May 28, 2005 · Posted in: Media

Draconian MTRCB? – 1

HERE in full is the memorandum issued by the Movie and Television Ratings and Classification Board (MTRCB) that has been cited by media groups as being a threat to press freedom:

Office of the President of the Philippines
MOVIE & TELEVISION REVIEW & CLASSIFICATION BOARD
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 07-05
TO : TELEVISION STATION MANAGERS/BLOCKTIMERS/REPRESENTATIVES
FROM : THE MTRCB CHAIRMAN
SUBJECT : PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMS, NEWS DOCUMENTARIES,
SOCIO-POLITICAL EDITORIALS, AND THE LIKE
DATE : MAY 17, 2005
We wish to inform you all of the Decision of the Third Division of the Supreme Court dated January 17, 2005, that public affairs programs, news documentaries, socio-political editorials, and all other programs of the same category, are television programs that are subject to MTRCB review and approval in accordance with Section 3 of Presidential Decree 1986.
In view of this, please be advised to submit materials of the aforementioned television programs to the Board for review and approval prior to telecast, effective immediately.
Failure to comply will result in sanctions as provided for in P.D. 1986 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.
Please be guided accordingly.
Signed by:
Ma. Consoliza P. Laguardia
Chairman

1 Response to Draconian MTRCB? – 1

May 30th, 2005 at 10:46 am

As for the axing of the Probe Team from GMA Channel 7, as far as we know, the MTRCB had nothing to do with that. It was a decision of the network itself.

Oh I know the MTRCB had nothing to do with it. It was pressure from Mike Arroyo and Efraim Genuino that led GMA7 to first censor the PROBE TEAM and later axe it. Don’t you know about this?

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