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The President’s live presscon is not under MTRCB’s jurisdiction

Published by Ellen on May 29, 2016

One of Duterte's past midnight press conferences. Photo by Dana Batnag. — One of Duterte’s past midnight press conferences. Photo by Dana Batnag.

Putanginas are staple in incoming president Rodrigo Duterte’s language.

His supporters love it. Mas malutong ang mura, mas malakas ang palakpak. Those were in rallies during the campaign. If parents brought along their children to those events, that was their sole responsibility to expose their children to those kind of gutter language.

In new reports of those rallies, print media don’t spell out the whole words. In TV and radio news reports, where they have time to edit the video, the curses are blipped.

It’s a different situation now that Duterte has won the election. His press conferences, even in the middle of the night or in the wee hours of the morning are aired live with his putanginas heard loud and clear.

Antidote to inane and offensive TV shows : Don’t watch

Published by Ellen on July 15, 2015

A number of parents and single adult friends who happened to watch some episodes of Pinoy Big Brother 737 were appalled by the very sexual behavior of housemates, who are all teenagers –the youngest are 12 years old.

Which made me wonder, if the audience have that reaction watching the reality show, how about the parents of those housemates?

PBB 737 is the 12th PBB. Most of the previous shows were in the higher age brackets.

Big Brother is a reality game show franchise created by Dutch John de Mol. A group of people called “housemates” live together for a long period of time (In PBB 737, it’s seven weeks) in a specially constructed large house.

Feel bad TV reality show

Published by Ellen on June 10, 2014

Chairman Eugenio “Toto” Villareal of The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board is not happy with what ABS-CBN in their Pinoy Big Brother reality show did to the two female housemates.

He will meet with “PBB:All In” executives today about its June 4 and 5 episodes wherein Big Brother or “Kuya “ challenged housemate Jamey Jalandoni to pose for a nude painting as part of her weekly tasks.

Jayme Jalandoni. (From ABS-CBN PBB website)

Media reports said Jalandoni, known to be a religious person, was initially reluctant to perform the challenge, saying “Kuya, ayoko maghubad (Kuya, I don’t want to take off my clothes).”

Big Brother sternly told her: “Marami ang nakasalalay rito; ang inyong weekly task, ang tulong na maibibigay sa pintor at sa kaniyang adbokasiya… Bibigyan kita ng oras para makapag-isip (There is a lot riding on your decision; your weekly task, the help you can extend the painter and his advocacy… I will give you time to think).”

Hindi Indie

Published by Ellen on March 20, 2014

Villareal with Andrews explaining MTRCB guidelines to Dilson Theater operator.

Listening to MTRCB Chair Eugenio “Toto” Villareal narrate his inspection of moviehouses in Sta. Cruz, Manila, was fun and enlightening.

I learned other meanings of “Indie.”

I have always equated “Indie” films with art films, the kind of movies that are produced by dedicated, passionate film makers like Brillante Mendoza and Aureus Solito. The kind that are shown in Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival.

After all Indie, comes from the word “Independent” , not controlled by major studios whose primary aim is to make money.

Villareal said as part of their “Matalinong Panood” campaign, he and MTRCB board member Bobby Andrews, went to Sta. Cruz two weeks ago and inspected New Vista, Roben, Dilson, Amigo, and Isetann theaters.

MTRCB’s goal: build a culture promotive of human dignity

Published by Ellen on June 6, 2013

MTRCB Chair Eugenio Villareal in a dialogue with TV5

On July 17, the Movie and Television Review Classification Board will conduct a Child and Family Summit at Balay Kalinaw at the University of the Philippines, Diliman.

Participants will be parents and other family members including kasambahays. A workshop will be held and the output will be presented to networks and movie and TV producers.

This activity is in line with the pro-active role that the current MTRCB leadership is undertaking. It actually started under the term of now Senator-elect Grace Poe which Chairman Eugenio “Toto” Villareal is continuing.

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The President’s live presscon is not under MTRCB’s jurisdiction

Antidote to inane and offensive TV shows : Don’t watch

Feel bad TV reality show

Hindi Indie

MTRCB’s goal: build a culture promotive of human dignity