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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5729 - AN
ACT GRANTING B.F. GOODRICH PHILIPPINES, INC., A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT,
ESTABLISHED, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE PRIVATE FIXED POINT-TO-POINT, MARINE,
MOBILE AND LAND-BASED RADIO STATIONS FOR THE RECEPTION AND TRANSMISSION
OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES Section 1. Subject to the provisions of the Constitution as well as Act Numbered Three thousand eight hundred forty-six, entitled "An Act providing for the regulations of radio stations and radio communications in the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes;" Act Numbered Three thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, known as the Radio Broadcasting Law; Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred and forty-six, known as the Public Service Act, and their amendments, and other applicable laws not inconsistent with this Act, there is hereby granted to the B.F. Goodrich Philippines, Inc., its successors or assigns, a permit to construct, maintain and operate in the Philippines, at such places as the said corporation may select and the Secretary of Public Works and Communications may approve, private fixed point-to-point, and marine and mobile and land-based radio stations for the reception and transmission of wireless messages on radiotelegraph and radiotelephone, each station to be provided a radio transmitting a and a radio receiving apparatus. Sec. 2. This permit shall continue to be in force during the time that the Government has not yet established a similar service at the places selected by the grantee, its successors or assigns, and is granted under the express condition that the same shall be void unless the construction or installation of said stations be started within one year from the date of the approval of this Act and be completed within two years from said date. Sec. 3. The grantee its successors or assigns, shall not engage in domestic business of telecommunications in the Philippines, it being understood that the purpose of this permit is to secure to the grantee, its successors or assigns, the right to construct, install, maintain and operate private fixed point-to-point, marine, mobile and land-based radio stations in such places within Philippines as the interest of the grantee may justify, and to enable it to better serve the public in the dissemination of news and events of national interest. Sec. 4. No fees shall be charged by the grantee, as the radio stations that may be established by virtue of this Act shall engage in sending and receiving communications regarding the grantee's business only. Sec. 5. The grantee its successors or assigns, 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. Sec. 6. The grantee, its successors or assigns, shall hold the national, provincial, city or municipal governments of the Philippines harmless from all claims, accounts, demands or action arising out of accidents or injuries whether to property or to persons, caused by the construction or operation of its radio stations. Sec. 7. The grantee, its successors or assigns, shall be subject to the Corporation Law of the Philippines now existing or hereafter enacted. Sec. 8. The grantee, its successors or assigns, is authorized to operate its private fixed point-to-point, marine, mobile and land-based radio stations in the medium frequency, high frequency and very high frequency that may be assigned to it by the Secretary of Public Works and Communication. Sec. 9. The grantee shall not lease transfer,
grant the usufruct of, sell or assign this permit nor the rights or
privileges appertaining thereto to any person, firm company,
corporation or other commercial or legal entities, nor merge with any
other person, firm, company or corporation organized for the same
purpose without first securing the approval of the Congress of the
Philippines. Any corporation to which this permit is sold, transferred,
or assigned, shall be subject to the Corporation Law of the Philippines
now existing or hereafter enacted, and any person, firm company,
corporation or other commercial or legal entity to which this permit is
sold, transferred or assigned shall be subject to all conditions,
terms, restrictions and limitations of this permit as fully and
completely and to the same extent as if this permit has been originally
granted to the said corporation, person, firm, company or other
commercial or legal entity. Enacted without Executive
approval, June 21, 1969. |
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