QuestionsQuestions (MTRCB MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 98-08)
It took effect on Thursday, 13 August 1998, fifteen days after publication in two newspapers of national circulation.
They shall not be reviewed/classified on a per-episode basis. Instead, producers/blocktimers/distributors must submit a sample episode representing the program lineup for the coming season (three months).
The sample episodes will be scheduled for review on a first-come, first-served basis. The scheduling is subject to the MTRCB review sessions and procedures described, including that the Chairman approves the schedule.
The applicant must fully pay the prescribed application fee and settle all current accounts.
No. Credit lines will no longer be extended.
Regular review sessions are from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday to Friday.
The MTRCB Chairman determines the composition of the Review Sub-committees and approves the schedule for review.
Changes may only be allowed in exceptional circumstances and require prior approval of the Chairman. It may be allowed once; after that, the application fee is considered forfeited and the applicant must re-apply for a new schedule.
No. Switching of schedules shall not be allowed.
Special reviews outside the regular schedule are allowed only in exceptional circumstances, require prior approval of the Chairman, and requests (including requests for second reviews) must be received at least twenty-four (24) hours before the special review schedule.
A request for a second review must follow the special review requirements (received at least 24 hours before the schedule and subject to prior Chairman approval) and will be imposed the appropriate surcharges.
The reviewed and approved programs are given a broadcast permit for three (3) months. Fees for each airing are charged on a Pay Before Broadcast (PBB) basis.
Producers must make immediately available to the Board tapes of programs identified by the Board to have consistently violated the Rules, and these tapes must be kept for three months from the date of broadcast.
The stricter classification shall be applied over the whole program.
Producers shall submit the episode for proper review. The review of specified episodes is treated as special review and is subject to the appropriate charges.
All provisions of earlier Memorandum Circulars inconsistent with the above are considered amended, superseded, or revoked accordingly.