The times we live in
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| Armida Siguion-Reyna |
Everything is delineated on print, television and radio, and thanks to modern technology, the reportage extends to all over the Internet where self-proclaimed political analysts hiding behind anonymity are on the latest cause célèbre either extolling Angelo Reyes as hero, or tagging him heel.
It’s like everyone is allowed to deliver a piece, whether for or against whatever. Everyone, but the filmmaker.
Presidential Decree 1986, which created the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (Oct. 5, 1985), must first be amended to allow filmmakers their say, with the same amount of freedom given other media. To altogether completely replace it with a more progressive law on film and television review and classification is the better idea, but meanwhile, just meanwhile, something’s got to be done about the existing decree’s Section 3, Powers and Functions, specifically (3), which says that up for possible approval or disapproval, subject to deletion of “objectionable portions” are also that fall under (vi) “Those which are libelous or defamatory to the good name and reputation of any person, whether living or deadxxx”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110211com4.html
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