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Monday, November 1, 2010

GMA NETWORK TO PAY FINE FOR VIOLATION! COURT UPHOLDS SANCTION AGAINST GMA'S AM RADIO STATION!

MANILA, Philippines - The Court of Appeals 10th Division has affirmed 2 orders by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) imposing a fine to GMA Network, Inc. for operating its DYSP-AM radio station in Puerto Princesa, Palawan with an expired Provisional Authority.

The NTC order dated May 25, 2009 renewed GMA's Provisional Authority to install, operate and maintain the radio station but imposed upon it a fine of P152,100; NTC order dated January 8, 2010 modified the earlier order by reducing the fine to P76,050.


GMA filed a petition for review with the appellate court.

GMA posited that the NTC "gravely erred in imposing a penalty of fine against petitioner GMA in spite of the fact that its violation, if any, has long since prescribe."

GMA also insisted that the fine, which is more than P25,000, is contrary to the policy implied in the Public Service Law(Chapter 4); GMA also noted that it was issued temporary permits by the NTC.

But it is the NTC's position that GMA should be fined as it has already failed to renew its Provisional Authority(PA) for said radio station since its expiration on July 14, 1998 and instead continued its broadcast operations on the basis of 4 temporary permits, with each permit with a 3-year validity period. 

On January 14, 1997, the NTC granted GMA this 18-month PA pending its application for issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) to install, operate and maintain the 5-kilowatt AM radio station. 

On September 13, 2002, 4 years after the expiration of its PA, GMA filed with the NTC an Ex-Parte Motion for Issuance of Certificate of Public Convenience averring full compliance with the terms and conditions of its PA and current operation by virtue of a temporary permit.

GMA claimed that the delay in the filing of its Ex-Parte Motion was not deliberate but due to a confusion caused by the turnover of custody of documents between its previous and current lawyers. 

Thus, the NTC May 2009 and January 2010 orders.

In a 14-page decision penned by Associate Justice Hakim Abdulwahid, the appellate court said GMA's petition is unmeritorious. 

The ruling said the NTC was right in imposing a fine on GMA to administratively sanction it for non-compliance of its PA.

The appellate court also said that the fine imposed is "at best, minimal and conservative in the light of the duration of GMA's violations".

The ruling further noted that "to subscribe to GMA's contention of prescription is not sound policy; for in so doing, broadcast service providers, operating with expired authorities can easily evade liability...."

"This we cannot and must not tolerate, it being our legal and moral duty to correct acts that undermine compliance with the laws, and to forestall any act that promotes or encourages the same," the court added.

ABS-CBN.COM

14 comments:

GMEWWWWWWWWWW said...

hahahah sunod2x na talaga kamalasan ng mga kanguso!KARMA!

OH san na mga mayayabang na alagad niGozon??

Ewwbscbn
pennywise
sweetyplumaga
putang A


ilabas nyomga yabang nyo ngayon! hahahahah

Anonymous said...

yan ang SERBISYONG TOTOO !! haha !

ilovenetworkwar said...

naku , yan kasi di nagbabayad ng permit (permit ba to o liscence to operate?) dapat kasi imbes na magdemanda pa ang gma 7 tumulong na lang sa ekonomiya....

sa susunod mas maganda kung bago pa amn mangyari ang expiration ipila na nila agad....

gma 7 lesson learned dapat kau...

Anonymous said...

yan serbisyon totoo ng gma.. hindi magbayad... hahahah

Numan said...

Ay yan ang patunay na sinungaling nga ang GMA serbisyong totoo ay d pala srbisyong manloloko maka balita 24 hour a day, 7 day a week, 365 day a year.......nakakahiya talaga kunting halaga pina abot pa sa husgado...eeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww GMA

Moron rivera said...

nakuha ko sa pex:

AGB Mega Manila HH ratings (top 10 all-day)
October 28, Thursday

Imortal 28.7
Magkaribal 25
Mara Clara 23.5
24 Oras 22.2
Survivor Philippines 21.5
Grazilda 21.4
Ilumina 21.4
Noah 21
TVP 20.6
Eat Bulaga 19.8

Willing Willie 16.4
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Juanita Banana 14
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Kapamilya Blockbusters 12.4
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Little Star 10.3
Pilipinas Win na Win 9.9
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Love ni Mister, Love ni Misis 3.8
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Lala. said...

san na sila pennywise at ewwwbscbn?

Anonymous said...

si pennywise at ewwwwbscbn andun sa kamuning..nagtirik ng kandila..pinagtirik ng kandila ang mahal nilang GMA..puro kasi kamalasan eh..lol!

ewwwbscbn said...

dito lng ako lala.na miss mo na ako huh?mahilig ka talaga sa mga words na bastos.tirik daw?ikaw ha gusto mo talaga tirik na tirik yung mga lalaki mo.magaling ka siguro mg bj.di pa ako pumunta ng sementeryo,dont wory ill look ur name lala ang baklang tralala.

tsk tsk bad news.am sure naman makabayad ang gma7 nito,wala namang ibang problema like utang so no worries mga kapams.kahit million pa iyan.

pRiNc3 said...

@ewwwAbsCbn

Lagi ka na lng utang sa Abs-cbn ang nasa bibig mo bakit ka ganyan? ahahaha!! inggit ka lang kasi!! Kasi ang Kanguso ang kaya lang nila utangin noodles at sardinas lng wahahaha!!! Ang Abs-cbn kaya yan bayaran!! hay naku!! ano kaya nasa loob ng utak mo? ahahahahaha

Anonymous said...

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wala bang utang e bakit walang pambayad?


tsk


i pity u kapuso

Anonymous said...

ahahaha...ayan daya hahah

di bale ng mangutang...huwag lang manlamang o mandaya...

ano bayan mga kapuso

Anonymous said...

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TAMA! ayan, ayan..at least ang ABS CBN pinipilit na makabayad ng utang kau. MADARAMBONG

Anonymous said...

kung walng utang bakt pa ipela sa court ito?? naku gma7 .. bayaran nyo yan.. mga mukhang pera talaga gma7 execs....

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