Optical Media Board

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.

Optical Media Board

Official seal
Agency overview
Formed	October 5, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-10-05) (as Videogram Regulatory Board) February 10, 2004; 21 years ago (2004-02-10) (as Optical Media Board)
Preceding agency	Videogram Regulatory Board
Jurisdiction	Philippines
Headquarters	Scout Limbaga, Diliman, Quezon City
Employees	54 (2024)[1]
Agency executives	Jeremy S. Marquez[2], Chairman Carlo Jolette S. Fajardo[3], Executive Director
Parent agency	Office of the President of the Philippines
Website	omb.gov.ph

Background

The Optical Media Board was formed on October 5, 1985, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1987 as the Videogram Regulatory Board (VRB).^[4]

On April 17, 2001, the VRB was transferred from the Office of the President to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).^[5]

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.^[6] It has conducted numerous raids on flea market stalls and similar establishments selling bootleg media including pirated CDs and DVDs.^[7][8]

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.^[9][10][11]

List of chairpersons

#	Name	Term of office		Notes
		Start	End
List of Chairperson of Videogram Regulatory Board
1	Eduardo D. Sazon[12]	unknown	unknown	none
2	Bernadette C. Fuentes[13][14]	unknown	unknown	none
3	Gen. Javier D. Carbonell[15][16]	unknown	unknown	none
4	Enrique M. Montero	unknown	March 2001[17]	none
5	Brig. Gen. Manuel B. Mariano	March 2001	May 2002[17]	none
6	Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr.	May 30, 2002	January 2004[18][19]	Governor of Cavite (1998-2001)
List of Chairperson of Optical Media Board
7	Edu Manzano	February 10, 2004	August 20. 2009[19][20]	Vice Mayor of Makati (1998-2001)
8	Ronnie Ricketts	October 21, 2009	January 29, 2016[21][22]	actor
9	Anselmo B. Adriano	March 14, 2016	September 30, 2020[23]	none
10	Christian Natividad	October 1, 2020	November 2021[24][25]	Mayor of Malolos (2010-2019; since 2022)
11	Jeremy Marquez	November 2021[2]	present	City Councilor, Paranaque