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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 585 -
RECONSTITUTING THE BOARD OF CENSORS FOR MOTION PICTURES
WHEREAS,
it is the avowed policy of the government to protect the people against
the introduction and exhibition of motion pictures which are deemed
immoral, indecent, contrary to law, good customs or injuries to the
prestige of the Republic of the Philippines or its people;
WHEREAS, a Board of Censors for Motion Pictures was created under R.A.
No. 3060 to carry out the objectives of this policy;
WHEREAS, since 1976 an Interim Board of Censors has been conducting the
affairs of the Board;
WHEREAS, there is a need to reconstitute a Board of Censors for Motion
Pictures in order to provide multi-sector and broader perspective for
the review of motion pictures; and
WHEREAS, under Presidential Decree No. 1416, the President is empowered
to undertake such organizational and relative improvements as may be
appropriate in the light of changing circumstances and new development;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and pursuant
to the authority vested in me by Presidential Decree No. 1416, do
hereby order and ordain:
Section 1.
The chairman shall serve for a term of four years. The vice-chairman
and the members first appointed by the President shall hold office as
follows: one vice-chairman and seven members for two years, one
vice-chairman and six members for three years, and one vice-chairman
and the other six members for four years, and thereafter, the term of
Office of the vice-chairman and the appointive members shall all be for
four years. If the chairman, or any of the vice-chairmen or appointive
members fails to complete his term of office, the person appointed to
fill the vacancy in the Board shall serve only for the unexpired term
of the members he replaces.
No person shall be appointed to the Board unless he is a citizen of the
Philippines, not less than thirty years of age, of good moral standing
in the community, and not directly connected with the motion picture or
television industries: Provided, That in the selection of members of
the Board, consideration shall be made to bring in a multi-sectoral
field of expertise on the various aspects of motion picture review.
The Chairman, the three vice-chairmen and all members of the Board
shall be entitled to honoraria and transportation and allowances to be
determined by the Board and subject to the approval of the Minister of
the Budget.
Sec. 2.
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Sec. 5.
This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 22nd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty.
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