“Bagong Pilipino, tara nood tayo!” This was President Marcos’ invitation to the public as he and other members of the First Family led the launch of a campaign that sought to promote responsible viewing and strengthen the country’s film and television industry. In the infomercial, which...
The Senate bill seeking to strengthen and expand the mandate of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) by including online streaming platforms in its regulatory powers was approved on third and final reading on Monday, June 2. Sen. Robinhood C. Padilla, sponsor of Senate...
Director Darryl Yap is puzzled why the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) asked the distributor of his controversial film “Pepsi Paloma” to get legal clearance as a requirement for review. Yap also answered MTRCB’s statement about the movie. On Jan. 28,...
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) asked the distributor for director Darryl Yap’s film “Pepsi Paloma” to get clearance as requirement for review. The MTRCB denied that the film is currently being reviewed by the board, contrary to the statement of...
Director Darryl Yap lauded a Muntinlupa court decision allowing his controversial film “The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma” to be shown in Philippine cinemas. “The respondent [Yap], however, is allowed to proceed with the production and eventual release of the film ‘The Rapists of Pepsi...
BACOLOD CITY – The Victorias City government in Negros Occidental and the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board have partnered to promote responsible viewership in television and movies. MAYOR Javier Miguel Benitez (third from left) and MTRCB chairperson and chief...
The Directors’ Guild of the Philippines Inc. (DGPI) is not happy with the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) issuing an X rating on the films "Alipato at Muog" and "Dear Satan." In a statement made available via social media, it condemned the agency's actions maintaining...
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) reaffirmed the X rating it bestowed on "Dear Satan." This, even as producers of the show already changed its title to "Dear Santa," supposedly to "better reflect" the message it wants to convey to audiences. Note that an X rating...
"Alipato at Muog" poster (Cinemalaya) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro asked on Friday, Aug. 30, the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to reconsider its “X” rating on the documentary film, "Alipato at...
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has banned the documentary “Chasing Tuna in the Ocean” from domestic exhibition. This, for a scene that depicts the nine-dash line, one of many names for a controversial Chinese maritime claim that encroaches on the exclusive...
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) junked the Motion for Reconsideration filed by Cignal TV Inc. relating the TV Program “Private Convos with Doc Rica.” Cignal TV was seeking to overturn the board’s decision to ban the show from airing. The board, however,...
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) is seemingly on a roll. After recently suspending for 28 airing days two shows on the Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), it has now prohibited the airing of "Private Convos with Doc Rica" on the One News Cable Channel,...
