CENTRAL COLLEGES OF THE PHILIPPINES

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College of Engineering
Electronics Engineering Department

Sources of Laws Affecting the ECE Profession

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for the completion of the subject
ECE Laws, Contracts and Ethics (ECE 503)

Submitted by:
Cueto, Jeffrey Jay L.
Guevarra, Jhoemary C.
Mira, Nicole Frances D.
Valdez, Shyrlyn V.

Submitted to:
Engr. Efren Victor Tolentino
Instructor
Date Submitted:
1 December 2014

FUNDAMENTALS OF LAW
Law - a binding custom or practice of a community; a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally
recognized as binding or enforced by controlling authority. [Source: Merriam-Webster]

Characteristics of Law
- tells us what shall or what shall not be done
- just or morally satisfactory
- sentiment of justice
- obligatory
- promulgated by legitimate authority
- for the common observance and benefit of the people
- intended by man to serve man

SOURCES OF LAW
Constitution
- a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which
a state or other organization is governed.
Legislation
- (or "statutory law") is law which has been promulgated (or "enacted") by a
legislature or other governing body or the process of making it.
Executive orders/ Administrative orders
- Issued by the President of the Philippines.
Jurisprudence/ Judicial Decisions
- study and theory of law.
Customs and Traditions
-

usage or practice common to many or to a particular place or class or habitual with an

individual.

Other sources (Board Resolutions, NTC Resolutions, Presidential Decrees,

Department Orders)
Department Orders issued by the DOTC Secretary
Department Circulars/ NTC Memorandum Circulars issued by different
departments such as NTC
Board Resolutions/ Circulars decisions or actions by a Board of Directors
ELPIDIO QUIRINO (April 17, 1948 December 30, 1953)
Department Order No.5, Series of 1948
Rules and Regulations Governing Commercial Radio Operators

 CARLOS GARCIA (March 18, 1957 December 30, 1961)

Department Order No. 11
<October 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
FERDINAND MARCOS (December 30, 1965 - February 25, 1986)
Executive Order No. 546
<July 23, 1979>
Creating a Ministry of Public Works and a Ministry of Transportation and
Communications
Executive Order No. 815
<June 26, 1982>
To safeguard and promote the development of the Philippine Semiconductor
Electronics Industry
Presidential Decree No. 55
<November 16, 1972>
Unlawful Telephone Installations
Presidential Decree No. 217
<June 16, 1973>
Establishing the Basic Policies for the Telephone Industry
Presidential Decree No. 223
<June 22, 1973>
Creating the Professional Regulation Commission and Prescribing its Powers and
Functions
Presidential Decree No. 401
<March 6, 1974>
Penalizing the Unauthorized Installation of Water, Electrical or Telephone
Connections, the Use of Tampered Water or Electrical Meters, and Other Acts
Presidential Decree No. 576
<November 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
Presidential Decree No. 576-A
<November 11, 1974>
Regulating the Ownership and Operation of Radio and Television Stations and for
Other Purposes

 CORAZON AQUINO (February 25, 1986 June 30, 1992)

Executive Order No. 125
<January 30, 1987>
Reorganizing the Ministry of Transportation and Communications Defining its Powers
and Functions, and for Other Purposes
Executive Order No. 125-A
<April 13, 1987>
Ammending E.O. No. 125, Entitled Reorganizing the Ministry of Transportation and
Communications Defining its Powers and Functions, and for Other Purposes
Executive Order No. 196
<June 17, 1987>
Vesting the Jurisdiction, Control and Regulation Over the Philippine Communications
Satellite Corporation with the National Telecommunications Commissions
Executive Order No. 205
<June 30, 1987>
Regulating the Operation of Cable Antenna Television (CATV) Systems in the
Philippines, and for Other Purposes
Executive Order No. 255
<July 25, 1987>
Requiring All Radio Stations with Musical Format Programs to broadcast a Minimum
of Four Original Filipino Musical Compositions in Every Clockhour and for Other
Purposes
Department Order No. 90-434,s.1990
Implementing Guidelines of the Municipal Telephone Project
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 2-4-90
<February 13, 1990>
Guidelines on Radio-Frequency Assignment
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 7-13-90
<July 12, 1990>
Rules and Regulation Governing the Interconnection of Local Telephone Exchanges
and Public Calling Offices, with the Nationwide Telecommunications Network/s, the
Sharing of Revenue derived there from, and for Other Purposes
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 9-8-91
<August 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 Memorandum Circular No. 19-8-91
<August 16, 1991>

Decentralization of Domestic Maritime Licensing Functions of the Safety^ Special

Radio Services Division
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 11-8-91
<August 16, 1991>
Implementation of the Decisions of the World Administrative Radio Conference for
the Mobile Services, Geneva, 1987 (WARC-MOB-87), Concerning the Maritime
Mobile service in the HF Band
FIDEL RAMOS (June 30, 1992 June 30, 1998)
Executive Order No. 59
<February 24, 1993>
Prescribing the Policy Guidelines for Compulsory Interconnection of Authorized
Public Telecommunications Carriers in Order to Create a Universally Accessible and
Fully Integrated Nationwide Telecommunications Network and Thereby Encourage
Greater Private Sector Investment in Telecommunications
Executive Order No. 109
<July 12, 1993>
Policy to Improve the Provision of Local Exchange Carrier Service
Executive Order No. 266
<July 25, 1995>
Institutionalization of the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs of the
Various Professional Regulatory Board (PRBs) under the Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC)
Executive Order No. 436
<September 9, 1997>
Prescribing the Policy Guidelines to Govern the Operations of Cable Television in the
Philippines
Executive Order No. 468
<February 23, 1998>
Providing for the creation of a National Council for the Promotion of Electronic
Commerce in the Country
Executive Order No. 467
<March 17, 1998>
Providing for a National Policy on the Operation and the Use of International Satellite
Communications in the Country
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 11-5-94
<May 5, 1994>
Fundamental Numbering Plan

 GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
NTC MC NO. 03-03-2005
<March 15, 2005>
Amendment to the Rules and Regulations on Broadcast Messaging Service
NTC MC NO. 04-07-2005
Extension of the UHF TV Broadcast Band
NTC MC NO. 05-08-2005
Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) as a Value Added Service
NTC MC NO. 06-08-2005
Frequency Band Allocations for Broadband Wireless Access
NTC MC NO. 07-08-2005
Rules and Regulations on the Allocation and Assignment of 3G Radio Frequency
NTC MC NO. 11-11-2005
<November 23, 2005>
Guidelines for Sharing/ Consolidation of Head-End Facilities of Cable Televisions
Stations