Office of the President of the Philippines MOVIE ......Panonood Para sa Pamilya nina Juan at Juana” Conduct of “Matalinong Paanonood Para sa Pamilya nina Juan at Juana” Campaign,

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

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Physical Performance

MTRCB Forum: “Matalinong Panonood Para sa Pamilya nina Juan at Juana”

Conduct of “Matalinong Paanonood Para sa Pamilya nina Juan at Juana” Campaign, is a flagship project of the MTRCB aims to create awareness on the ratings and classification system for movies and television of MTRCB.

It also empower parents, responsible adults, to determine the media and entertainment their children see.

This program also establishes relationships and partnerships with the Local Government Units, religious organizations, academic institutions and the movie and television industries.

The MTRCB conducted the “Matalinong Panonood Para sa Pamilya nina Juan at Juana” seminar in the following schools and universities: January:

Kalayaan College, Cubao, Quezon City

Letran College – Abucay, Bataan February:

Dualtech Training Center,Binondo, Manila

San Sebastian College

Ateneo de Manila Grade School

Woodridge College Molino, Cavite March:

Lyceum of the Philippines University, Batangas City

University of Batangas, Batangas City

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

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]

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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

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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)

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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 :

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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

Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) and Other Arrangements of Cooperation with Allied Government Agencies and Volunteer Organizations

January to December 2014 Government Agencies:

National Council for Children’s Television (NCCT)

Philippine Commission on Women

People’s Television Network, Inc. (PTV 4)

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)

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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.

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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

MTRCB 2nd Family and Child Summit

The annual Family and Child Summit provides opportunities for parents and adults and young citizens to participate in the advocacies of the MTRCB towards empowerment of family members, every Juan and Juana including the kasambahays towards Matalinong Panonood. It also aims to create awareness and understanding of the revised classification ratings for both movies and television

The MTRCB successfully held its 2nd Family and Child Summit at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, Univeristy of the Philippines-Diliman on 08 November 2014.

The summit dubbed as Matalinong Panonood Para sa Pamilya at Lipunan nina Juan at Juana, brought together almost 800 participants made of parents, youth, educators, and formators from various educational, religious and government institutions, volunteer organizations, and local communities, representatives from

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private, government and from the television and film industries.

“MTRCB UNCUT”

“MTRCB Uncut” is a thematic Infotainment TV program (MOA with People’s Television Network, Inc. and in cooperation with film and television personalities)

The program show will serve as a venue to inform the public, on a wider scale, of the projects, activities and initiatives of the MTRCB.

The television show is hosted by Board Members Bobby Andrews, Jackie Aquino-Gavino, Gladys Reyes-Sommereux and Keats Musngi. 10 August Episode (Pilot Episode) Topic: About MTRCB 17 August Episode Topic: Children 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

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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

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Topic: “Language”

07 December Episode Topic: Christmas: MTRCB Unwrapped 14 December Topic: Year End Episode

Regulatory Services Classification and Registration “Issuance of value-based and age-appropriate classification ratings for films, television programs, plugs and trailers, optical media materials and other publicity materials

The MTRCB pursuant to Section 3 of Presidential Decree No. 1986 is mandated with the power to review and classify movie, television materials and other related publicity materials, to supervise, regulate and grant, deny or cancel permits for importation, exportation of films and television materials.

For Fiscal Year 2014, the Board reviewed 187,378 materials. These materials were composed of films, television programs, plugs and trailers, publicity materials and optical media materials .

Monitoring Activity

As part of its powers and functions, the MTRCB Monitoring and Inspection Unit (MIU) Agents conduct daily monitoring of film and television materials being exhibited in theaters and television, as well as inspect buses and ferries to check compliance with the MTRCB rules and

For Fiscal Year 2014, the Monitoring and Inspection Unit (MIU) as well as the Board Members, in-house deputy agents and deputy volunteers conducted 48,426 monitoring services. This includes the monitoring of films, television programs, plugs and trailers, publicity

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regulations entities under the jurisdiction of the Board. The Board Members, in-house deputies (staff), LRC volunteers and Deputies also assist the Board in the monitoring activity of the Board.

materials and inspection of entities such as theaters, public utility vehicles (buses and ferries) and other entities under the MTRCB’s jurisdiction. 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

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Enforcement

Adjudication is a legal process of resolving complaints filed before the Board. Best Practices Conference is a less adversarial mode of resolving complaints. It normally involves a less grave incident of impropriety in media content.

There were sixty nine (69) cases referred to the Hearing and Adjudication Committee. Out of the 69 cases, 67 were resolved and decided for FY 2014. Nature of the cases are violations of Presidential 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

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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: Implementation of the new “PG” classification for movie trailers

The MTRCB initiates to implement a new classification for movie trailers which is Parental Guidance (PG) to strike a balance between protecting the youth and giving opportunity for producers and film distributors to promote their films well.

The MTRCB caused the publication of our new Memorandum Circular on Trailers and Publicity Materials. This innovative circular allows for the classification of trailers under the “Parental Guidance” (PG) rating to better apprise parents of publicity content in theaters.

Documents

Office of the President of the Philippines MOVIE ......Panonood Para sa Pamilya nina Juan at Juana” Conduct of “Matalinong Paanonood Para sa Pamilya nina Juan at Juana” Campaign,