Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas
Philippine broadcast media organization
The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP; English: Broadcasters' Guild of the Philippines) is a broadcast media organization in the Philippines which provides its members broadcasting standards. The KBP was organized on April 27, 1973 in order to promote professional and ethical standards in Philippine broadcasting both in radio and television.
The KBP provides broadcast media regulations and guidelines for news, public affairs and commentaries, political broadcasts, children's shows, religious programming, and including advertising to its members. The members of the KBP are composed of the owners and operators of radio and television stations including the radio and television stations themselves.
Broadcast code of the Philippines
The KBP's Broadcast Code is a set of standards for performance and ethics to be followed by member radio and television stations. The Code is in 3 parts: Part 1 includes the 33 articles of which the standards for programming are illustrated. Part 2 pertains to the implementing rules and regulations of the KBP, while Part 3 outlines the penalties for violations.
The 33 articles of Part 1 cover all broadcast media (radio and television) that are members of KBP. These mainly cover how programs such as news and public affairs programs remain just, fair and unbiased in their views and opinions. The Code also states that news sources must be clearly identified, except when the sources meet a confidentiality condition. The Code provides correctional measures should a broadcast entity release non-factual information.
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