FOURTEENTH CONGRESS of the ) REPUBLIC of the PHILIPPINES ) Second Regular Session SENATE a P. S. Res. No. 920 INTRODUCED by SENA
FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) Second Regular Session 1 SENATE A _, P. S. Res. No. 920 I INTRODUCED BY SENATOR VILLAR RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY’S BOARD OF INVESTMENTS TO AMEND THE LIST OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES ELIGIBLE FOR TAX INCENTIVES BY INCLUDING TELEVISION, FILM, THEATER AND DIGITAL ARTS PRODUCTION TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF CREATIVE MEDIA IN THE COUNTRY Whereas, the Filipinos are a highly-creative and innovative people; Whereas, Filipino creativity is reflected in various media as television, film, theater and digital arts production; Whereas, two of the country’s biggest stations, ABS-CBN Channel 2 and GMA- 7 consistently place in major award-giving bodies for locally-produced television shows, like “Sa Piling Mo” (Best Drama Series, 2006 Philippine Movie Press Club-Star Awards For TV, and regional semi-finalist in the International Emmy Awards for the Drama Series category), and “Marimar” (1 st Filipino-American Visionary Awards (2008) for 2007 Favorite Television Actor, Dingdong Dantes and 2007 Favorite Television Actress, Marian Rivera); Whereas, our first-rate film endeavors include “Geron Busabos”, the award- winning 1964 film of former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada which secured his image as a champion of the masses, Gerardo de Leon’s 1961 Noli me Tangere, and Lino Brocka’s 1974 classic “Tinimbang Ka Nguni’t Kulang”; Whereas, the 1976 film “Insiang” gave rise to Brocka’s Cannes Film Festival debut and catapulted him to world fame, earning
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