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Optical Media Board
	Official seal
Agency overview
Formed	October 5, 1985; 39 years ago (as Videogram Regulatory Board); February 10, 2004; 20 years ago (as Optical Media Board)
Preceding agency	Videogram Regulatory Board;
Jurisdiction	Philippines
Headquarters	Scout Limbaga, Diliman, Quezon City
Agency executives	Jeremy S. Marquez, Chairman; Carlo Jolette S. Fajardo, Executive Director;
Parent agency	Office of the President of the Philippines
Website	omb.gov.ph

The Optical Media Board (OMB), formerly known as the Videogram Regulatory Board (VRB), is a Philippine government agency that is part of the Office of the President of the Philippines, responsible for regulating the production, use and distribution of recording media in the Philippines.

Background

The Optical Media Board was formed on October 5, 1985, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1987 as the Videogram Regulatory Board (VRB).^[3]

On April 17, 2001, the VRB was transferred from the Office of the President to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).^[4]

Under Republic Act No. 9239 signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on February 10, 2004, the Videogram Regulatory Board was transferred back to the Office of the President and renamed and reorganized as the Optical Media Board (OMB) in response to the increasing popularity of Video CD and DVD players in the country during the early 2000s, and consequently the widespread piracy of optical media such as CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs.^[5] It has conducted numerous raids on flea market stalls and similar establishments selling bootleg media including pirated CDs and DVDs.^[6]^[7]

History

In the early 2000s, raids by the VRB on illegal video establishments increased under the chairmanship of actor Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., who lead a strict anti-piracy campaign nationwide.^[8]^[9]^[10]

List of chairpersons

#	Name	Term of office		Notes
#	Name	Start	End	Notes
List of Chairperson of Videogram Regulatory Board
1	Eduardo D. Sazon^[11]	unknown	unknown	none
2	Bernadette C. Fuentes^[12]^[13]	unknown	unknown	none
3	Gen. Javier D. Carbonell^[14]	unknown	unknown	none
4	Enrique M. Montero	unknown	March 2001^[15]	none
5	Brig. Gen. Manuel B. Mariano	March 2001	May 2002^[15]	none
6	Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr.	May 30, 2002	January 2004^[16]^[17]	Governor of Cavite (1998-2001)
List of Chairperson of Optical Media Board
7	Edu Manzano	February 10, 2004	August 20. 2009^[17]^[18]	Vice Mayor of Makati (1998-2001)
8	Ronnie Ricketts	October 21, 2009	January 29, 2016^[19]^[20]	actor
9	Anselmo B. Adriano	March 14, 2016	September 30, 2020^[21]	none
10	Christian Natividad	October 1, 2020	November 2021^[22]^[23]	Mayor of Malolos (2010-2019; since 2022)
11	Jeremy Marquez	November 2021^[1]	present	City Councilor, Paranaque

References

^ ^a ^b "Jeremy Marquez appointed new Optical Media Board Chair". Politiko.com.ph. November 22, 2021.
^ "OMB appoints new Executive Director". Optical Media Board. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
^ "Presidential Decree No. 1987, s. 1985". Official Gazette. October 5, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Videogram board now under DTI". PhilStar. April 18, 2001. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
^ "Republic Act No. 9239". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. February 10, 2004. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
^ "Anti-piracy group raids companies in Cavite, Laguna". Interaksyon. TV5 Network. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
^ "News". Optical Media Board. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^ Bautista, Mario E. (July 27, 2002). "In fighting form". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 20. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ Gamos, Ben (August 21, 2002). "Warehouse yields fake VCDs worth P800m". Manila Standard. Meycauayan, Bulacan: Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 4. Retrieved January 30, 2002.
^ Clapano, Jose Rodel (July 5, 2004). "The new faces at the Senate". Philstar.com. Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ Sazon, Eduardo D. (April 26, 1987). "Objections". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. p. 5. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ "Film pirates still remain the bane of movie industry". Manila Standard. Manila Standard News, Inc. December 24, 1988. p. 17. Retrieved November 1, 2020. Lawyer Bernadette C. Fuentes, chairman [sic] of the Video Regulatory Board...
^ "Crackdown on film piracy in Isabela province". Manila Standard. Kagitingan Publications, Inc. July 21, 1989. p. 25. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^ "Mayor Declares "All Out War" on "Cheaters"". Malaya. July 16, 1994. p. 2. ... Videogram Regulatory Board Chairman Javier D. Carbonell...
^ ^a ^b "Bagong VRB chairman". Pilipino Star Ngayon. Philstar Global Corp. March 18, 2001. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
^ Office of the Press Secretary (June 17, 2002). "The President's Day: June 17, 2002". Official Gazette. Retrieved November 1, 2020. Also last May 30, the President named former Cavite Governor Jose Marie "Bong Revilla" Bautista as new VRB Chairman...^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b Arroyo, Gloria Macapagal (February 10, 2004). "Speech of President Arroyo during the signing into law of Republic Act No. 9239 or the Optical Media Act of 2003 [Filipino]". Official Gazette (in Filipino). Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020. Maraming salamat sa Chairman ng Videogram Regulatory Board, na ngayon dahil sa ating bagong batas ay magiging Chairman naman ng Optical Media Regulatory Board, Edu Manzano.
^ ABS-CBN News (August 20, 2009). "(UPDATE) Edu Manzano resigns as OMB chief". ABS-CBN News. Manila: ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved November 1, 2020. Actor-host Edu Manzano has resigned as chairman of the Optical Media Board (OMB), a Palace official and his talent manager confirmed Thursday.
^ ABS-CBN News (October 21, 2009). "Ronnie Ricketts is new OMB chief". ABS-CBN News. Manila: ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved November 1, 2020. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced Wednesday the appointment of actor Ronald "Ronnie" Ricketts as the new chairman...
^ Cargullo, Dona Dominguez (January 29, 2016). "OMB Chair Ronnie Ricketts, 3 iba pa, sinuspinde ng Sandiganbayan". Radyo Inquirer 990AM (in Filipino). Retrieved November 1, 2020.
^ Iglesias, Iza (March 14, 2016). "Adriano is new OMB chairman". The Manila Times. The Manila Times, Publishing Company. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
^ "New OMB chair assumes office". Philippine News Agency. Manila. October 1, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
^ Esguerra, Darryl John (October 2, 2020). "Ex-Malolos mayor is new OMB chair—Palace". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 2, 2020.