Code of Ethics and a Media Code for the Philippine Motion Picture Industry
Letter of Instructions No. 798, issued on January 24, 1979, mandates the Board of Censors for Motion Pictures in the Philippines to adopt and enforce the Philippine Motion Picture Industry Code of Ethics and the Media Code. These codes were developed by industry members in collaboration with the former Bureau of Standards for Mass Media in 1974. The instruction emphasizes the urgent need for the motion picture industry to implement these ethical guidelines to enhance standards and practices within the sector.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 798
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 24, 1979
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 798
| TO | : | The Chairman |
| Board of Censors for Motion Pictures |
WHEREAS, members of the Philippine Motion Picture Industry, in collaboration with the defunct Bureau of Standards for Mass Media, formulated in 1974 a Philippine Motion Picture Industry Code of Ethics and a Media Code of the Philippine Motion Picture Industry;
WHEREAS, there is urgent need for the motion picture industry to adopt these Codes;
The Board of Censors for Motion Pictures is therefore hereby instructed to adopt the aforementioned Codes and to enforce their implementation by the members of the industry.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 24th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Nine.
Cite This Law
Code of Ethics and a Media Code for the Philippine Motion Picture Industry, Letter of Instructions No. 798, Jan 24, 1979 (Philippines)
Code of Ethics and a Media Code for the Philippine Motion Picture Industry, Letter of Instructions No. 798 (Phil. 1979)
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