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: admin@mtrcb.gov.ph
STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE MTRCB
For Fiscal Year 2014
Program/Project/
Activity
MTRCB Forum:
“Matalinong
Panonood Para sa
Pamilya nina Juan at
Juana”
Description
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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.
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It also empower parents, responsible adults,
to determine the media and entertainment
their children see.
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This program also establishes relationships
and partnerships with the Local Government
Units, religious organizations, academic
institutions and the movie and television
industries.
Physical Performance
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
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Program/Project/
Activity
Description
Physical Performance
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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Program/Project/
Activity
Description
Physical Performance
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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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Program/Project/
Activity
Description
Physical Performance
 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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Program/Project/
Activity
Description
Physical Performance
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Memorandum of
Understanding (MOUs)
and Other Arrangements
of Cooperation with
Allied Government
Agencies and Volunteer
Organizations
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
Government Agencies:
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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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Program/Project/
Activity
Description
Physical Performance
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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:
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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:
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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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Program/Project/
Activity
Description
Physical Performance
Faith-Based Institutions:
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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:
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MTRCB 2nd Family and
Child Summit
Protection of Women in Media
Protection of Children in Media
The annual Family and Child Summit  The MTRCB successfully held its 2nd Family
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
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Program/Project/
Activity
Description
Physical Performance
private, government and from the television
and film industries.
“MTRCB UNCUT”
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“MTRCB Uncut”
is a
thematic
Infotainment TV program (MOA with
People’s Television Network, Inc. and in
cooperation with film and television
personalities)
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
The program show will serve as a venue to
inform the public, on a wider scale, of the 17 August Episode
Topic: Children
projects, activities and initiatives of the
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
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Program/Project/
Activity
Description
Physical Performance
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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Program/Project/
Activity
Description
Physical Performance
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
Monitoring Activity
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 .
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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Program/Project/
Activity
Description
Physical Performance
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 “StandAlone” 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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Activity
Enforcement
Description
Physical Performance
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:
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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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Program/Project/
Activity
Description
Physical Performance
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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.
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
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.
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