Two renowned filmmakers on Thursday expressed their opposition to proposals expanding the mandate of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), saying this will suppress freedom of expression.
Directors Carlos Siguion-Reyna and Erik Matti made the stand at a Senate hearing on bills expanding the regulatory powers of MTRCB to online streaming platforms such as Netflix and HBO Go.
"If we are talking about Philippine values, I think one of our major values is freedom of expression and it's in the Constitution...na 1987 [ginawa] which postdates the 1985 law creating the MTRCB," he said.
"Kung hindi angkop sa ibang grupo ng tao, pwede namang hindi nila tangkilikin ang bagay na 'yon," he added. "Being too liberated is not a good idea, being too conservative is not a good idea as well. They will be both dangerous," she said. Meanwhile, Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. said there must be a clear definition of self-regulation.
Currently, Senior State Solicitor Lilian Abenojar said there is no existing jurisprudence that provides the definition of self-regulation as the Supreme Court puts a premium to freedom of speech subject to certain limitations.
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