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Radio Laws & Regulations

Amateur Radio Service:

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Act No. 3846, as amendedNovember 11, 1931An Act Providing for the Regulation Of Radio Stations and Radio Communications in the Philippine Islands, and for Other Purposes
RCO Memorandum Circular No. 10October 12, 1972Guidelines for Amateur Radio Stations
TCB Memorandum Circular No. 04-74Assigning the Frequencies 144-146 MHz for the Use of Licensed Amateur Stations and Disallowing the Use of the Frequencies 146-148 MHZ by said Stations
TCB Memorandum Circular No. 75-09Use of Authorized Call-Sign for Radio Station Identification
TCB Memorandum Circular No. 75-11Providing a Scale of Administrative Penalties in the Form of Fines of Violations of Radio Laws & Regulations
TCB Memorandum Circular No. 76-03Prescribing Separate Licenses for each Class of Station in the Amateur Services
TCB Memorandum Circular No. 76-09Granting US Citizen with Amateur License to Operate Amateur Station in the Philippines
TCB Memorandum Circular No. 04-77Prescribing Guidelines to be Observed by Holders of Class “B” and Class “C” Amateur Radio Operator Licenses
TCB Memorandum Circular No. 08-77Definition of Terms LICENSE and CERTIFICATE
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 02-03-80March 6, 1980Authorizing the Use of Frequencies in the Bands allocated to the Amateur Service for Relief and Rescue Operations during Natural Disasters or Emergencies
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 14-12-81January 1, 1982Providing Amateur Radio Operators with Identification Cards
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 03-2-82February 2, 1982Identification of Amateur Club Radio Stations
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 08-4-82April 19, 1982Use of Prefix 4D
MOTC Ministry Circular No. 82-077October 20, 1982Revised Regulations governing the Amateur Radio Service
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 14-11-82Implementation of the Revised Amateur Regulations
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 01-01-84Guidelines for the Registration of Amateur Clubs and Formation of an Interim Amateur Radio Advisory Council
MOTC Memorandum Circular No. 07-04-84Lifetime Amateur Radio Station License
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 05-06-85May 27, 1985Recognition of Philippine Amateur Radio Association
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 08-08-85Creation of a National Radio Amateur Advisory Committee
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 04-05-86Standard Call Sign Stickers
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 07-06-86Amending the Provisions of the Memorandum Circular No. 05-06-85 date May 27, 1985
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 07-08-86July 15, 1986Regulations, Guidelines and Procedures Governing the Installation and Operation of Amateur Repeaters
MOTC Ministry Circular No. 87-174February 3, 1987Revised Amateur Radio Regulations
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 02-03-87Implementation of the Revised Amateur Regulations
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 03-03-87Decentralization of Processing and Issuance of Radio Amateur Permits and Licenses.
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 01-03-88Procedure in the Purchase of Radio Transceivers from Abroad
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 10-18-88October 2, 1988Renewal of Licenses
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 02-03-90Amending Memorandum Circular No. 02-03-87, series of 1987 (Implementation of the Revised Amateur Regulations)
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 04-07-90Additional Guidelines of Memorandum Circular No. 02-03-87 as amended by Memorandum Circular No. 02-03-90 (Implementation of the Revised Amateur Regulations)
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 04-08-90Sub-Allocation to Frequency Band 430-440 MHz
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 10-05-90Sub-Allocation of Frequency Band 430-440 MHz
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 7-8-91Reiteration of PARA Indorsement
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 12-11-93November 23, 1993Prescribing Guidelines for the Special Registration of Illegally Held/Unregistered Amateur Radio Transceivers/Transmitters by Amateur Operators with Valid Amateur Certificate/License
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 4-1-94January 14, 1994Additional Guidelines for the Renewal of Amateur Radio License and Application for Amateur Radio Examination
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 6-2-94February 7, 1994Creation of an Amateur Radio Consultative Panel (ARCP)
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 9-4-94April 15, 1994Additional Guidelines for the Renewal of Amateur License and Application for Amateur Radio Examination
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 9-4-94ANovember 14, 1994Amending Memorandum Circular 9-4-94 of Additional Guidelines for the Renewal of Amateur Radio License and Application for Amateur Radio Examination
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 12-5-94May 13, 1994Creation of an Amateur Radio Consultative Panel (ARCP)
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 03-01-95January 16, 1995Sale, Importation and Use of Amateur Radio Equipment
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 06-03-95Creation of an Interim Committee to Formulate Technical Standard Guidelines for the Type-Approval/Type Acceptance of Amateur Radio Communications Equipment
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 07-08-95Implementing Guidelines of M.C. 09-04-94A (Additional Guidelines for the Renewal of Amateur Radio License and Application for Amateur Radio Examination)
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 04-03-97March 20, 1997Creation of an Amateur Radio Consultative Panel (ARCP)
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 05-04-97April 24, 1997Temporarily Suspending Sections I & II of Memorandum Circular No. 09-04-94A (Additional Guidelines for the Renewal of Amateur Radio License and Application for Amateur Radio Examination)
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 6-7-97July 30, 1997Further amending Memorandum Circular 9-4-94A
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 02-02-98February 10, 1998Extension of the Renewal of the Radio Station License Using Amateur Equipment Outside the Amateur Service Band
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 02-01-2000January 13, 2000Extending the Renewal of the Radio Station License Using Amateur Equipment to Members of the Civil Groups
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 11-04-2000April 14, 2000Amendment to Age Qualification of an Applicant to Qualify for the NTC Licensure Examination as stipulated under Items, 1.b 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 of Memorandum Circular Nos. 13-11-91, 09-07-98 and 06-06-98, respectively.
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 06-10-2000October 12, 2000Re-constituting the composition of the Amateur Radio Consultative Panel (ARCP)
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 08-09-2001September 26, 2021Re-constituting the composition of the Amateur Radio Consultative Panel (ARCP)
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 08-08-2003August 4, 2003Amending Section II- 2.2.1, of Memorandum Circular No. 02-03-87, Implementation of the Revised Amateur Regulations
DOTC Department Circular No. 2003-02December 5, 2003Amending Section IV-4.4.1 of Ministry Circular No. 87-174, the Revised Amateur Radio Regulations
NTC Office Order No. 37-04-2004April 5, 2004Guidelines in the Administration of Radio Operators Examination
DOTC Department Order No. 2004-40August 4, 2004Amending Department Order No. 2003-02
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 17-11-2004November 9, 2004Amending Section 1-1.1 of Memorandum Circular No. 7-04-84, Lifetime Amateur Radio Station License
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 02-04-2007April 11, 2007Re-composition of the Amateur Radio Consultative Panel (ARCP)
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 03-05-2007May 7, 2007Frequency Bands for the Use and Operation of Short Range Devices (SRDs)
NTC Memorandum Order No. 04-03-2011March 29, 2011Authorizing the Use of Radio Frequencies at Times of Disasters and National Emergencies
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 01-06-2011June 13, 2011Reconstitution of the new Amateur Radio Consultative Panel (ARCP)
NTC Memorandum Order No. 01-06-2012June 29, 2012Allocation of Common Frequencies for Disaster Management and Emergency Communications
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 03-08-2012August 29, 2012Revised Amateur Radio Regulations
NTC Memorandum Order No. 05-09-2012September 6, 2012Emergency Radio Communications Protocol for Radio Volunteers (NTC Task Force Bayanihan)
NTC Office Order No. 108-12-2012December 14, 2012Guidelines in the Assignment of Call Sign in the Amateur Radio Service
NTC Memorandum Order No. 06-09-2013September 4, 2013Amendment to Memorandum Order No. 04-07-2013 (Guidelines for Granting General Amnesty for Unregistered Radio Equipment
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 02-01-2014January 30, 2014Addendum to Memorandum Circulars (MC) Numbers 2-1-97, 1-1-98 and 7-6-98 and Providing Additional Licensing Guidelines and Procedures for the Short Range Radio Service (SRRS)
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 03-06-2014May 30, 2014Reconstituting the Amateur Radio Consultative Panel (ARCP)
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 02-01-2014AJuly 24, 2014Amending Section 6(b) and Section 6(c) of Memorandum Circular No. 02-01-2014 (Permit to Purchase)
NTC Office Order No. 81-08-2015Clarification of Morse Code Requirements for Amateur Examination and Licensing
NTC Office Order No. 75-05-2016May 19, 2016Guidelines in the Application for Amateur Radio Examination and Issuance of Amateur Radio Station License (ARSL) / Radio Amateur Operator Certificate (RAOC)
NTC Office Order No. 76-05-2016May 19, 2016Guidelines in the Issuance of Special Permits for the Use of Vanity Call Signs and Special Event Call Signs in the Amateur Radio Service
NTC Office Order No. 183-12-2016December 2, 2016Guidelines in the Additional Allocation of Prefixes in the Amateur Radio Service
NTC Memorandum Order No. 01-01-2017January 9, 2017Guidelines for Granting General Amnesty for Unregistered Radio Equipment
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 04-06-2017June 21, 2017Allocation of the Frequency Band, 5351.5-5366.5 KHz, for Amateur Radio Service on Secondary Basis
NTC Memorandum Order No. 05-06-2017June 21, 2017Guidelines for Granting General Amnesty for Unregistered Radio Equipment
NTC Memorandum Order No. 07-06-2017June 28, 2017Amending Memorandum Order 04-03-2016 (Allocation of Frequencies for the Exclusive Use of the Philippine National Police)
NTC Memorandum Order No. 13-11-2017November 21, 2017Guidelines for Granting General Amnesty for Unregistered Radio Equipment during the Philippine Amateur Radio Association’s 85th Anniversary
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 02-06-2019June 11, 2019Frequency Band Allocation and Types of Emissions for Amateur Radio Service
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 01-02-2020February 14, 2020Further Amending Section 2 of Memorandum Circular No. 03-05-2007 (Frequency Bands for the Use and Operation of Short Range Devices (SRDs))
NTC Memorandum Order No. 03-03-2020March 18, 2020Extending the Validity of NTC Issued Permits, Certificates and Licenses during the COVID-19 Enhanced Community Quarantine
NTC Memorandum Order No. 07-06-2020June 1, 2020Renewal of NTC Issued Permits, Certificates and Licenses, and Filing of Provisional Authorities during the State of Public Health Emergency due to COVID-19
NTC Memorandum Order No. 12-07-2020July 22, 2020Renewal of NTC Issued Permits, Certificates and Licenses, and Filing of Provisional Authorities during Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) under the State of Public Health Emergency due to COVID-19
NTC Memorandum Order No. 14-07-2020July 29, 2020Interim Guidelines in the Renewal of Certificates, Permits or Licenses during the State of Public Health Emergency
NTC Memorandum Order No. 002-04-2021-AApril 7, 2021Extending the Validity of NTC Issued Permits, Certificates and Licenses Expiring during the Period 22 March 2021 to 31 June 2021
NTC Memorandum Order No. 004-08-2021August 3, 2021Extending the Validity of NTC Issued Permits, Certificates and Licenses Expiring during the Period 06 August 2021 to 31 August 2021
NTC Memorandum Order No. 012-09-2023September 20, 2023Reconstitution of the Amateur Radio Consultative Panel (ARCP)
NTC Memorandum Order No. 014-09-2023September 22, 2023Guidelines in the Granting of General Amnesty for Unregistered Radio Equipment
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 002-09-2025August 28, 2025Guidelines for the Disposal of Forfeited Radio Communications Equipment, Customer Premises Equipment and its Accessories

Civic Radio Service:

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NTC Memorandum Circular No. 05-74November 13, 1974Clarifying the Requirements and/or Conditions for the Use of the AFP (OCR-PICAG) Assigned Frequencies for Civic Action Purpose
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 05A-74Amendment to Memorandum Circular No. 05-74 dated November 13, 1974, Prescribing Detailed Implementing Rules and Regulations thereto
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 10-12-86Radio Frequency Assignment for REACT Civic Organization
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 12-08-92August 7, 1992(Untitled) Installation, Operation and Maintenance of a Radio Communication Network by Civic Action Organizations
NTC Office Order No. 2-1-94January 14, 1994Licensing of Local Government and Civic Action Group (CAG) Radio Networks
NTC Memorandum Circular No. 02-01-2000January 13, 2000Extending the Renewal of the Radio Station License using Amateur Equipment of Members of the Civic Groups
NTC Memorandum Order No. 05-09-2012September 6, 2012Emergency Radio Communication Protocol for Radio Volunteers (NTC Task Force Bayanihan)

Legend:
RCO – Radio Control Office (1962-1974)
TCB – Telecommunications Control Bureau (1974-1979)
NTC – National Telecommunications Commission (1979-present)
MOTC – Ministry of Transportation and Communication
DOTC – Department of Transportation and Communication