National Telecommunications Union
International Telecommunications Union
Philippine Radio Laws
ICAO & Definition of Terms
Pop Culture
100

This government agency was created under Executive Order No. 546 in 1979 and oversees telecommunications services in the Philippines.

National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)

100

This international organization, established in 1865, oversees global telecommunications and ICT regulations.

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

100

This 1931 law regulates the use of radio communication and broadcasting in the Philippines.

Philippine Radio Control Law (Republic Act No. 3846)

100

The ITU’s role in global telecommunications includes managing this resource, which prevents interference between different users.

ICAO Annex 10

100

This song by Taylor Swift made millions of people worldwide scream, “It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me,” even if they weren’t the problem.

Anti-hero

200

In 2016, the NTC was made an attached agency under this newly created executive department.  

Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)

200

The ITU is composed of three main sectors: ITU-R, ITU-T, and this sector, which focuses on development and assistance to member states.

ITU-D (Telecommunication Development Sector)

200

This 1927 law mandated the installation of radio communication equipment on Philippine-registered ships for safety purposes.

Act No. 3396 or the Ship Radio Station Law

200

This term describes the linking of two or more telecommunications networks to enable communication between their subscribers.

Interconnection

200

This 1986 action movie, featuring Tom Cruise as a hotshot naval aviator, became a cult classic and had a sequel in 2022.

Top Gun

300

Compostion of NTC

Comissioner and 2 Deputy Comissioner

300

This ITU sector is responsible for standardizing telecommunications services, including international accounting principles.  

What is ITU-T (Telecommunication Standardization Sector)

300

An act to promote and govern the development of the Philippine Telecommunications and the delivery of public telecommunications services.

Republic Act No. 7925

300

This volume of ICAO Annex 10 covers aeronautical radio frequency spectrum utilization.

Volume V

300

If Manny Pacquiao is the “Pambansang Kamao,” who is called the “Pambansang Bae”?

Alden Richards

400

This 1995 law, also known as the Public Telecommunications Policy Act, promotes the development of the Philippine telecommunications industry.

Republic Act No. 7925

400

The ITU has 193 member states, including private companies, research institutions, and international organizations, collectively known as this.

ITU Sector Members 


400

The date the Republic Act No. 7925, also known as the Public Telecommunications Policy Act of the Philippines was enacted. 

March 1, 1995

400

This term refers to the range of electromagnetic frequencies used for radio communication, managed by the ITU and national agencies like the NTC.

Radio Frequency Spectrum

400

Pinoy artist sang/rapped the famous “Stupid Love”

Salbakuta

500

The NTC was previously composed of two regulatory bodies, which were merged under Executive Order No. 546.  

The Board of Communications and The Telecommunications Control Bureau

500

The year ITU was established.

1865

500

Issued year 2004 creates the Commission of Information and Communications Technology (CICT), and transferring the NTC from the DOTC to the CICT.

Executive Order No. 269

500

ICAO Annex 10 is divided into five volumes, with Volume II focusing on these procedures.

Communication Procedures

500

In Call of Duty: Warzone, this is the place where you prove your worth after dying—just like trying to explain to your instructor why you missed a deadline.

The Gulag