ECE LAWS

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Name
Executive Order No. 546

Date
23-Jul-79
26-Jun-82

Executive Order No. 815

Presidential Decree No. 55
Presidential Decree No. 217

16-Nov-72
16-Jun-73
22-Jun-73

Presidential Decree No. 223

6-Mar-74

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Presidential Decree No. 401
9-Nov-74
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Presidential Decree No. 576
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11-Nov-74
Presidential Decree No. 576-A
21-Jul-83

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Presidential Decree No .1874
28-Dec-73
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Department Order No. 88
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30-Jan-87
Executive Order No. 125
Executive Order No. 125-A

13-Apr-87
17-Jun-87

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Executive Order No. 196
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30-Jun-87
Executive Order No. 205
25-Jul-87

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Executive Order No. 255

NTC Memorandum Circular No. 2-4-90

13-Feb-90
14-Aug-91

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NTC Memorandum Circular No. 9-8-91
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19

16-Aug-91
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 19-8-91
Executive Order No. 109

12-Jul-93

25-Jul-95
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Executive Order No. 266
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9-Sep-97
Executive Order No. 436
23-Feb-98
Executive Order No. 468
17-Mar-98
Executive Order No. 467
15-Mar-05
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 03-03-2005
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 05-08-2005

ECE LAWS
Title
Creating a Ministry of Public Works and a Ministry of Transportation and
Communications
To safeguard and promote the development of the Philippine Semiconductor
Electronics industry
Unlawful Telephone Installations
Establishing the basic policies for the telephone industry
Creating the Professional Regulation Commission and Prescribing Its Powers
and Functions
Penalizing the unauthorized installation of water, electrical, or telephone
connections, the use of tampered water or electrical meters
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
Regulating the ownership and Operation of Radio and Television Stations
Amending Certain Provisions of PD#217 to accelerate the improvement and
expansion of the Telephone Industry in the Philippines
Rules and Regulations requiring the services of duly registered Electronics
and Communications Engineer in the planning and designing, construction,
operation and maintenance of radio stations, and in the manufacture and/or
modification of radio communications equipment
Reorganizing the Ministry of Transportation and Communications defining its
Powers and Functions and for other Purposes
Amending EO#125
Vesting the jurisdiction, control and regulation over the Philippine
Communications Satellite (PhilComSat) Corporation with the National
Telecommunications Commission (NTC)
Regulating the operation of Cable Antenna Television (CATV) Systems in the
Philippines
Requiring all radio stations with Musical Format Programs to broadcast a
minimum of four (4) Original Pilipino Musical Compositions in every
Clockhour.
guidelines on Radio Frequency Assignment (P.21)
Guidelines in the sale, purchase and importation of various radio
communication equipment intended for use in private and governmentowned radio communications networks (P.30-33)
Decentralization of Domestic Maritime Licensing functions of the Safety &
Special Radio Services Division (P.22)
Policy to Improve the Provision of Local Exchange Carrier Service

Institutionalization of the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programs

of various professional regulatory boards under the supervision of the
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
Prescribing policy guidelines to govern the operations of cable television in
the Philippines
Providing for the creation of a National Council for the promotion of
Electronic Commerce in the country
Providing for a National Policy on the Operation and Use of International
Satellite Communications in the Country
Amendment to the Rules and Regulations on Broadcast Messaging Service
Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) as a Value Added Service

REMARKS

Ferdinand Marcos

Corazon Aquino

Fidel Ramos

Fidel Ramos

Gloria Arroyo