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Filmmaker appeals government ban on documentary on the disappearance of activist-brother

Filmmaker appeals government ban on documentary on the disappearance of activist-brother

“We request your good office to take another look at Alipato At Muog with an open mind and an open heart. Our documentary is not fiction. It is a story of a family searching for their missing loved one. It is about human rights and the pursuit for justice,” Burgos said in his three-page letter.

Repression on a loop

Repression on a loop

This atrocious prohibition is not at all new. Seventeen years ago in September of 2007, the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board under Consoliza Laguardia imposed an X rating on a short indie film titled “Rights”, made to press for the safe release of Jonas Burgos.

Proposal to regulate Netflix should be reason for MTRCB’s abolition

Proposal to regulate Netflix should be reason for MTRCB’s abolition

There should be no attempt to regulate video-streaming services like Netflix because the Internet already has several layers of filtering that can be done by clients/subscribers and service providers. Just like in other forms of media, online media or digital media should be self-regulated. Any attempt by government to regulate media content would be a violation of the constitutional provision that prohibits abridging the people's basic freedoms.

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