Republic Act No. 9213

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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9213
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7477, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING THE PEOPLE'S BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES RADIO BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES."
Section 1. Sec. 9 of Republic Act No. 7477 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 9. Democratization of Ownership. � In compliance with the constitutional mandate to democratize ownership of public utilities, the herein grantee shall make public offering through the stock exchange of at least thirty percent (30%) of its outstanding capital stock or a higher percentage that may hereafter be provided by law, in any securities exchange in the Philippines within five (5) years from the time it has achieved the status of a national broadcasting network. A "national broadcasting network" is hereby defined as one that operates three (3) or more radio and/or television stations: provided, that the offer to the public through any securities exchange in the Philippines of at least thirty percent (30%) of the number of shares of a holding company that owns at least a majority of the capital stock of the grantee sufficient to constitute an offer of at least thirty percent (30%) interest in the outstanding capital stock of the grantee shall be deemed compliance with the requirement herein provided. Non-compliance therewith shall be a cause for revocation of the franchise: provided, that no single person or entity shall be allowed to own more than five percent (5%) of the stock offerings."

Sec. 2. A new Sec. 10 is hereby inserted after the present Sec. 9 of Republic Act No. 7477, to read as follows:

"Sec. 10. Self-regulation by and Undertaking of the Grantee. � The grantee shall not require any previous censorship of any speech, play, act or scene, or other matter to be broadcast from its stations: provided, that the grantee, during any broadcast, shall cut off from the air the speech, play, act or scene, or the matter being broadcast if the tendency thereof is to propose and/or incite treason, rebellion or sedition; or the language used therein or the theme thereof is indecent or immoral; and willful failure to do so shall constitute a valid cause for the cancellation of this franchise."

Sec. 3. Sec. 10 of Republic Act No. 7477 is hereby renumbered as Sec. 11.

Sec. 4. Sec. 11 of Republic Act No. 7477 is hereby renumbered as Sec. 12 and is amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 12. Sale, Lease, Transfer, Usufruct, Etc. � The grantee shall not lease, transfer, grant the usufruct of, sell nor assign this franchise or the rights and privileges acquired thereunder to any person, firm, company, corporation, or other commercial or legal entity, nor shall the controlling interest in the grantee be transferred to any such private person, firm, company, corporation or entity without the prior approval of the Congress of the Philippines: provided, that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to: (1) any transfer or issuance of shares to any investor pursuant to or in connection with any increase in the grantee's authorized capital stock which shall result in the dilution of the stockholdings of the grantee's then existing stockholders; (2) any transfer or sale of shares of stock to an investor or investors; (3) any sale, transfer or assignment of shares by the stockholders of the grantee in favor of a holding company whose stockholders are identical to the stockholders of the grantee; (4) any combination thereof where such transfer, sale or issuance is effected in order to enable the grantee to raise the necessary capital or financing for the provision of any services authorized by this Act and/or carry out any of the purposes for which the grantee has been incorporated or organized: provided, further, that any such transfer, sale or issuance is in accordance with any applicable constitutional limitation. Any person or entity to which this franchise is sold, transferred or assigned shall be subject to all the same conditions, terms, restrictions and limitations of this Act."

Sec. 5. A new Sec. 13 is hereby inserted after the new Sec. 12 of Republic Act No. 7477, to read as follows:

"Sec. 13. General Broadcast Policy Law. � The grantee shall comply with and be subject to the provisions of a general broadcast policy law which Congress may hereafter enact."

Sec. 6. Sec. 12 of Republic Act No. 7417 is hereby renumbered as Sec. 14.

Sec. 7. Sec. 13 of Republic Act No. 7477 is hereby renumbered as Sec. 15.

Sec. 8. Sec. 14 of Republic Act No. 7477 is hereby renumbered as Sec. 16.

Sec. 9. Sec. 15 of Republic Act No. 7477 is hereby renumbered as Sec. 17.

Sec. 10. Effectivity. � This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from the date of its publication, upon the initiative of the grantee, in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.

Approved: July 23, 2003.

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