(BUSINESS MIRROR) SENATORS weighed in on Tuesday on calls to ban the cinema exhibition of the movie “Barbie” for showing an image of the 9-dash line map that China has been using—amid objections by other claimants—to illustrate its claim over most of the South China Sea. Two senators, Jinggoy Estrada and Francis Tolentino, asked the Movie Television Review and Classification Board…
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This is not a first as there had been similar cases in the past such as the movies titled “Uncharted” and “Abominable” that have been pulled out from our cinemas because of a brief glimpse of the unilaterally declared nine-dash line of China. Kung dati ay nagawang ipa-ban ng Movie and Television Review and Classification…
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(JOURNAL NEWS) SENATOR Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada says he is one with Sen. Robin Padilla, chairperson of the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, in enhancing the capabilities of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) and in helping it “keep up with the changes” in the film industry brought about by new technologies, streaming, and digital…
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Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says he is one with Sen. Robin Padilla, chairperson of the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, in enhancing the capabilities of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) and in helping it keep up with the changes in the film industry brought about by new technologies, streaming, and digital…
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(RAPPLER) MANILA, Philippines – Senator Jinggoy Estrada called on the government to revive the “ailing” Filipino film industry, proposing the removal of the amusement tax and the provision of subsidies for film workers. In a privilege speech on Tuesday, November 8, Estrada laid out what he described as “the abysmal state of our local film…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines – Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday sought tax breaks for the local film industry to encourage more producers to create films and revive the “ailing” industry. In his privilege speech, Estrada pointed out that at present, producers shoulder several taxes including a 10% amusement tax, 5% distribution fee, 30% income tax, and…
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THE ABYSMAL STATE OF LOCAL FILM INDUSTRY: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, during Tuesday’s plenary session November 8, 2022, raises the issues “plaguing the barely surviving” film industry in the country, noting that only nine local movies have been released out of 20 Filipino films reviewed by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB)…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jose ‘’Jinggoy’’ Ejercito Estrada, during Tuesday’s plenary session November 8, 2022, raised issues “plaguing the barely surviving” film industry in the country. Only nine local movies have been released out of 20 Filipino films reviewed by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) since January this year, Estrada said in…
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(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada delivered a privilege speech Tuesday to clarify his viral remark on “banning” K-dramas and other foreign shows in favor of locally-produced content. “One good thing that came out of this issue is that it has paved the way for the discussion on the matters concerning the Philippine entertainment…
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Mr. President, my dear colleagues, good afternoon. I rise today on a matter of personal and collective privilege. For the past several weeks, I have been subjected to numerous tirades over a comment I made during the hearing on the proposed 2023 budget of the Film Development Council of the Philippines or FDCP last October…
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