Memorandum Circular 13-2015

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TELEYISION
REYIEW & CLASSIFICATION BOARI)
MOYIE &
MTBCB Building, No. 18 T'imog Avenueo Quezon City
Tel. No.: (02) 376-7380 Fax No.: (Aq 376-7979 Email [email protected]
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MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO.
13-2015
PRINCIPLES ANID GUIDELINES GOYERNING THE
APPOINTMENT OF MTRCB DEPUTIES
Further to the inspection and enfotcement functions of the Boatd
further to Section 1.3, as well as its relevant powers under Section 3, both
under Presidential Decree No. 1986, as well as Chapter XI, Implernenting
Rules and Regulatioos of P.D. No. 1986, not to mention the developmental
mandate of the Agency under the same decree, the following principles and
guidelines on appointment of deputies from the geaeral public are hereby
promulgated:
NATURE OF DEPUTY APPOINTMENT:
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The appointment of an MTRCB deputy is purely
discretionary.' Trus, regardless of any previous appointment
and/or the length thereof, no applicant has an inherent dght to
be deputized. The notion therefore of an appointment being
"renewed" is legaliy inaccurate. nfith lto right, there is ?to
comspondingdufl on, the part of the Board to grant any application.
The appointment being trtatter of trust and confi.dence in law
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and in facg the Board reserves its right and authority to cancel any
appointrnent, with or without cause, at any tlrlrre.
The Board has created a Committee on Deputization to screen
and evaluate applications from the general public ard/or various
sectors, given the serious and hear,7 responsibiJities of a deputy, as
well as due to the heavy volume of expressions of interesl
3. It is the Board's policy to democratize appointments by splitting
the applicants amongst various sectors (educational institutions,
NGOs, government agencies, etc.) and gtanting considetable
room for new applicants. In this connection, the Board will also
consider the availability and competence of any applicant ftom the
general public to assist the Board in regard to its other functions,
particulady its developmental and empowerrnent iaitiatives, aside
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5t Cnup* )0, Implementing
Rules aad Regulatioas
of of P.D. 1986 ategoar;rlly and unquali:Eedly reads "(a)ny
from the traditioaal inspection of movie houses and ather veaues
and the monitr:ring of teler"isiofi $hort's, and other medi.t content.
Fucher, t}e abovementioned committee shall periodically review
the application process, detem:iniag fcrr the Board's inforrnation
aad guidance the trend antl
r'otrume
of
interested
parties/applicants from each sector.
as a deputy is bot} a pritikg and a rc:pon$bili$.
Such appointmcnt is essentially revocablc.? Also, it foliows that
the Board shall nor bc rieemed to have lvaived any of its
prerogatives under this memorandum circular and in la'iv in the
event of any perceived :,ariation or omission on its part in regard
to any provisions hereof. h'{oreover, in view of both reguiatory
and developmeatal functions of the Board and firrther to its
power under Section 3 (h) and 3 (k), P.D. l{o. 1986, any deputy of
the Board can be designated to perforrn any tasks other than t}le
usual inspccrion of the*ters and simiiar verues, as to which tasks
said deputy must always be readily available.
4. Being appointed
DEPUTY APPLICATTON PROCESS:
T?rose from rhe general public who wish to be appointed as
h{TRCB depurv shall submit a letter nf intent, clearlt' cxpressing
one's interest to be a depuq, of the A,fI'RCB. 'I'his letteq beariag
the original signatr:re af the interested persofl, shall be addressed
to tlrc Chairpersnn of rhe C*mmittee an Deputizart*r $lOT
the Chairyerson of the Board). No letter af intent shall be
accepted be1'ond 29 February 20f6.
6.
lifithout preiudice to any such further requiremeuts that may be
imposed bry the Cornminee on Deputizaticn il the course of the
entire process so that it may be satis{ied as to the fitaess,
availability, sincerity, competetrce, and such rithet factors or
attributes of the interestecl padies from the general public, the
letter of intent shall include the following:
a) commiule$t to participate in at least o*e l'Iatalino*g
Campaign dudng the term of appointment,
and specifiiing in urhat capacity- as lectnrer, facilirztor,
orgarrizer, or other similar capacity, and lrdth a brief
description of one's area of competeflce or experieace;
Panonoad
b) underraking to submit at least turo (2) repo16 a
month in rcgard to cornpliance by rcgJ.ated entities of
MTRCBrrelated laws, rules and regulations; and
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c) undertaking to attend all required
seminars and
conferences for coatinuous education and training, as
well as the commitment to uffeservedly assist the Board
in any matter of concern andf or advocacy, especially,
but aot limited, as regards the film industry.
7.
Upon @pmaal of tJrre letter of intent by the Committee on
Deputization, the applicant shall be glven a deputy application
form upon payment of Five Hundred Pesos (Php 5fi).00) to
cover the processing cost. The applicant shall accomplish and sign
the application form and shall submit the same not later than 31
March mK. Payment of the above-said fee shall not guarantee
however the eventual issuance of the card and wiil be without
prejudice to not gt"iog due course to the application should the
Committee on Depuitzaion and/or the Board discover and/or
determine
that the
interested person
or
applicant
has
misrepreseated any fact rn the letter of intent and/or applicadron
form, there will come to the fore any supervening information
that will tend to establish the applicant's unfi.tness for the
appointment.
While the Board remains firlly committed to its regulatory and
developmental functions, it likewise d"Iy acknowledges its
mandate to help the local film industry.As such, the tsoard shall
endeavor to limit the number of deputy IDs to be issued and,
hence, cannot possibly grant all expressions of interest and
applications for appoinffnent as MTRCB deputy.
This Memorandum Circular shall take effect i
22 D ecember
201, 5,
Quezon City.
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