Grant of Temporary Permit to Agvid Construction Co., Inc. (Radio Stations)

June 18, 1959

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2244

AN ACT GRANTING TO AGVID CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., A TEMPORARY PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PRIVATE FIXED POINT-TO-POINT AND LAND-BASED AND LAND-MOBILE RADIO STATIONS FOR THE RECEPTION AND TRANSMISSION OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES

SECTION 1. There is hereby granted to Agvid Construction Co., Inc., a temporary permit to construct, install, establish and operate in the Philippines and at such places as the Company may select, subject to the approval of the Department Secretary under whose jurisdiction the Radio Control Division is functioning, or any competent authority who is or shall be authorized to give said approval, such private fixed point-to-point and land-based and land-mobile radio stations for the reception and transmission of wireless messages on radio-telephony, each station to consist of two radio apparatus comprising of a receiving and sending radio apparatus.

SECTION 2. The President of the Philippines shall have the power and authority to permit the location of said private fixed point-to-point and land-based radio stations or any of them on the public domain upon such terms as he may prescribe.

SECTION 3. This permit shall continue to be in force during the time that the Government has not established similar service at the places selected by the grantee.

SECTION 4. The Agvid Construction Co., Inc., shall not engage in domestic business of telecommunications in the Philippines without further special assent of the Congress of the Philippines it being understood that the purpose of this temporary permit is to secure to the grantee the right to construct, install, establish and operate private fixed point-to-point and land-based radio stations in places within the Philippines as its interest and that of its trade and business may justify.

SECTION 5. A special right is hereby reserved to the President of the Philippines in time of war, insurrection, public peril, calamity or disturbance of peace or order to cause the closing of the station or stations or to authorize the temporary use or possession thereof by any department of the Government upon just compensation.

SECTION 6. No fees shall be charged by the grantee as the radio stations that may be established by virtue of this Act shall engage in communication regarding the grantee's business only.

SECTION 7. The grantee, its successors or assigns, shall hold the National, provincial, and municipal governments of the Philippines harmless from all claims, accounts, demands or actions arising out of accidents or injuries, whether to property or to persons, caused by the construction or operation of the stations for reception and transmission of wireless messages by it. casia

SECTION 8. The grantee shall so construct and operate its radio stations as not to interfere with the operation of other radio stations maintained and operated in the Philippines.

SECTION 9. The grantee shall be subject to the Corporation Law of the Philippines now existing or which may hereafter be enacted.

SECTION 10. The grantee is hereby authorized to operate its private stations on commercial frequencies that may be assigned to it by the licensing authority.

SECTION 11. This permit shall be subject to amendment, alteration or repeal by the Congress of the Philippines when the public interest so requires, and shall not be interpreted to mean as an exclusive grant of the privileges herein provided for.

SECTION 12. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 18, 1959 acd

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 55, No. 29, p. 5517 on July 20, 1959