Republic Act No. 1185

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

Sections one, two and three of Republic Act Numbered Five hundred forty-seven are amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 1. There is hereby granted to the Fernandez Hermanos, Inc., its successors or assigns, a temporary permit to construct, maintain and operate in the Philippines, at the following places, to wit: Main Office—Manila City; Canacao, Province of Cavite; Dalupiri Island, Province of Cagayan; Nasipit, Province of Agusan; Tungao, Province of Agusan; Camp Carmelita, Coron Island, Province of Palawan; Bugo, Province of Misamis Oriental; Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental; Del Monte, Province of Bukidnon; ships managed by Fernandez Hermanos; and at such places as the said company may select, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications, private base, private fixed point-to-point and private coastal radio stations for the reception and transmission of wireless messages on radiotelegraphy or radiotelephony, each station to be provided with a radio transmitting apparatus and a radio receiving apparatus.

"Sec. 2. The President of the Philippines shall have the power and authority to permit the location of said private base, private fixed point-to-point and private coastal radio stations or any of them on lands of the public domain upon such terms as he may prescribe.

"Sec. 3. This temporary permit shall continue to be in force during the time that the Government has not established similar service at the places selected by the grantee, and is granted upon the express condition that the same shall be void unless the construction of said stations be completed within four years from the date of the approval of this amendatory Act."

Section 2

The title of Republic Act Numbered Five hundred forty-seven is amended to read as follows:

"An Act granting to the Fernandez Hermanos, Inc., a temporary permit to construct, maintain and operate private base, private fixed point-to-point and private coastal radio stations for the reception and transmission of radio communications within the Philippines."

Section 3

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 20, 1954.