WHEREAS, on September 27, 2003, the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) Appeals Committee in the Office of the President was constituted pursuant to Section 4 of Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1986 by then President Fidel V. Ramos;

WHEREAS, on September 14, 2004, MTRCB Appeals Committee was abolished by EO No. 357, s. of 2004 (Pursuing the Rationalization of the Organization and Supervision of Agencies under/attached to the Office of the President);

WHEREAS, there is a need to reconstitute the MTRCB Appeals Committee to handle appeals from MTRCB decisions disapproving or prohibiting the exhibition of motion picture or television program in its entirety;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in my by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Reinstatement of MTRCB Appeals Committee.  The MTRCB Appeals Committee, abolished under Executive Order No. 357, s. of 2004, is hereby reinstated to review decisions of MTRCB and submit its recommendations to the President.

SECTION 2. Composition - The MTRCB Appeals Committee in the Office of the President shall be composed of five (5) members to be appointed/designated by the President as follows:

1. Representative of the President	Chairman
2. Representative of the Press Secretary	Vice Chairman
3. Representative of the Presidential Council for Youth Affairs	Member
4. Representative of the Movie Industry	Member
5. Representative of the Television Industry	Member

The vote of at least three (3) concurring members of the Committee shall be required for the validity of a Committee decision.

SEC. 3. Term of Office -The persons designated in Section 2 hereof shall continue to function until he or she is replaced;

SEC. 4. Sole Function - The MTRCB Appeals Committee shall have no other function than to review the second decision of MTRCB disapproving or prohibiting in its entirety the exhibition of a motion picture or television program. A decision of the MTRCB, after a second review, disapproving or prohibiting the exhibition of a motion picture or television program in its entirety shall be appealable to the President of the Philippines. Said appeal, copy furnished MTRCB, shall be coursed through a Committee, which, after conducting its own review, shall, within thirty (30) days from perfection of the appeal, submit its recommendations to the President.

SEC. 5 Secretariat -Pursuant to Section 4 of Presidential Decree No. 1986, the Office of the (Assistant), now, Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs (ODESLA) shall serve as the Secretariat of the Committee.

SEC. 6. Agency Assistance - In resolving the appeal, MTRCB and other concerned agencies shall extend such assistance and cooperation as may be required by the Committee.

SEC. 7. MTRCB as an Observer - A representative of the MTRCB Chairman shall be present during the review and the deliberations of the Committee as an Observer, and who may be consulted by the Committee on matters pertaining to MTRCB Rules and Regulations and on the circumstances pertaining to the MTRCB's decision on the case under deliberation.

SEC. 8. Rules and Regulation - The Committee may, in addition to Administrative Order No. 18, s. of 1987, governing appeals to the Office of the President and the provisions of this Executive Order, promulgate its own rules of procedure for the conduct of the review.

SEC. 9. Repealing Clause - This Executive Order effectively repeals Section 1 (A) (3) of Executive Order No. 357, s. of 2004, and amends Memorandum Order No. 226 dated September 22, 2006.

SEC. 10. Effectivity - This Executive Order shall take effect immediately upon its publication in a national newspaper of general circulation.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 17th day of October, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Six.

By the President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary