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Office of the President of the Philippines MOVIE & TELEVISION REVIEW & CLASSIFICATION BOARD MTRCB Building, No. 18 Timog Avenue, Quezon City Tel. No. (02) 376-7380 Fax No. (02) 376-7379 Email: [email protected]

STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE MTRCB For Fiscal Year 2014

Program/Project/ Description Physical Performance Activity

MTRCB Forum: “Matalinong  Conduct of “Matalinong Paanonood Para sa The MTRCB conducted the “Matalinong Panonood Panonood Para sa Pamilya nina Juan at Juana” Campaign, is a Para sa Pamilya nina Juan at Juana” seminar in the Pamilya nina Juan at flagship project of the MTRCB aims to following schools and universities: Juana” create awareness on the ratings and January: classification system for movies and television  Kalayaan College, Cubao, Quezon City of MTRCB.  Letran College – Abucay, Bataan February:  It also empower parents, responsible adults,  Dualtech Training Center,Binondo, Manila to determine the media and entertainment  San Sebastian College their children see.  Ateneo de Manila Grade School

 Woodridge College Molino, Cavite

March:  This program also establishes relationships  Lyceum of the Philippines University, and partnerships with the Local Government Batangas City Units, religious organizations, academic institutions and the movie and television  University of Batangas, Batangas City industries.  Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila  Infant Jesus School, Kalibo, Aklan  UP Law Center  Ateneo Law School  UP Law Center, Zamboanga City April :  Masbate Colleges, Masbate

Program/Project/ Description Physical Performance Activity May :  Daughters of St. Paul June:  Don Mariano Marcos State University, La Union  Lorma Colleges, La Union

 University of Mindanao, Davao City

 Ateneo de Davao University July :  Holy Name University, Bohol  Holy Trinity Academy, Bohol August:  Holy Angel University, Angeles, Pampanga  Dela Salle University  Western Mindanao State University, Zamboanga City  Ateneo de Zamboanga University September :

 Batangas State University

 STI Colleges, Naga City  De La Salle University  UP Los Baños, Laguna  Lyceum of the Philippines University  Bicol State College of Applied Science & Technology December: Media Literacy Summit  Columban College, Olongapo City 2

Program/Project/ Description Physical Performance Activity  Bulacan State University  Dominican College  Trinity University of Asia

 St. Marys College

Matalinong Panonood/Media Literacy

Seminar with other

Corporations/Organizations and Institutions

May:

 Region IV Councilors Sangguniang Bayan  Local Regulatory Council Oath Taking in Cagayan de Oro City  Media Literacy Seminar with Selected media people in Cagayan de Oro City  Matalinong Panonood Talk with Film Showing at San Miguel Head Office in Mandaluyong June :  Priests at Makiling Laguna  National Youth Commission  Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasig July :

 Media Literacy Seminar for Senior Citizens

of Brgy Laging Handa.

 Institute of Preaching Division on Social Communications Dominican Province of the Philippines  Television Advocacy Group (TAG) 3

Program/Project/ Description Physical Performance Activity  Kingspoint Homeowners Association Inc. August:  Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC)  Mini seminar with officers, employees of Zamboanga City Hall

 FSC Brothers and Postulants at La Salle

Greenhills

September :

 National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) October :  Institute of Creative Computer Colleges administrators and students  Parañaque City Hall  Quezon City Film Development Commission  National Commission on Indigenous People  MTRCB in cooperation with the Quezon City Film Development Commission conducted the Children’s Film Classics at Trinoma Cinema  National Council on Disability Affairs

Matalinong Panonood/Stakeholder Engagement with the movie and television industries January to December : 4

Program/Project/ Description Physical Performance Activity  ABS-CBN Corporation  Associated Broadcasting Company (TV 5)  GMA Network, Inc.  United Nations Television Inc. (UNTV)  Fox Channels International  IBC 13  Solar Entertainment  Television Advocacy Group  Local Cable Operators in Angeles City  Warner Bros., Inc.  Solar News Channel  Viva Communications, Inc.  SM Theaters Management

January to December 2014 Memorandum of Government Agencies: Understanding (MOUs) and Other Arrangements  National Council for Children’s Television of Cooperation with (NCCT) Allied Government  Philippine Commission on Women Agencies and Volunteer  People’s Television Network, Inc. (PTV 4) Organizations  Armed Forces of the Philippines – Civil

Relations Service/Armed Forces Radio

(DWDD)

 Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)  Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) 5

Program/Project/ Description Physical Performance Activity  University of the Philippines Law Center (with Legal Research Fund)  National Historical Commission  National Council for Disability Affairs (NCDA)  National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)

Movie and Television Industries:

 Directors’ Guild of the Philippines, Inc. (DGPI)  Alliance for the Family Foundation, Inc. (ALFI)/ Global News Network (GNN)  Masbate Local Cable TV Operators  People’s Television Network, Inc. (PTV 4)

Volunteer Organizations:

 Shopping Center Management Corporation (SCMC)  Deaf Blind Coalition of Support Philippines, Inc. and Call Foundation of the Blind (Deaf Blind Coalition)  Philippine Association of Communication Educators (PACE)  Ateneo Human Rights Center  ICCT Colleges, Inc.

Program/Project/ Description Physical Performance Activity Faith-Based Institutions:

 Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasig  Media Literacy Initiatives with Daughters of St. Paul (FSP)  Media Briefing with the La Salle Brothers (La Sallian Formation Center)

Special MOUs with Various Networks and Producers for the:

 Protection of Women in Media  Protection of Children in Media

nd MTRCB 2 Family and The annual Family and Child Summit  The MTRCB successfully held its 2nd Family Child Summit provides opportunities for parents and adults and Child Summit at the GT-Toyota Asian and young citizens to participate in the Center Auditorium, Univeristy of the advocacies of the MTRCB towards Philippines-Diliman on 08 November 2014. empowerment of family members, every Juan and Juana including the kasambahays towards  The summit dubbed as Matalinong Matalinong Panonood. It also aims to create Panonood Para sa Pamilya at Lipunan nina awareness and understanding of the revised Juan at Juana, brought together almost 800 classification ratings for both movies and participants made of parents, youth, television educators, and formators from various educational, religious and government institutions, volunteer organizations, and local communities, representatives from 7

Program/Project/ Description Physical Performance Activity private, government and from the television and film industries.

“MTRCB UNCUT”  “MTRCB Uncut” is a thematic The television show is hosted by Board Members Infotainment TV program (MOA with Bobby Andrews, Jackie Aquino-Gavino, Gladys People’s Television Network, Inc. and in Reyes-Sommereux and Keats Musngi. cooperation with film and television personalities) 10 August Episode (Pilot Episode) Topic: About MTRCB  The program show will serve as a venue to inform the public, on a wider scale, of the 17 August Episode projects, activities and initiatives of the Topic: Children MTRCB. 24 August Episode Topic: MTRCB’s Special Projects

31 August Episode Topic: Women

07 September Episode Topic: Persons with Disabilities

14 September Episode Topic: Independent Cinema

21 September Episode Topic: Beauty Pageants

Program/Project/ Description Physical Performance Activity 28 September Episode Topic: Sports

05 October Episode Topic: Reality TV Shows

12 October Episode Topic: LGBT

19 October Episode Topic: Comedy and Gag Shows

26 October Episode Topic: MTRCB in the Region (Bacolod episode)

02 November Episode Topic: Media Literacy

09 November Episode Topic: MTRCB 2nd Family and Child Summit

16 November Episode Topic: “Sex”

23 November Episode Topic: “Action”

30 November Episode 9

Program/Project/ Description Physical Performance Activity Topic: “Language”

07 December Episode Topic: Christmas: MTRCB Unwrapped

14 December Topic: Year End Episode

The MTRCB pursuant to Section 3 of For Fiscal Year 2014, the Board reviewed Regulatory Services Presidential Decree No. 1986 is mandated with 187,378 materials. These materials were Classification and the power to review and classify movie, television composed of films, television programs, plugs Registration materials and other related publicity materials, to and trailers, publicity materials and optical media supervise, regulate and grant, deny or cancel materials . “Issuance of value-based permits for importation, exportation of films and and age-appropriate television materials. classification ratings for films, television programs, plugs and trailers, optical media materials and other publicity materials

Monitoring Activity As part of its powers and functions, the MTRCB For Fiscal Year 2014, the Monitoring and Monitoring and Inspection Unit (MIU) Agents Inspection Unit (MIU) as well as the Board conduct daily monitoring of film and television Members, in-house deputy agents and deputy materials being exhibited in theaters and volunteers conducted 48,426 monitoring television, as well as inspect buses and ferries to services. This includes the monitoring of films, check compliance with the MTRCB rules and television programs, plugs and trailers, publicity 10

Program/Project/ Description Physical Performance Activity regulations entities under the jurisdiction of the materials and inspection of entities such as Board. The Board Members, in-house deputies theaters, public utility vehicles (buses and ferries) (staff), LRC volunteers and Deputies also assist and other entities under the MTRCB’s jurisdiction. the Board in the monitoring activity of the Board. The following are the major inspection and information drive conducted by the MTRCB from January to December 2014

 Theater tour and inspection on “Stand- Alone” theaters in the University Belt/Sta. Cruz area.  Information Drive and Enforcement Operations on PUVs and Ferries at Batangas Grand Terminal and Port Batangas City.  Information Drive and Enforcement Operations at the South-West Integrated Provincial Transport Terminal in Paranaque and Manila North Harbour Port.  Monitoring and inspection of cinemas at SM Lanang and Gaisano Mall in Davao City, DSI Cinemas in La Union  Visit and cinema inspection at Mindpro Citimall in Zamboanga  Visit and cinema inspection at SM Naga City

Program/Project/ Description Physical Performance Activity

Enforcement Adjudication is a legal process of resolving There were sixty nine (69) cases referred to the complaints filed before the Board. Hearing and Adjudication Committee. Out of the 69 cases, 67 were resolved and decided for FY Best Practices Conference is a less adversarial 2014. mode of resolving complaints. It normally involves a less grave incident of impropriety in Nature of the cases are violations of Presidential media content. Decree No. 1986 and its implementing rules and regulations and MTRCB Memorandum Circulars such as:

 Alleged unbecoming behavior while in the performance of monitoring duties as MTRCB Deputy  Airing without permit of television programs  Public exhibition of unauthorized publicity materials  Scenes containing words and non-verbal acts with double meaning inappropriate for the television rating given to a particular program  Demeaning and derogatory depiction of women  Failure to superimpose the correct pictogram advisories  Failure to superimpose the classification rating given to a particular television program

Program/Project/ Description Physical Performance Activity  Non-display and exhibition of color-coded film rating advisory standee in cinemas  Non-posting or permit to exhibit in cinemas  Alleged scenes and demeaning to the good name and image of a person or institution  Public exhibition of a film beyond the G and PG rating in buses  Alleged scenes Prejudicial to Child’s Development  Sensitive scenes involving the institution of marriage in television programs  Public exhibition of a movie trailer of a film unfit for the classification given  Wrong classification rating and scenes containing words inappropriate for SPG rating

Other Programs: The MTRCB initiates to implement a new The MTRCB caused the publication of our new Implementation of the classification for movie trailers which is Parental Memorandum Circular on Trailers and Publicity new “PG” classification Guidance (PG) to strike a balance between Materials. This innovative circular allows for the for movie trailers protecting the youth and giving opportunity for classification of trailers under the “Parental producers and film distributors to promote their Guidance” (PG) rating to better apprise parents of films well. publicity content in theaters.