QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 935)
RA 6123 amends Republic Act No. 300 (the original franchise) to change its title and Section 1, granting C. Alcantara & Sons, Inc. a temporary permit to establish, maintain, and operate specified radiotelephone stations for transmission and reception of wireless messages.
The permit covers radiotelephone stations in Davao City and in other parts of the Philippines where the corporation maintains or may maintain offices/establishments for its logging and sawmill business.
It allows private fixed point-to-point radiotelephone stations, including arrangements that relate to ship/barge to shore and shore to ship/barge, and ship/launch to barge or launch/barge to ship.
The law describes it as a 'temporary permit' rather than a permanent franchise.
The grantee must be a 'one hundred per cent Filipino corporation.'
Operation is subject to the approval of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications.
Transmission and reception of wireless messages to and from the radiotelephone stations, including the corporation’s vehicles and boats.
It changes the title to reflect the expanded/clarified authorization: granting C. Alcantara & Sons, Inc. a temporary permit to establish, maintain and operate private fixed point-to-point radiotelephone stations for specified shore-ship/barge/launch-to-ship/barge communications.
It allows operations in other parts of the Philippines where the corporation has or may later have offices or establishments for its logging and sawmill business.
It extends the benefit of the permit to the corporation’s successors or assignees (i.e., rights may pass through succession/assignment).
It indicates the law took effect by legislative action without the President’s signature (historically consistent with constitutional provisions on enactment without executive approval under certain circumstances).
It takes effect upon its approval.
Section 1 amends the title; Section 2 amends Section 1 of RA 300 (the substantive grant).
It connects the authorized radiotelephone operations to places where the corporation maintains or may maintain offices/establishments for its logging and sawmill business.
The specificity suggests a limited authorization: communications are intended for private fixed point-to-point use between specified locations (and associated ship/shore or barge/launch sites), rather than general public communications.
It is subject to approval by the Secretary of Public Works and Communications; thus, the permit’s operation likely requires such administrative approval before or for effective implementation.