LAW DESCRIPTION DATE PENALTIES

APPROVED/ENACTED
RA 7394 o Consumer Act of o April 13, 1992 Art 110-115
the Philippines o P500-P5,000
o 1 – 6 months
Article 116-121
o P200-P600
o 1 – 6 months

RA 8293 o The Intellectual o January 1, 1998 o P50,000 –

Property Code of P200,000
the Philippines o 2 – 5 years
RA 8792 o Electronic o June 14, 2000 Hacking & Piracy
Commerce Act o P100,000
o 6 months – 3
years
Other violations
o P1,000,000
o 6 years
DTI-DOH-DA o Rules and o October 20, 2008
ADMINISTRATIVE regulations for
ORDER NO. 01 consumer
protection
RA 9184 o Government o January 10, 2003 o 6 years & 1 day
Procurement – 15 years
reform Act
RA 9184, Revised o Revised IRR of RA
– IRR 9184

RA 4200 o Anti-Wire-Tapping o June 19, 1965 o 6 months – 6

Law years

RA 9372 o Human Security Act o March 9, 2007 o 10 – 12 years

of 2007

ACT 3997 o Radio Broadcasting o December 5, 1932 o P25 – P200

Law (approved) (individual)
o January 1, 1933 o P100 – P1000
(took effect) (company)
PD 55 o Unlawful o November 16, o 6 months – 2
Telephone 1972 years
Installations
PD 576 o Abolishing the o November 9, 1974 o
Media Advisory
Council and the
Bureau of
Standards
RA 6849 o Municipal o February 8, 1990 o
Telephone Act of
1989
EO 59 o Policy Guidelines o February 24, 1993 o
for Compulsory
Interconnection of
Authorized Public
Telecommunicatio
ns Carriers
PD 576-A o Regulating the o November 11, o P1,000 – 10,000
Ownership and 1974 o 5 months – 6 y
Operation of Radio ears
and Television
Stations
EO 109 o Policies to improve o July 12, 1993 o
the provision of
Local Exchange
Carrier Service
General Register o PLDT vs NTC o o
88408

PD 1986 o Creation of MTRCB o o P50,000 –

P100,000
o 3 months &
1day – 1 year
PD 1987 o Creation of o October 5, 1985 o P50,000 –
Videogram P100,000
Regulatory Board o 3 months &
1day – 1 year
RA 7925 o Public o March 1, 1995 o
Telecommunicatio
ns Act of the
Philippines
RA 8370 o Children’s o October 28, 1997 o
Television Act of
1997
RA 9239 o Optical Media Act o February 10, 2004 o P500,000 –
of 2003 P1,500,000
o 3 – 6 years
RA 9231 o Special Protection o December 19, Section 12,12-A,14
of Children Against 2003 o P50,000 –
Child Abuse, P300,000
Exploitation and o 6 months & 1
Discrimination Act day – 6 years
o Anti-Child Labor Section 12-D
Law o P100,000 –
P1,000,000
 o 12 years & 1
day – 20 years

EO 255 o 4 OPM songs per o July 25, 1987 o

clock hour

EO 205, s. 1987 o An act which states o June 30, 1987 o

regulating the
Operation of Cable
Antenna Television
(CATV) Systems in
the Philippines
EO 436 o An act prescribing o September 9, o
Policy Guidelines to 1997
govern the
operations of CATV
in the Philippines
PROCLAMATION o Martial Law o September 21, o
1081 Proclamation 1972