Director JL Burgos says that the MTRCB reviewers who assessed 'Alipato at Muog' ruled that 'the film tends to undermine the faith and confidence of the people in their government and/or duly-constituted authorities'
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Director JL Burgos says that the MTRCB reviewers who assessed 'Alipato at Muog' ruled that 'the film tends to undermine the faith and confidence of the people in their government and/or duly-constituted authorities'director JL Burgos on Friday, August 23, appealed to the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board to reconsider the X rating that the film received.
In an open letter to the agency posted on social media, Burgos said that while they were happy to learn that movie-goers had flocked to cinemas to catchover the past few days, their “hopes were quickly dampened” upon learning that the MTRCB had given the film an X rating classification. “Films that were given such rating deemed NOT SUITABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING according to the . A week ago, we applied for a permit forto be classified fit for public viewing, unfortunately, the result was not what we hoped for,” Burgos wrote.said that “the film tends to undermine the faith and confidence of the people in their government and/or duly-constituted authorities.”are seeking to have the film reviewed by the MTRCB for a second time, in hopes of reversing the X rating.
“We will abide by the processes of such undertakings as we have done from the very first day of the search of my brother. We will also submit the documents of the Jonas Burgos case that they are asking from us,” Burgos said.“Please stand for what is right and what is just. Because when that happens we can truly say we live in a democratic country where there is no censorship and there is freedom to express one’s thought without fear or favor,” the director said.
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