Abolition of Media Councils under PD 576

Presidential Decree No. 1784 is issued by the President by virtue of powers vested under the Constitution.
Section 1 repeals Presidential Decree No. 576 dated November 9, 1974.
Section 1 repeals Presidential Decree No. 576 as amended by Presidential Decree No. 1776.
Sections 2 and 3 reference councils created under Letter of Instructions No. 587 in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 576 and Presidential Decree No. 1776.

The issuance states that shortly after proclamation of a state of martial law, government supervision of mass media was terminated because mass media sectors proved capable of self-regulation and responsible conduct.
The issuance states that the councils created under Letter of Instructions No. 587 in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 576, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 1776, had further raised the level of responsibility, respect for law, and competence for self-regulation in mass media.

Section 1 repeals Presidential Decree No. 576 dated November 9, 1974, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 1776.
Section 2 abolishes the councils for print and broadcast media created under Letter of Instructions No. 587 in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 576, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 1776.
Section 2 makes the abolition applicable to both councils: the print council and the broadcast council.

Section 3 authorizes print and broadcast media to establish other self-regulatory bodies of their own.
Section 3 requires that these other self-regulatory bodies be established in accord with the media’s demonstrated regard for excellence and a high sense of responsibility as constant objectives.
Section 3 allows each medium to adopt the form and rules and regulations that it respectively sees fit.

Presidential Decree No. 1784 provides an immediate effectivity rule under Section 4.
Presidential Decree No. 1784 contains provisions on repeal (Section 1), abolition (Section 2), and continued self-regulation authorization (Section 3).