EFFECTIVITY OF THE MTRCB IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS (1998) AND CHANGES IN T.V. PROGRAMS REGISTRATION AND REVIEW

We wish to inform you that the new Implementing Rules and
Regulations of the MTRCB (1998), hereinafter referred to as RULES, shall
take effect on Thursday, 13 August 1998, fifteen days after its
publication in two newspapers of national circulation.

In this connection, the following changes in procedures shall apply
in the registration and review procedures of all television programs,
including motion picture prints and trailers intended for television
broadcast, in accordance with the RULES.

1.         Television programs shall not be reviewed/classify
television programs on a per-episode basis. All television program
producers/blocktimers/distributors shall instead submit to the BOARD a
sample episode representing the program’s line-up for the coming season
(three months). These sample episodes will be scheduled for review on a
“first-come, first-served” basis. No application for review shall be
acted upon by the Board unless the applicant has fully paid the
prescribed application fee and settled all current accounts. Credit
lines will no longer be extended.

2.         Regular review sessions shall be at 9:00 A.M. — 12:00
Noon and 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday to Friday. The MTRCB Chairman
shall determine the composition of the Review Sub-committees and approve
the schedule for review. Once approved, changes in the review schedule
based on the approved application shall only be allowed in exceptional
circumstances and shall require prior approval of the Chairman. In all
cases, changes may only be allowed once, after which the application fee
shall be considered forfeited and the applicant required to re-apply
for a new schedule. “Switching” of schedules shall not be allowed.

3.         Special reviews outside of the regular schedule shall
only be allowed in exceptional circumstances and shall also require
prior approval of the Chairman. Requests for special reviews, including
requests for 2nd reviews, must be received at least twenty-four (24)
hours before the special review schedule and shall be imposed the
appropriate surcharges.

4.         Television programs so reviewed and approved shall be
given a broadcast permit for three (3) months. Fees for each airing will
be charged on a Pay Before Broadcast (PBB) basis.

5.         Program producers shall be required to make immediately
available to the BOARD tapes of the program identified by the BOARD to
have consistently violated the RULES shall be kept for a period of three
months from date of broadcast.

6.  In cases where the program’s episode may fall under two
different classifications, the stricter one shall be applied over the
whole program. In case of doubt regarding a particular program episode’s
classification after the program has been classified, the television
program producers shall submit the said episode for proper review. The
review of specified episodes shall be considered as special review
sessions and shall be subject to the appropriate charges.”

Attached is a chart of the revised workflow for the Application of
television programs for your reference. All provisions of Memorandum
Circulars issued earlier which are inconsistent with the above are
considered amended, superseded, or revoked accordingly.

Adopted: 10 Aug. 1998

(SGD). ARMIDA P.E. SIGUION-REYNA
Chairman