Reporting and customs obligations
- A person with knowledge or information about any unlicensed radio transmitter installation must immediately report the fact to the municipal mayor (Item 1).
- The municipal mayor must transmit the report without delay to the Secretary of the National Defense, including the name and address of the owner and the location of the installation (Item 1).
- The Insular Collector of Customs must report to the Department of National Defense any radio set, radio apparatus, or parts thereof that may be imported into the Philippines or brought in as personal baggage, with the exception of items consigned to bona fide radio dealers or to regularly established communication companies (Item 2).
- The customs report must include the name and address of the owner or importer, the date of importation, and the particulars of the articles imported (Item 2).
Limits on sale, repair, and receiver certification
- Persons, firms, or corporations engaged in the sale or repair of radio apparatus—whether selling complete units or parts—must not sell transmitters or parts of radio receivers to, or repair radio transmitters or parts thereof for, any person or entity lacking:
- a radio construction permit; and
- a radio station license issued by the Department of National Defense (Item 3).
- The law requires that sale or repair involving radio receivers is additionally conditioned on possession of a certificate of registration issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (Item 3).
- Any violation of these restrictions is punished under the penalties provided for in the Order (Item 3 in relation to Item 11).
Alien employment reporting for telecom businesses
- Any person, firm, or corporation engaged in telecommunication, or in the sale or repair of telecommunication apparatus or accessories, must report immediately to the Department of National Defense:
- the names and duties of all aliens now in their employ, and
- the names and duties of aliens that may hereafter be employed, with their respective addresses (Item 4).
Priority transmission and prohibited private messaging
- A flash or warming message filed by accredited personnel of the United States Army and Navy, the Philippine Army, the Philippine Constabulary, and other agencies later authorized by proper authorities must be accorded free transmission over:
- the Bureau of Posts electrical communication systems, and
- the telephone systems owned and operated by chartered cities, provinces, and municipalities (Item 5(a)).
- Flash or warning messages must be given priority over all other kinds of messages (Item 5(b)).
- The exchange of private messages between parties that purport to endanger the integrity or safety of the Philippines is prohibited, and no such messages may be transmitted over telecommunication systems in the Philippines (Item 6).
Amateur radio station restrictions
- No amateur radio station licensee in the Philippines may exchange or allow exchange through his station of communication with any station located in foreign countries (Item 7).
- No amateur radio station licensee may broadcast or allow the broadcast of any information intended for foreign countries (Item 7).
- No amateur radio station licensee may allow the use of his station by any third party for any purpose whatsoever (Item 8).
Ship and aircraft radio installation limits
- No new radio station may be established and/or operated on board pleasure yachts and vessels of Philippine register, or on aircraft not compulsorily required by law to carry such radio installation (Item 9).
- Vessels or aircraft used primarily for carrying passengers and for salvage work, or used for any other service where the use of radio communication is indispensable, are treated as exceptions to this prohibition (Item 9).
- While an inter-island or foreign vessel is located within the territorial waters of the Philippines, it may not exchange communication with:
- any other vessel located outside such territorial limits, except in case of distress; and
- any foreign coastal stations, except those located in the United States (Item 10).
Criminal penalties for violations
- Violations of the emergency rules and regulations are punishable pursuant to Section 3 of Commonwealth Act No. 600 (Item 11).
- The punishment is imprisonment of not more than ten years, or a fine of not more than then thousand pesos, or both (Item 11).