- Executive Order No. 297 dated 25 July 1987 signed and issued by President Corazon C. Aquino.
- Cites under Section 14 Attached Agencies the creation of the Presidential Broadcast Staff -Radio Television Malacañang.
- EO 297 designates PBS-RTVM as the entity with the sole responsibility and exclusive prerogative to decide on policy/operational matters concerning the television medium as it is utilized for the official documentation of all the President’s activities for news dissemination purposes and for video archiving.
- To provide audio and video documentation of the President’s official functions and activities;
- To provide coverage and broadcast production of events of national significance and special celebrations involving the Presidency;
- To undertake in-house production of broadcast materials for dissemination to government and private media entities
- To produce broadcast materials in partnership with government agencies and civil organizations that highlight programs and update the nation on development projects being undertaken;
- To engage in active coordination with the government and private media entities for interaction between the President and the public;
- To strengthen public and private broadcast linkages thru agency-initiated projects like the activation of the Philippine Broadcast Pool during emergency broadcasts and coverage of the President’s foreign and local visits.
- To manage an archiving unit for the proper storage of Presidential videos.
