Senate Bill Strengthens MTRCB Amid Film Industry Backlash - BusinessWorld Online

Senate bill strengthens MTRCB amid film industry backlash - BusinessWorld Online

DESPITE strong opposition from various entities in the film industry, the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has said that they will “respectfully defer to the wisdom of lawmakers” on the matter of expanding the board’s mandate to include streaming platforms in its regulatory powers. Sponsored by actor-turned-politician Robinhood C. Padilla, Senate Bill No. 2805 was approved on June 2, with the goal to “further protect …

Artist orgs oppose bill expanding MTRCB powers

By JIAN ZHARESE JOEIS SANZ Bulatlat.com MANILA – Various artist organizations expressed dissent regarding the Senate’s approval on third reading of Senate Bill No. 2805 or the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) Act. Panday Sining, a youth cultural organization, described the bill primarily authored by Sen. Robinhood Padilla as a politically driven, blatant form of censorship. “This censorship is a clear attack on the fr…

Robin Padilla defends MTRCB Bill amid opposition from Directors, Actors Guilds - LionhearTV

Senator Robin Padilla stood firm on Senate Bill No. 2805, also known as the MTRCB Act, following strong opposition from the Directors’ Guild of the Philippines, Inc. (DGPI) and the League of Filipino Actors (Aktor PH). The proposed measure, which the Senate approved on third and final reading on June 2, seeks to expand the mandate of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to include regulation of content on online strea…