The chairman of the board has spoken up.
In a report by Bandera, it said that they have obtained a statement Lala Sotto, the chairman of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) through her publicist. According to the report, the chairwoman said that there is no reason for her to call the attention of the TV5 noontime show ‘E.A.T.’ Lala also said that her parents have been “doing that for 44 years, but it had never been a problem.”
On the program ‘Cristy FerMinute,’ the chairwoman elaborated on that, stating that “E.A.T. is not deserving of a notice to appear.” She also said that, “nakasanayan (they are used to)” see their parents act sweet before them and on TV while they were growing up. “Malinaw na walang anumang hindi angkop na nangyari sa binanggit na kilos ng aking mga magulang sa programang E.A.T.,” chairwoman Sotto added.
Sotto’s statements come in response to the comments of many netizens online regarding the controversial “kissing” act of Tito Sotto and Helen Gamboa during the July 29 episode of ‘E.A.T.’. Sotto and Gamboa are the parents of the chairwoman.
The viral scene from the noontime show was brought up by users on social media after the MTRCB on Monday issued a “notice to appear and testify” to the producers of ‘It’s Showtime’ of ABS-CBN, which is a rival program of ‘E.A.T.’ According to the board, the Kapamilya noontime program violated the Presidential Decree 1986, which expounds on the rules and mandate of the MTRCB.
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The alleged “violation” is said to have took place on the July 25 episode of ‘Showtime,’ where TV hosts and couple Vice Ganda and Ion Perez ate the icing from a cake during the ‘Isip Bata’ segment. The hearing was set after MTRCB said that it had received compaints from the public over the segment.
Back to her interview on ‘Cristy FerMinute,’ chairwoman Lala Sotto also explained their decision to call the ‘Showtime’ team. According to the MTRCB chair, the noontime show was flagged by both viewers and the agency’s Monitoring and Inspections Unit. Moreover, the alleged “violation” is on the program’s PG-rating classification, as the act was committed in front of kids “who were physically present,” as well as those watching at home without the recommended supervision of parents.
Sotto also believes that “the board has been very tolerant” to ‘Showtime,’ despite the board issuing multiple and repeated warnings to the program in the past. These vioations, she said, include “language” and a “nipslip incident.” To end, the MTRCB chair said that “hindi namin ‘to palalampasin. Magalit na kung sino ang magalit.” [“We will not let this one slip. Whoever gets mad, gets mad.”]
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