity to relay and
receive voice, data, electronic messages, written or printed matter, fixed or moving pictures,
words, music or visible or audible signals or any control signals of any design and for any
purpose by wire, radio or other electromagnetic, spectral, optical or technological means.

Public telecommunications entity- any person, firm, partnership or corporation, government or

private, engaged in the provision of telecommunications services to the public for compensation.

Franchise- a privilege conferred upon telecommunications entity by Congress, authorizing that

entity to engage in a certain type of telecommunications service

Local exchange operator- an entity providing transmission and switching of telecommunications

services, primarily but not limited to voice-to-voice service, in a geographic area anywhere in the
Philippines

Inter-exchange carrier- an entity, sometimes referred to as carrier’s carrier or national

backbone network operator, authorized to install, own and operate facilities which connect local
exchanges within the Philippines and to engage in the business of inter-exchange national long
distance service

Inter carrier- an entity primarily engaged in the business of providing transmission and switching
of any telecommunications service between the Philippines and any other point of the world to
which it has an existing correspondent or prospective interconnection agreements.

Value-added service provider (VAS)- an entity which relying on the transmission, switching and
local distribution facilities of the local exchange and inter-exchange operators, and overseas
carriers, offers enhanced services beyond those ordinarily provided for by such carriers.

Mobile radio telephone system- a wide area mobile, radio telephone system with its own switch,
base stations and transmission facilities capable of providing high capacity mobile
telecommunications by utilizing radio frequencies

Interconnection- the linkage, by wire, radio, satellite or other means, of two or more existing
telecommunications carriers or operators with one another for the purpose of allowing or
enabling the subscribers of one carrier or operator to access or reach the subscribers of one
carriers or operators.

Supplements
Republic Act
R.A. Title
1476 Abolishment of Radio Control Board
3396 Ship Radio Station Law
3846 Regulation of Radio Station and Radio Communications in the Philippines
3846 Radio Control Law of the Philippines
5734 Electronics and Communications Engineering Act of the Philippines
6849 Municipal Telephone Act of 1989
7925 Public Telecommunication Policy Act of the Philippines
8792 Electronic Commerce Act of 2000
8981 PRC Modernization Act of 2000
 9292 Electronics Engineering Laws of 2004

Executive Order
E.O. No. Title
59 Guidelines for Compulsory Interconnection of Authorized Public
Telecommunications Carries
109 Policy to Improve the Provision of Local Exchange Carrier Service
125 Reorganization of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications
196 Jurisdiction, Control and Regulation over the Philippine Communication Satellite
Corporation with NTC
205 Regulating the Operation of Cable Antenna Television Systems in the Philippines
255 Requiring all radio stations with musical format programs to broadcast a minimum
of four (4) Original Pilipino Musical (OPM) compositions in every clock hour
266 Institutionalization of the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programs of the
various regulated professions under the supervision of PRC
436 Policy Guidelines to Govern the Operation of CATV in the Philippines
467 National Policy on the Operation and Use of International Satellite
Communications in the Philippines
468 Creation of the National Council for the Promotion of E-Commerce in the
Philippines
469 Amending E.O. No. 190, Approving and Adopting the National Information
Technology Plan 2000 and Establishing the National Information Technology
Council
546 Creation of the National Telecommunications Commisision

Presidential Decree
P.D. Title
55 Penalizing Unauthorized Telephone Installation
223 Creating the Professional Regulation Board (PRC)
401 Penalizing the unauthorized installation of Water, Electrical or Telephone
Connections, the use of Tampered Water of Electrical Meters, and Other Acts
576 Abolishing Media Advisory Council and Bureau of Standards for Mass Media and
Authorizing the Organization of Regulatory Councils for Print Media and for
Broadcast Media
576-A Regulating the Ownership and Operation of Radio and Television Stations
1096 National Building and Structure Cabling
1986 Act Creating the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board
1987 Act Creating the Videogram Regulatory Board

Memorandum Circular
MC No. Title
8-9-95 IRR of R.A. 7925
9-7-93 Implementing Guidelines on the Interconnection of Authorized Public
Telecommunications Carriers
9-7-93 IRR of E.O. 109
2-05-88 Rules and Regulations Governing the Manufacture, Acquisition, Sale and
service of Radio Communication Equipment
7-13-90 Rules and Regulations Governing the Interconnection of Local Telephone
Exchanges and Public Calling Offices
10-8-91 Criteria for the Grant of Commercial Radio Station Licenses
11-8-91 Implementation of the World Administrative Radio Conference for Mobile
Services
3-3-96 Review, Allocation and Assignment of the Radio Spectrum
14-7-2000 IRR for the Interconnection of Authorized Public Telecommunications Entities
03-03-2005 Rules and Regulation on Broadcast Messaging Services
03-11-2005 Guidelines for the Registration of VoIP Service Providers and Resellers
05-08-2005 Voice over Internet Protocol
06-08-2005 Frequency Band Allocation for Broadband Wireless Access
07-08-2005 Rules and Regulations on the Allocation and assignment for 3G Radio
Frequency Bands
9-11-2005 Frequency Allocation for Telemetry and other Similar Data System
10-11-2005 Guidelines on the Cablecasting of CATV Channel with “Chatroom” format
11-11-2005 Guidelines for Sharing/ Consolidation of Head-End Facilities of Cable TV
Stations
03-03- Amendments to MC No. 03-03-2005
2005A
02-06-2006 Guidelines for the Grant and Authorization of 500 Watts FM Broadcast Stations
03-08-2006 Use and Operation of RFID
03-05-2007 Frequency Bands for the Use and Operation of Short Range Devices
04-06-2007 Data Log Retention of Telecommunication Traffic
05-06-2007 Consumer Protection Guidelines
06-06-2007 Additional Frequency Band Allocation, 2300-2400 MHz Broadcast Wireless
Access
07-07-2007 Additional Frequency Band Allocations, 410-430MHz for Broadband Wireless
Access
08-07-2007 Frequency Relocation Bands for Existing Legacy User Affected Under MC No.
06-08-2005
03-07-2007 Rules on the Interconnection of Local Exchange Carriers in Local Calling
Areas
10-07-2007 Mandating the Development of Reference Access Offers (RAO) to Facilitate
Fair and Expeditious Interconnection or Access Between Service Providers

Department Orders
D.O. No. Title
4 Rules and regulations governing radio training schools in the Philippines
5 Rules and Regulation governing commercial radio operators
6 Rules and regulations governing land mobile radio service and its operations
11 General rules and regulations governing the construction, installation,
establishment or operations of radio stations and the possession or ownership,
construction or manufacture, purchase, sale and transfer or transmitter or
transceivers in the Philippines
87 Rules and regulation governing the low power ship radiotelephone service in the
Philippines
88 Rules and regulations requiring the services of duly registered electronics and
communications engineer 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
103 Rules and regulations governing the amateur radio service in the Philippines
227 Rules and regulations governing land radio stations and radio communication in
the Philippines
287 Rules and regulation governing the citizen’s radio service