Media guidelines out soon

[grabehbebe]

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By Sandy Araneta
http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200603010414.htm

The government is set to issue guidelines aimed at preventing the airing of "false and seditious" news reports by broadcast media organizations, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said yesterday.

Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza said he has ordered the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to draft the guidelines and make the situation clear to the broadcast industry.

"The dialogues between NTC which is a government regulator and KBP (Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas) as industry regulator are meant to set broadcast media guidelines that are acceptable to both the government and the industry," Mendoza said.

He said the guidelines "are meant to prevent false and seditious reports from being aired that could only make things worse."

NTC commissioner Ronald Solis said the NTC has the authority to suspend if not cancel the licenses of radio and television stations that air news reports about troop movements or anti-state propaganda.

Mendoza said Proclamation 1017 would have no adverse effects on the transportation and communications industries. "Trains did not stop. Planes did not stop flying. So there are no adverse effects."

Foreign investments in the transportation and communication sectors continue to pour in, he added.

Mendoza pointed to a $1-billion project by foreign construction firm Hanjin to develop the port of Subic, Zambales. A South Korean company also plans to invest $10 billion in the communications industry, he said.

Mendoza said there are now three companies vying to develop Diosdado Macapagal Airport in Pampanga, while Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental is now being built with the help of the Korean Export Import Bank.

The NTC has asked the KBP to draw up specific rules dealing with violations by its members of KBP program standards such as airing seditious content or other actions that might compromise national security.

Solis said while he subscribes to a statement by Sen. Joker Arroyo that the NTC does not have the power under Proclamation 1017 to close down broadcast stations since the power is vested in the President, NTC nevertheless is empowered under its charter to deal with violations by broadcasting companies of their authority to operate.

Solis added the commission already issued a memorandum circular in 1989 — at the height of coup threats under then President Corazon Aquino — dealing with these kinds of violations.

Solis revealed that following a meeting with KBP officials last Monday, he learned that the KBP did not have specific rules to implement the provisions of the 1989 NTC memorandum circular.

"Thus, in recognition of their policy of self-regulation, we have asked the KBP to prepare these specific guidelines. Once formulated, all broadcast entities that are members of the KBP will have to abide. We at the NTC will recognize this KBP guidelines and in case of violations by non-KBP members, we can come up with another circular adopting these KBP guidelines," he said. — With Mary Ann Reyes

[LytSlpr]

this good for both government and media as well. they should reach the best compromise and make it a policy.

i myself has seen the abuses of media.

to personally quote one of the most honest and reliable mediaman in the city, "kasagaran aning mga mediaman nga gipang-salvage naa sa'y mga kabuang nga gipang-apilan."

kay kining mga gipang-birahan sa media, kung straight pa gyud na sila bisan pa ug dako kaayo na sila ug natamakan, magduha-duha sad daw na ug pa-salvage. mao ni iyang take sa issue.

[darkdevil]

i heard that one of the country in asia is that there media
is filter by their government. like what is the news to be broadcast and etc.
reason for this is" it reflect to there country"and i forget some of it..

like what the philippine media are doing now..they broadcast negative issue..
we are not only watching it but also the other country..
so it reflect that our country has more of its negative side.....and then a "Travel advisory, peso goes down, business went down and others in a blink of an eye......

sigh!!!!!

[iloveyou4ever]

this is good. kay ila naman gi aboso ang ilang "freedom of press". over freedom na makalagot! ok pa ang GMA 7 (except kang Arnold Clavio) kay balance programming.

[FK]

kanos-a sila mo hatag sa guidelines inig wala na sa SNE?

[LytSlpr]

kanos-a sila mo hatag sa guidelines inig wala na sa SNE?

unya na siguro kung ang imo ng noble and morally straight canidate ang molingkod.Â*

[FK]

unya na siguro kung ang imo ng noble and morally straight canidate ang molingkod.

so pasabot wala d i jud plano mo himo og guidelines, in short namotbot na sab.

[LytSlpr]

unya na siguro kung ang imo ng noble and morally straight canidate ang molingkod.

so pasabot wala d i jud plano mo himo og guidelines, in short namotbot na sab.

mao na'y gi-ingon bai, nga kung mao na imong pagtuo ikaw ra sad ang magsakit. i choose to be happy bahala na mo-ingon ka ug self-serving. some people leave the country and literally wants to forget about our country. kay ang gobyerno or atong nasud, dili namo kinabuhi and for some people that is morally right bahala ug dili ni sakto para nimo ug prejudice ka namo.

ikaw banat lang diha sa imong pagka "fiscalizer" unya mo-enjoy lang n'ya mi sa resulta ana imong kahago. mao na kung tinuod ba gyud na imong mungkahi ug dili ka mo transcend sa opposition. hehehe!!!

these are my cards...

can you see the clearer and bigger practical picture now?

[FK]

can you see the clearer and bigger practical picture now?

hagbay ra... gipa frame na man gani inako. with a caption DL.

[LytSlpr]

Drug Lord?! Â* Â*