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Communication towers in Zamboanga City. Mass media in the Philippines consists of several types of media: television, radio, newspapers, magazines, cinema, and websites.. In 2004, the Philippines had 225 television stations, 369 AM radio broadcast stations, 583 FM radio broadcast stations, 10 internet radio stations, 5 shortwave stations and 7 million newspapers in circulation.
The Magna Carta for Philippine Internet Freedom (abbreviated as MCPIF, or #MCPIF for online usage) is an internet law bill filed in the Congress of the Philippines.The bill contains provisions promoting civil and political rights and Constitutional guarantees for Philippine internet users, such as freedom of expression, as well as provisions on information and communications technology (ICT ...
The Civil Code governs private law in the Philippines, including obligations and contracts, succession, torts and damages, property. It was enacted in 1950. Book I of the Civil Code, which governed marriage and family law, was supplanted by the Family Code in 1987. [2] Republic Act No. 6657: Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Code
The current copyright law, Republic Act No. 8293 (Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines), was passed in 1998. [11] The Philippines was removed from Special 301 Report of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in 2014, citing "significant legislative and regulatory reforms" in the area of intellectual property. The country began ...
Before the declaration of martial law, mass media in the Philippines functioned as a government watchdog and source of information for citizens. Marcos exerted considerable effort to stifle the free press, which is considered a key feature of a functioning democracy. [ 15 ]
[24] [25] [29] Prominent figures in ABS-CBN Corporation, the political opposition in the Philippines, media advocacy groups, [25] and the international press [24] [27] have labeled the refusal of Congress to renew the franchise as a result of Duterte's pressure for ABS-CBN to cease broadcasting and a direct attack on the country's democracy and ...
Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), also known by its legal name Swara Sug Media Corporation (SSMC), [1] is a Filipino broadcast media arm of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) led by the Filipino televangelist Apollo Quiboloy. [2] Based in Davao City and Makati, it operates a network of radio and television broadcasting stations.
Vera Files (stylized as VERA Files) is a non-profit online news organization in the Philippines, [1] [2] known for its institutionalized role in fact-checking false information in the Philippines, [3] [4] and as one of the news organizations most prominently targeted by intimidation and censorship due to its critical coverage of the Philippine government.