Prepared by: Engr. Gerald U.

Tiocson, ECE
Executive Orders (EO)/Presidential Decrees (PD)
- Issued by the President of the Philippines

Department Circulars/Memorandum Circulars -
Issued by different departments (such as NTC)

Department Order (DO) - Issued by the DOTC
Secretary

Board Resolution/Circulars - decisions or actions
issued by a Board of Directors
DO#5, Series of 1948 - Rules and
Regulations Governing Radio Operators
DO#11 <Oct 10 , 1959>
General Rules and Regulations Governing the
Construction, installation, Establishment or
Operation of Radio Stations and the
Possession or Ownership, Construction or
Manufacture, Purchase, Sale and Transfer of
Transmitters or Transceivers in the Philippines
EO#546<July 23,1979> - Creating a Ministry
of Public Works and a Ministry of
Transportation and Communications

EO#815<June 26, 1982> - To safeguard and
promote the development of the Philippine
Semiconductor Electronics industry

PD#55<Nov 16,1972> - Unlawful Telephone
Installations

PD#217<June 16,1973> - Establishing the basic
policies for the telephone industry

PD#223<June 22,1973> - Creating the
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and
prescribing its powers and functions

PD#401<March 1,1974> - Penalizing the
unauthorized installation of water, electrical, or
telephone connections, the use of tampered
water or electrical meters
PD#576<Nov 9, 1974> - Abolishing the media
advisory council and the Bureau of Standards
for Mass Media, and Authorizing the
Organization of Regulatory Councils for Print
Media and for Broadcast Media

PD#576-A<Nov 11,1974> - Regulating the
ownership and Operation of Radio and
Television Stations
PD#1874 <July 21,1983> - Amending Certain
Provisions of PD#217 to accelerate the
improvement and expansion of the
Telephone Industry in the Philippines

NTC MC#6-2-81 <Feb 26,1981> - Non-
commercial stations are exempted from
securing franchise
DO#88 <Dec 28, 1973> - Rules and
Regulations requiring the services of duly
registered Electronics and Communications
Engineer in the planning and designing,
construction, operation and maintenance of
radio stations, and in the manufacture and/or
modification of radio communications
equipment.
EO#125<Jan 30,1987> - Reorganizing the
Ministry of Transportation and
Communication Defining its Powers and
Functions and for other purposes

EO#125-A<Apr 13, 1987> - Amending
EO#125, entitled "Reorganizing the Ministry
of Transportation and Communication
Defining its Powers and Functions and for
other purposes"
EO#196<June 17,1987> - Vesting the
jurisdiction, control and regulation over the
Philippine Communications Satellite
(PhilComSat) Corporation with the National
Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

EO#205<June30,1987> - Regulating the
operation of Cable Antenna Television (CATV)
Systems in the Philippines.
EO#255<July 25,1987> - Requiring all radio
stations with Musical Format Programs to
broadcast a minimum of four (4) Original
Pilipino Musical Compositions in every
Clockhour.

DO#90-434, series of 1990 - Implementing
guidelines of the Municipal Telephone Project
NTC MC#2-4-90<February 13, 1990> -
guidelines on Radio Frequency Assignment

NTC MC#9-8-91 Series of 1991 <Aug 14,
1991> - Guidelines in the sale , purchase and
importation of various radio communication
equipment intended for use in private and
government-owned radio communications
networks
NTC Office Order 19-8-91<Aug 16, 1991> -
Decentralization of Domestic Maritime
Licensing functions of the Safety & Special
Radio Services Division
EO#109<July 12, 1993> - Policy to improve
the Provision of Local Exchange Carrier
Service

EO#266<July 25,1995> - Institutionalization
of the Continuing Professional
Education(CPE) programs of various
professional regulatory boards under the
supervision of the Professional Regulation
Commission(PRC)
EO#436<Sep 9, 1997> - Prescribing policy
guidelines to govern the operations of cable
television in the Philippines

EO#468<Feb 23, 1998> - Providing for the
creation of a National Council for the promotion
of Electronic Commerce in the country

EO#467<Mar 17,1998> - Providing for a National
Policy on the Operation and Use of International
Satellite Communications in the Country
NTC MC#03-03-2005<Mar 15, 2005> -
Amendment to the rules and Regulations on
Broadcast Messaging Service

NTC MC#05-08-2005 - Voice over Internet
Protocol (VOIP) as a Value Added Service