Table 1: Summary of ECE Laws

Date of
Administering
Law Signing Description
Agency
/Effectivity
RA The Maritime Communication Law
3396
RA Basic law that provides for the regulation of radio
3846 stations, communications, in the Philippines and other
purposes
RA June 21, The Electronics and Communications Engineering
5734 1969 Act of the Philippines(OLD)
RA Feb. 8, 1990 Municipal Telephone Act of 2000
6849
RA March 1, The Public Telecommunications Policy Act NTC
7925 1995 March -Law that deregulates paging services in the
21, 1995 Philippines, Act to promote and govern development
of the Philippine Telecommunications and the delivery
of public telecommunications services
RA June 14, E-Commerce Act of 2000
8792 2000
RA PRC Modernization Act of 2000
8981
RA April 17, Electronics Engineering Law of 2004
9292 2004
RA August 31, Implementing Rules and Regulations
9292 2007
IRR
D.O. 88 Law specifically requires the services of a duly
registered ECE in the designing, installation and
maintenance of radio stations.
E.O. 59 Feb. 24, Prescribe the guidelines of compulsory
1993 interconnection of authorized public
telecommunications carrier
E.O. July 12, 1993 Provides the policy to improve the provision of local
109 exchange carrier service
E.O. Law that vested the jurisdiction, control and
196 regulation over the Philippine communications
satellite corporation with the NTC
E.O. June 30, Regulates the operation of CATV systems in the
205 1987 country
E.O. Sept. 9, Governs the operation of Cable Television in the
436 1997 Philippines
E.O. March 1998 Provides for a national policy for the operation and
467 March 17, use of international satellite communications in the
1998 country
E.O. Created the National council for the promotion of E- Chair- DTI
468 Commerce in the country
E.O. July 23, 1979 Law prescribing the functions of National
546 Telecommunications Commission
M. C. Sets the rules and regulations governing the
No. 2- manufacture, acquisition, sale and service of
05-88 radiocommunication equipment
M. C. Regulates the Public Repeater Network Services
No. 10-
18-90
P.D. June 22, Created Professional Regulations Commission (PRC)
223 1973
P D. Provides the regulation of the ownership and
576-A operation of radio and television stations and for other
purposes
P.D. Created Movie and Television Review and 30
1986 Classification Board (MTRCB) Members
P.D. Created Videogram Regulatory Board (VRB) 18
1987 Members
GMPCS New regulation issued by the NTC providing the
guideline mobile personal communication having a
global coverage using satellite
BECE Implementing rules and regulations governing the
Res. practice of ECE in the Philippines on MATV, CATV,
No. 3 CCTV, Paging, and Background Music System,
Telephone and Computer installations