AN ACT MANDATING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO SEND FREE MOBILE ALERTS IN THE EVENT OF NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS AND CALAMITIES
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AN ACT MANDATING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO SEND FREE MOBILE ALERTS IN THE EVENT OF NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS AND CALAMITIES
Republic Act No. 10639
June 20, 2014
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Summary of Republic Act No. 10639 (The Free Mobile Disaster Alerts Act)Declaration of Policy (Section 2):
- The State shall protect citizens during disasters and calamities.
- The State shall exhaust means to notify citizens of impending disasters.
Definitions (Section 3):
- Mobile phone service provider: Firms with legislative franchise to provide cellular services.
- Mobile phone: Device for telephone communication within a specified area.
- Basic mobile services: SMS/text messaging and voice calls.
- SMS: Service allowing short text messages to be sent.
- MMS: Service allowing multimedia messages to be sent.
- Auxiliary mobile service: Balance inquiry, customer support, reloading, emergency alerts.
Mobile Disaster Alerts (Section 4):
- Mobile providers must send alerts for impending storms, typhoons, tsunamis, calamities.
- Alerts based on info from NDRRMC, PAGASA, PHIVOLCS, other agencies.
- Alerts sent to subscribers near/within affected areas at regular intervals.
- Alerts include agency info, contact details of LGUs, evacuation areas, relief sites.
- Alerts sent via SMS, MMS, email at no cost to consumers.
- Alerts part of providers' auxiliary service.
Reporting Violations (Section 5):
- Any person can report violations to NTC.
Penalties (Section 6):
- False info: 2-6 months imprisonment, P1,000-P10,000 fine. Perjury if under oath.
- For corporations: P1M-P10M fine and/or franchise suspension/revocation.
- Board/management face maximum penalties in (a).
- Aliens deported after serving sentence, barred re-entry.
- Fines accrue to National Treasury.
Implementation (Section 7):
- DOTC, NTC, NDRRMC, PAGASA, others to issue IRR within 60 days.
Other Provisions:
- Inconsistent laws repealed/modified (Section 8).
- Separability clause for unconstitutional provisions (Section 9).
- Effectivity upon publication in Official Gazette or newspaper (Section 10).
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AN ACT MANDATING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO SEND FREE MOBILE ALERTS IN THE EVENT OF NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS AND CALAMITIES
Republic Act No. 10639
•June 20, 2014
Republic of the PhilippinesCONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINESMetro Manila
Sixteenth CongressFirst Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-second day of July, two thousand and thirteen.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10639
AN ACT MANDATING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO SEND FREE MOBILE ALERTS IN THE EVENT OF NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS AND CALAMITIES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as "The Free Mobile Disaster Alerts Act".
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – The State shall, at all times, protect its citizenry in the events of natural or man-made disasters and calamities. It shall likewise exhaust all possible means to notify and inform its constituents of the impending disasters to prevent injuries, destruction and loss of lives and property.
Section 3. Definition of Terms. –
(a) Mobile phone service provider, service provider or telecommunication company refers to any person, firm or partnership or corporation, government or private, granted a legislative franchise by Congress to...
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Tags
Statutes
Republic Acts
mobile disaster alerts
free alerts
natural disasters
man-made disasters
calamities
mobile phone service providers
telecommunications companies
text messaging
voice calls
emergency alerts
typhoon alerts
tsunami alerts
evacuation information
relief sites
penalties
fines
imprisonment
Republic of the PhilippinesCONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINESMetro Manila
Sixteenth CongressFirst Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-second day of July, two thousand and thirteen.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10639
AN ACT MANDATING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO SEND FREE MOBILE ALERTS IN THE EVENT OF NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS AND CALAMITIES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as "The Free Mobile Disaster Alerts Act".
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – The State shall, at all times, protect its citizenry in the events of natural or man-made disasters and calamities. It shall likewise exhaust all possible means to notify and inform its constituents of the impending disasters to prevent injuries, destruction and loss of lives and property.
Section 3. Definition of Terms. –
(a) Mobile phone service provider, service provider or telecommunication company refers to any person, firm or partnership or corporation, government or private, granted a legislative franchise by Congress to...
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