By Christian Dee
MAYNILA – Nitong Martes, Pebrero 21, naglabas ng pahayag ang Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) ukol sa music video ng ‘MPL’ ng content creator na si Toni Fowler.
Sa naturang pahayag, sinabi ng MTRCB na nakatanggap ito ng maraming reklamo mula sa publiko ukol sa malaswang nilalaman ng nabanggit na music video.
“In an online article published by Bandera, one of the personalities that appeared therein, Ms. Papi Galang, was quoted alleging that the song ‘MPL’ and its music video was rated as STRONG PARENTAL GUIDANCE (SPG),” saad ng MTRCB sa pahayag nito.
Ipinaalam din nito sa publiko na hindi dumaan sa “review and classification” ng MTRCB ang ‘MPL’ ni Fowler, at hindi ito nabigyan ng kahit anong rating.
“We assure the public that had the MTRCB been given the opportunity to rate the same, it would have been given a NOT FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION (“X”) rating,” giit pa nito.
“We appeal to Ms. Galang, to be circumspect in her statements, and for news organizations such as Bandera to practice responsible journalism by fact-checking their reports before publication, as the public may be led to believe that the MTRCB had given its highest allowable rating for airing content on television to the said material,” dagdag pa ng MTRCB.
Sa huli ng pahayag, ipinaalala nito sa publiko na maaring gamitin ang report/flag option sa YouTube at sa iba pang mga plataporma para maiulat ang mga nilalaman na tila hindi naaangkop.
“We are working on proposed amendments to our charter that is both fair to the creative industry and mindful of the needs of the Filipino viewing public,” pagtatapos ng pahayag ng MTRCB.