Darryl Yap took to social media recently to make public his rejection of an invite from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS). In the missive he sent to the academy, he explained that this is mainly because he cannot  "participate in an event where my films will be presented and adjudicated alongside works that I personally do not believe to be deserving of recognition." Darryl cited in particular Vince Tañada's film "Katips," deeming it "the cinematic equivalent of a surgical operation gone wrong." In the caption, Darryl also explained why he had to make it public. He wrote: "Minabuti ko pong ipaskil ito upang sabayang ipabatid sa aking mga tagasubaybay, kaibigan sa industriya at mga katrabahong artista— Ako po mismo ang umaako ng dahilan kung bakit di nakakasama sa ilang pagkilala ang ating mga munting pelikula. "Hindi po ito “humblebrag” o pagmamalaki at pagyayabang; hindi rin po nito sinusukat ang kredibilidad ng kahit na sino, Hindi po ito repleksyon o tinig ng kahit na sino mula sa Viva films, ito po ay personal kong pahayag; ito po ay simpleng paninindigan lamang na sasagot sa mga tanong at kuro-kuro ng aking mga tagapagtangkilik. Salamat po." The FAMAS as with Vince are both silent on the issue.