Republic of the Philippines House of Representatives Quezon City, Metro Manila MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE JOINT SESSION OF THE SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR THE PRESIDENT’S STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS (SONA) ON 28 JULY 2014 RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR MEDIA ACCREDITATION A. Media Accreditation for the SONA is mandatory. Only those wearing the official Media IDs, together with their agency IDs, shall be allowed inside the premises of the Batasan Complex. B. The incumbent members of the House of Representatives, Senate and Malacañang Press Corps are automatically accredited for the SONA. Submission of their names and accreditation requirements shall be the responsibility of these institutions to which they are presently accredited. However, these media persons should ensure that their names are included in the lists to be submitted to the Committee on Media-Media Accreditation Team. C. The number of media persons per agency to be accredited shall be limited according to the following distribution: Media Agency Category Designated Area Number of Authorized Media Personnel TV North Wing Lobby South Wing Lobby North Roof Deck (Master Control) 4 3 10 RADIO Plenary (VIP Upper Deck) Grounds (OB Van, Production Tent, Stand-up position) TOTAL North Wing Lobby South Wing Lobby Plenary Radio Booth 2 31 50 2 2 2 (Note: Plenary Radio Booth is exclusively for HRep accredited radio reporters and their technicians) PRINT ONLINE Grounds (Stand up position) TOTAL North Wing Lobby South Wing Lobby 2nd Gallery Landing TOTAL North Wing Lobby South Wing Lobby VIP Upper Deck TOTAL 2 8 2 2 1 5 3 1 1 5 D. The Committee on Media- Media Accreditation Team shall begin accepting applications on 02 June 2014. D. Deadline for submission of applications is 03 July 2014. E. Following are the steps in the submission of applications for accreditation: 1. Download soft copies of SONA 2014 Media Accreditation Forms (Annexes A and A1 (TV), A2 (Radio), A3 (Print), A4 (Online) and Application for Car Pass (A5) from the House of Representatives website: www.congress.gov.ph or call the House of Representatives Public Relations and Information Bureau – Office of the Executive Director (PRIB-OED) with offices at Room NCR-F, 2nd floor, North Wing Building, House of Representatives, Batasan Complex, Constitution Hills, Quezon City at the following telephone numbers for assistance:  9320062 ( Direct line)  9315001 local 7563 2. The News Department head or authorized person of the media agency shall prepare the accomplished electronic copies of the form together with the applicants’ digital photos. The 2 " x 2" recent digital photo of each applicant must be submitted in JPEG format with the corresponding media person's FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, POSITION, AGENCY (all caps) as file name. R Refrain from using period (.) on your name - - JR.  JR  JUAN DELA CRUZ, REPORTER, ABS CBN 2 3. Submit personally to the PRIB-OED in CD or via email ([email protected]) the digital photos and accomplished application forms as early as possible to avoid unnecessary delay in the processing and issuance of the SONA Media ID. The Media Accreditation Team WILL NOT accept and process incomplete requirements. For those opting to send requirements via email, kindly indicate in the subject AGENCY NAME and, in case of bulk accreditation, indicate BATCH NUMBER. Please refrain from resending the same email, unless the Committee on Media –Media Accreditation Team did not respond to your previous email. Indicate in your subject if said email has been previously sent to avoid duplication of ID processing. 4. Agency media coordinators are advised to coordinate with the Committee on Media as to areas and number allotted to media persons. 5. Applicants shall be advised of the schedule of claiming the Media IDs and drop-off car passes or call the Committee on Media – Media Accreditation Team for follow-up. 6. TV and radio networks shall submit to the Committee on Media Chairperson on or before 03 July 2014 their respective lists of personnel who will enter the House of Representatives premises on pre-SONA days (25-27 July 2014) for set-up activities. 7. For inquiries, please contact the following persons-in-charge of the Committee on Media - Media Accreditation Team at the PRIBOED landline nos. 9320062 and 9315001 local 7563 or their mobile numbers:  Abbie Modino (09229578875)  Carol Enal (0922 8498274) Thank you. MA. BERNADETTE C. DELA CUESTA Chairperson, Committee on Media, HREP Task Force SONA 2014