PD 576 Section 1

Section 1

SECTION 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to allow mass media to operate without government intervention or supervision in policy determination and news dissemination activities. For the accomplishment of this purpose, the Media Advisory Council created under Presidential Decree No. 191 and the Bureau of Standards for Mass Media authorized to be created under Letter of Implementation No. 12 dated November 1, 1972, are hereby abolished.

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CitationPD 576 Section 1 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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