The Optical Media Board (OMB) has outlived its purpose and would best be abolished, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Tuesday as he filed Senate Bill No. 1904.
THE Optical Media Board has outlived its purpose and would best be abolished, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Tuesday as he filed Senate Bill No. 1904.
,” Estrada said the conception and implementation of regulatory policies of the board were due to the proliferation of film piracy, most of which were illegally circulated and physically stored in optical media. Estrada first broached the idea of abolishing the OMB during the 2022 budget deliberations when he suggested the transfer of its functions to other executive offices, the Film Development Council of the Philippines in particular, noting the agency’s dismal performance in the past years.
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