All content streamed on video-on-demand platforms are currently unrated, which means they are prohibited, says MTRCB legal chief Jonathan Presquito. What are your thoughts on this?
"Under the MTRCB law, those are prohibited materials. You cannot distribute that in the Philippine territory," Presquito said.
"We want an environment of growth. Let's allow these streaming services to flourish. But how to balance that with the regulatory mechanism?" Presquito added. "Movies just come to our TV sets. These companies are selling straight to our homes. The bill's goal is to update our regulatory environment, update our laws to somehow protect consumers," Gatchalian said.
However, the bill under consideration only covers selling and buying online content. Rating them would require a separate law, Gatchalian said.
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