Accreditation of Newspapers (Abolition of Council for Print Media)
Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 43-90, issued on December 26, 1990, informs all Executive Judges of Regional Trial Courts about the accreditation process for newspapers following the abolition of the Philippine Council for Print Media. It revokes the need for a Certificate of Registration from this council, establishing new guidelines for newspaper accreditation under P.D. No. 1079. Newspapers must be of periodical and general circulation within the same city or province, have been regularly published for at least one year, and notices should be distributed by raffle among eligible newspapers. The circular clarifies that if local newspapers are unavailable, notices may be published in the nearest city or province's newspapers.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 43-90
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Administrative Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 26, 1990
SUPREME COURT ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULAR NO. 43-90
| TO | : | All Executive Judges of the Regional Trial Courts |
| SUBJECT | : | Accreditation of Newspapers (Abolition of Council for Print Media) |
In view of the abolition of the Philippine Council for Print Media by Presidential Decree No. 1784 dated January 15, 1984, the last paragraph of Circular No. 16 dated July 18, 1979 is deemed revoked.
There is no need for the submission of a Certificate of Registration from the Philippine Council for Print Media.
Under P.D. No. 1079, accreditation of newspapers shall follow the following guidelines:
(1) Newspapers of a periodical and general circulation published, edited and circulated in the same city and/or province where the requirement of general circulation applies;
(2) The province or city where the principal office is located shall be considered the place where it is edited and published;
(3) Where there are no newspapers in the locality, the notice may be published in the newspapers published, edited and circulated in the nearest province or city;
(4) The newspaper shall have been regularly published for at least one year before the date of the publication of the notice or announcement assigned to it;
(5) Distribution of notices to the different newspapers should be by raffle.
December 26, 1990.
(SGD.) MARCELO B. FERNANChief Justice
Cite This Law
Accreditation of Newspapers (Abolition of Council for Print Media), Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 43-90, Nov 26, 1990 (Philippines)
Accreditation of Newspapers (Abolition of Council for Print Media), Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 43-90 (Phil. 1990)
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- Amending P.D. No. 576 Re: Abolition of the Media Advisory CouncilPresidential Decree No. 1776 • Jan 14, 1981 • Presidential Issuances
- Abolishing the Mass Media Council and Creation of the Media Advisory CouncilPresidential Decree No. 191 • May 11, 1973 • Presidential Issuances
- Abolishing the Councils for the Print and Broadcast MediaPresidential Decree No. 1784 • Jan 15, 1981 • Presidential Issuances
- Amending Sec. 4 of P.D. No. 576 Re: Abolition of the Media Advisory Council and the Bureau of Standards for Mass MediaPresidential Decree No. 1737-A • Sep 12, 1980 • Presidential Issuances
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