National Telecommunications Commission (Philippines)
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' National Telecommunications Commission , abbreviated as NTC, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Commission on Information and Communications Technology
responsible for the supervision, adjudication and control over all telecommunications services throughout the Philippines
.
Primarily, the NTC is the sole body that exercises jurisdiction over the supervision, adjudication and control over all telecommunications services throughout the country. For the effective enforcement of this responsibility, it adopts and promulgates such guidelines, rules, and regulations relative to the establishment operation and maintenance of various telecommunications facilities and services nationwide.
Although independent insofar as its regulatory and quasi-judicial functions are concerned, the NTC remains under the administrative supervision of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology
as an attached agency. However, with respect to its quasi-judicial functions, NTC's decisions are appealable only and directly to the Supreme Court of the Philippines
.
1927: Act No. 3396 known as the Ship Radio Station Law was enacted.The Radio Construction and Maintenance Section, the first radio regulatory office was charged to enforce the said law.
1931: Act No. 3846 known as the Radio Control Law was enacted. The Radio Control Division in the Bureau of Post was created under the jurisdiction of the then Secretary of Commerce and Communications.
1939: The Radio Control Division was transferred to the Department of National Defense
which was organized pursuant to Executive Order No. 230.
1947: The Radio Control Division was again transferred to the Department of Commerce and Industry which was created pursuant to Executive Order No. 230.
1951: Republic Act 1476 was enacted abolishing the Radio Control Board.
1962: Department Order 51 was issued changing the name of the Radio Control Division to the Radio Control Office.
1972: The Board of Communications (BOC) was created under the Integrated Reorganization Law. It was the first quasi-judicial body with adjudicatory powers on matters involving telecommunications services.
1974: The Radio Control Office was renamed the Telecommunications Control Bureau.
1979: By virtue of Executive Order 546, the TCB and the BOC were integrated into a single entity now known as the National Telecommunications Commission. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications
, which was created under the same Order has administrative jurisdiction over the NTC.
1987: President Corazon Aquino issued Executive Order 125-A making the NTC an attached agency of the Department of Transportation and Communications
.
2004: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive Order 269 creating the Commission on Information and Communications Technology
and transferring the NTC from the DOTC
to the CICT
.
2005: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive Order 454 transferring the NTC back to the DOTC
.
2008:
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive Order 648 transferring the NTC back to the CICT
.
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
' National Telecommunications Commission , abbreviated as NTC, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Commission on Information and Communications Technology
Commission on Information and Communications Technology (Philippines)
The Commission on Information and Communications Technology is the primary policy, planning, coordinating, implementing, regulating, and administrative entity of the executive branch of the Philippine Government that will promote, develop, and regulate integrated and strategic information and...
responsible for the supervision, adjudication and control over all telecommunications services throughout the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
History
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is the government agency created under Executive Order No. 546 promulgated on July 23, 1979, and conferred with regulatory and quasi-judicial functions taken over from the Board of Communications and the Telecommunications Control Bureau which were abolished in the same Order.Primarily, the NTC is the sole body that exercises jurisdiction over the supervision, adjudication and control over all telecommunications services throughout the country. For the effective enforcement of this responsibility, it adopts and promulgates such guidelines, rules, and regulations relative to the establishment operation and maintenance of various telecommunications facilities and services nationwide.
Although independent insofar as its regulatory and quasi-judicial functions are concerned, the NTC remains under the administrative supervision of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology
Commission on Information and Communications Technology (Philippines)
The Commission on Information and Communications Technology is the primary policy, planning, coordinating, implementing, regulating, and administrative entity of the executive branch of the Philippine Government that will promote, develop, and regulate integrated and strategic information and...
as an attached agency. However, with respect to its quasi-judicial functions, NTC's decisions are appealable only and directly to the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
.
1927: Act No. 3396 known as the Ship Radio Station Law was enacted.The Radio Construction and Maintenance Section, the first radio regulatory office was charged to enforce the said law.
1931: Act No. 3846 known as the Radio Control Law was enacted. The Radio Control Division in the Bureau of Post was created under the jurisdiction of the then Secretary of Commerce and Communications.
1939: The Radio Control Division was transferred to the Department of National Defense
Department of National Defense (Philippines)
The Department of National Defense is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for guarding against external and internal threats to peace and security in the country...
which was organized pursuant to Executive Order No. 230.
1947: The Radio Control Division was again transferred to the Department of Commerce and Industry which was created pursuant to Executive Order No. 230.
1951: Republic Act 1476 was enacted abolishing the Radio Control Board.
1962: Department Order 51 was issued changing the name of the Radio Control Division to the Radio Control Office.
1972: The Board of Communications (BOC) was created under the Integrated Reorganization Law. It was the first quasi-judicial body with adjudicatory powers on matters involving telecommunications services.
1974: The Radio Control Office was renamed the Telecommunications Control Bureau.
1979: By virtue of Executive Order 546, the TCB and the BOC were integrated into a single entity now known as the National Telecommunications Commission. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications
Department of Transportation and Communications (Philippines)
The Department of Transportation and Communications is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation and communications systems as effective instruments for national recovery and economic...
, which was created under the same Order has administrative jurisdiction over the NTC.
1987: President Corazon Aquino issued Executive Order 125-A making the NTC an attached agency of the Department of Transportation and Communications
Department of Transportation and Communications (Philippines)
The Department of Transportation and Communications is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation and communications systems as effective instruments for national recovery and economic...
.
2004: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive Order 269 creating the Commission on Information and Communications Technology
Commission on Information and Communications Technology (Philippines)
The Commission on Information and Communications Technology is the primary policy, planning, coordinating, implementing, regulating, and administrative entity of the executive branch of the Philippine Government that will promote, develop, and regulate integrated and strategic information and...
and transferring the NTC from the DOTC
Department of Transportation and Communications (Philippines)
The Department of Transportation and Communications is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation and communications systems as effective instruments for national recovery and economic...
to the CICT
Commission on Information and Communications Technology (Philippines)
The Commission on Information and Communications Technology is the primary policy, planning, coordinating, implementing, regulating, and administrative entity of the executive branch of the Philippine Government that will promote, develop, and regulate integrated and strategic information and...
.
2005: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive Order 454 transferring the NTC back to the DOTC
Department of Transportation and Communications (Philippines)
The Department of Transportation and Communications is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation and communications systems as effective instruments for national recovery and economic...
.
2008:
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive Order 648 transferring the NTC back to the CICT
Commission on Information and Communications Technology (Philippines)
The Commission on Information and Communications Technology is the primary policy, planning, coordinating, implementing, regulating, and administrative entity of the executive branch of the Philippine Government that will promote, develop, and regulate integrated and strategic information and...
.
Commissioner
The NTC is headed by a Commissioner appointed by the PresidentPresident of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
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List of Commissioners
| Commissioner | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Ceferino C. Carreon | August 23, 1979 | March 19, 1986 |
| Tomas C. Reyes | March 14, 1986 | April 1, 1986 |
| Rosauro V. Sibal | April 2, 1986 | March 22, 1987 |
| Jose Luis A. Alcuaz | March 23, 1987 | November 12, 1989 |
| Josefina T. Lichauco (acting) | November 13, 1989 | September 3, 1991 |
| Mariano E. Benedicto II | September 4, 1991 | December 31, 1992 |
| Simeon L. Kintanar | January 7, 1993 | January 31, 1998 |
| Fidelo Q. Dumlao (acting) | February 1, 1998 | July 15, 1998 |
| Ponciano V. Cruz, Jr. | July 16, 1998 | December 14, 1998 |
| Joseph A. Santiago Joseph Santiago Joseph A. Santiago is a Filipino politician. A member of the Nationalist People's Coalition, he has been elected to three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the Lone District of Catanduanes... |
December 16, 1998 | February 8, 2001 |
| Agustin R. Bengzon (acting) | February 12, 2001 | February 25, 2001 |
| Eliseo M. Rio, Jr. | February 26, 2001 | October 8, 2002 |
| Armi Jane R. Borje | October 28, 2002 | January 16, 2004 |
| Ronald O. Solis | January 19, 2004 | November 29, 2006 |
| Abraham R. Abesamis | November 30, 2006 | August 10, 2007 |
| Ruel V. Canobas | August 13, 2007 | August 2009 |
| Gamaliel A. Cordoba | August 2009 | Present |
See also
- Commission on Information and Communications TechnologyCommission on Information and Communications Technology (Philippines)The Commission on Information and Communications Technology is the primary policy, planning, coordinating, implementing, regulating, and administrative entity of the executive branch of the Philippine Government that will promote, develop, and regulate integrated and strategic information and...