Article 1. News and Public Affairs
The news and public affairs program is their only to broadcast on what’s relevant for a short period of time. The news should be straight forward and should be concise. News sources should be reliable.
Article 2. Analysis and Commentaries
The analysis and commentaries program is there to let the community interact with each other. Also, it is there to empower the people. To let them know of their rights.
Article 3. Coverage Involving Children
This article is used to protect the privacy of children and to let the interviewers to always ask the parents or guardians of the child for permission before interviewing them. Also, used to protect the child from people who would attempt to bribe the child to do anything that could traumatize them.
Article 4. Personal Attacks
This article is used to protect broadcasters from any physical harm.
Article 5. Correcting Mistakes
If a mistake has been broadcast it needs to be corrected immediately
Article 6. Crime and Crisis Situations
Any crime and crisis situation coverage must not offend the community. It should always be handled with care.
Article 7. Individual Rights
The news coverage or any broadcast must not violate anyone’s individual right. Any person in grief must not be broadcasted.
Article 8. Political Propaganda
No program, sponsor, or any influential person shall be allowed to manipulate the broadcasting of news or anything that reaches out to the community.
Article 9. Public Complaints and Grievances
Any rant against any person, group, or company must be limited and the identity of the one ranting must be verified before they are allowed to go on air.
Article 10. Personal Calls or Messages
Any person who wants to make a personal call, message, or announcement to the people must be guided on the manner and the language they use.
Article 11. Children’s Program and Welfare
This article is used to let the program air anything that would be child-friendly. Like it should educate the child and not let the radio broadcast anything that would traumatize the child for life.
Article 12. Religion
This article is used to let the radio air any religious programs, but only the positive side of it. It must be used only for good and not to harass or offend other religions or people.
Article 13. Superstition and the Occult
This article is used to let the radio broadcast any superstition practices, such as foreseeing the future, but it must be handled with care. Some people are easily carried away by some superstitions that are why it needs to be handled with care. Also, any sign of black magic or witchcraft is not allowed to be broadcasted.
Article 14. Medical, legal, and other professional advice
Only persons who have background on it are the ones who are allowed to give advices.
Article 15. Music
This article is used to promote Filipino music.
Article 16. Fund Raising
Only official projects and organizations are the ones only allowed to broadcast for fund raising.
Article 17. Quiz Shows, contests, public participation programs, and promotions
All contests in the radio must be fair.
Article 18. Gambling and betting
The coverage of any gambling or betting activities is allowed only when the government permits it.
Article 19. National Development
Any PSA’s (Public Service Announcements) that can contribute to the development to our country are the only ones allowed to be aired. Anything that does not contribute to national development shall not be aired.
Article 20. Culture and Tradition
Any Filipino family tradition shall be aired or anything that can contribute to the development of our culture shall be aired.
Article 21. Respect for Law and Order
Any broadcast used to disrupt the order in our country is not allowed.
Article 22. Discrimination
Any broadcast used to embarrass or lower the self-esteem of an individual will not be broadcasted.
Article 23. Mentally and Physically Challenged Persons
Any person with mental or physical abnormalities must be treated with respect and shall not be humiliated.
Article 24. Crime and Violence
Any acts of crime shall not be glorified. Any acts of crime shall not be presented in a good or attractive way.
Article 25. Sex, Obscenity, and Pornography
Any broadcast that is related with sex must be handled with care. They must not debate about pre-marital sex or extra-marital sex.
Article 26. Liquor, Cigarettes, and Dangerous Drugs
This article used to never let the radio broadcast anything good about these vices. Such as liquor, cigarettes, and dangerous drugs.
Article 27. On-Air Language
Any appropriate language on air is prohibited.
Article 28. On-Air Decorum
Any famous person on air must behave in a way that the people consider it to be public based.
Article 29. Qualification of On-Air/Program Persons
Persons on air should follow the basic principles and standards of journalism.
Article 30. Accreditation
Any person, news writer, script writer, director, editor, etc. is not allowed to go on air without the accreditation of the KBP.
Article 31. Bribery
Any acts of accepting or giving bribery is prohibited.
Article 32.Blocktimers
Blocktimers and on-air performers in blocktime programs shall be required
to sign an undertaking .
Article 33. Universal Ethical Standards
Anything broadcasts that may disrupt or violate the universal ethical standards shall be sanctioned.