Can The President Reverse NTC's Decision? | PD 576-A | Must Watch
Channel: Mysteria
Date: 2020-05-08

Does the President have the power to reverse NTC's decision? Can the president reopen ABS CBN?

PD 576-A
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 576-A
Section 6. All franchises, g rants, licenses, permits, certificates or other forms of authority to operate radio or television broadcasting systems shall terminate on December 31, 1981. Thereafter, irrespective of any franchise, grants, license, permit, certificate or other forms of authority to operate granted by any office, agency or person, no radio or television station shall be authorized to operated without the authority of the Board of Communications and the Secretary of Public Works and Communications or their successors who have the right and authority to assign to qualified parties frequencies, channels or other means of identifying broadcasting systems; Provided, however, that any conflict over, or disagreement with a decision of the aforementioned authorities may be appealed finally to the Office of the President within fifteen days from the date the decision is received by the party in interest.