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The director of documentary 'Alipato at Muog' on Wednesday refuted the explanation of Movie and Television Review and Classification Board chairperson Lala Sotto-Antonio on the agency's decision to give the film an X rating.In a Facebook post, director JL Burgos clarified that the screening and the PG rating of the documentary film during this year's Cinemalaya Film Festival was due to an "agreement between Cinemalaya and the MTRCB for self-rating.
At the last part of the movie, where chants and voice over were heard to continue to fight for justice and fight for the disappeared, PARANG LEFTISTS DAW ANG DATING, pwede naman daw sabihin ipaglaban pero ipapalabas daw ito sa mas marami, sa kanilang mandato bawal daw ito.
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