Authority to Issue Radio Permits
- Committee empowered by the President to issue radio permits
- Permits issued per the Executive Order's detailed rules and regulations
Application Requirements for Temporary Radio Permits
- Applicant info: name, address, citizenship
- Corporate applicants must submit organizational laws, Articles of Incorporation, officers' names and citizenship, parent company details if subsidiary
- Technical details: transmitting apparatus, frequency control, stability, frequency/emission/power specifications
- Location of stations (transmitting and receiving)
- Applicant’s qualifications and purpose
License Issuance Procedure
- Secretary of National Defense inspects plans and equipment
- Construction must comply with legal requirements
- Assignment of call letters and frequencies upon approval
- Issuance of radio station license follows inspection
Terms and Conditions of Temporary Permits
- Maximum one-year validity from date of issue
- Permit revoked if construction not commenced within 3 months
- Station operation must not interfere with other radio services
- President’s right to close or use station during war, insurrection, calamity with just compensation
- Payment of construction, license fees and related taxes as per Radio Control Law
- Station operated only by licensed radio operators
- Broadcast stations must have minimum 1000 watts input power
- Transmitter wiring and shielding per engineering standards with safety features
- Government regulation of service charges and rates
- Permits and acquired privileges non-transferable
- Operation must serve public interest, contribute to public welfare, education, and ethics; prohibit false information and subversive acts
Policy on Dissemination of Information and Political Fairness
- Encouragement of free information dissemination and maximal channel availability
- Equal opportunity required for opposing political opinions and candidates for same office, if facilities are granted
- No obligation to provide such facilities
- Commercial stations may broadcast objective, impartial news
- Committee may issue further rules with Presidential approval
Educational Programming Requirements
- Allocation of broadcast time for educational content in the public interest
- Materials may come from government departments or private educational institutions
Inquiry and Oversight Powers of the Committee
- Committee authorized to initiate inquiries on its own or based on complaints
- Authority to make recommendations to the President
Distribution of Permits
- Ensures fair, efficient, equitable distribution of radio service across provinces and municipalities
Definitions and Equivalence to Franchise
- "Committee" refers to the Radio Permit Committee
- "Permitee" is holder of temporary permit valid up to one year
- Permit considered equivalent to congressional franchise with same legal effects and conditions
Immediate Effectivity
- The Executive Order takes effect immediately upon signing
This summary captures the key provisions, authority structure, procedural requisites, operational mandates, and policies set forth by the Executive Order governing temporary radio station permits.