00:00Senators inquired about several films which the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, or MTRCB, classified as X-rated,
00:09as well as a film with a very different depiction of the Prince of Darkness during today's hearing on the agency's budget.
00:16Meanwhile, a lawmaker made a suggestion to the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development, or DHSUD.
00:23Danielle Manalistas gives us the details to all of that in this report.
00:30During the Senate budget hearing, and the MTRCB's turn to face the Senators,
00:35the issue of certain films receiving an X-rated classification, like the Alipato at Moog, was taken up to include the controversial film Dear Satan.
00:45The MTRCB explained their move.
00:47To make it clear, Mr. Chairman, we have given them an exemption permit asked by the CCP for the Cinemalaya Film Festival.
00:59In the judgment of the Board, the film tends to undermine the faith and confidence of the people in their government or duly constituted authorities.
01:11So far, producers of Alipato at Moog already applied for a second review.
01:16But for Soto, her Christian values seem to have gotten in the way of a more artistic, objective review and fair evaluation of the Dear Satan film.
01:26I am offended as a Christian.
01:29Demonic?
01:31No, it is not demonic, but it has a different depiction of Satan becoming good. Satan will never ever be good.
01:42The idea was a little girl was writing to Santa Claus, but she misspelled Santa for Satan, and it was Satan who received her wish.
01:52It was also found to be violative of the presidential decree of 1986.
01:58The Senate Subcommittee on Finance also tackled the proposed budget of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development,
02:06wherein Senator Raul de la Rosa suggested the department should reach out more to the poor, especially in times of calamities, to help in times of need.
02:16I'm not criticizing how you disperse your money, how you use your money.
02:21How can we reach out to the poor so that we can help them?
02:28Our regional directors reached out to local government units affected, like the one that Karina went through.
02:37We wrote to them that we have a program, the Integrated Disaster Shelter Assistance Program, you can avail.
02:45Daniel Manalastas from the National TV for a new and better Philippines.
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