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PRESIDENTIAL DECREES
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO.
1737-A - AMENDING Sec. 4 OF 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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mass media are a potent means of mass communication which can be
effectively utilized by subversive elements in furthering their
causes; WHEREAS, in the interest of national security, there is need to regulate the utilization of mass media; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree the following:chanroblesnad Section 1.chanroblesnad Sec. 4 of Presidential Decree No. 576 is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 4.chanroblesnad 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 or regulations: Provided, That each council shall have the authority to suspend or cancel such certificates of registration for such cause 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 Minister of National Defense, OR WHICH THEREAFTER MAY BE ORDERED CLOSED AS A CONSEQUENCE THAT IT HAS BEEN UTILIZED FOR PURPOSES OF SUBVERSION, SEDITION AND OTHER SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES INIMICAL TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY." Sec. 2.chanroblesnad This Decree shall take effect immediately. Done in the City of Manila, this 12th day of September in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty. |
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Since 19.07.98.
