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Subject: MTRCB’s Laguardia backtracks on memo Author: Relevant news on-line ( 2 articles ) [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 15:11:13 05/31/05 Tue Author Host/IP: 203.213.220.183 In reply to: By Bayani San Diego Jr./ Inquirer News Service 's message, "Cheche and Karen: Self-regulation, not censorship" on 11:44:57 05/30/05 Mon MTRCB’s Laguardia backtracks on memo The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board chairman, Conzolisa Laguardia, denied on Tuesday that she ordered the banning of all live talk shows on television. She explained that her memo on May 17 covered only public-affairs programs. The misunderstanding could have been caused by her "insufficiently worded" memo, Laguardia said. She said her memo was not intended as a ban on public-affairs programs, either live or taped. The memo, she explained, only required producers of such shows to submit a tape or materials of their show for review and approval before they can be aired on television. She explained in an interview over DZMM on Friday that she has revised her memo on public-affairs programs. Instead of requiring them to submit a tape before airing, producers are now asked to submit a tape of their show after it aired. She stressed that her memo was never intended to restrain press freedom. However, she defended the MTRCB’s right to review shows, saying that the Supreme Court upheld the MTRCB’s authority to review the contents of public-affairs programs. News programs, she added, are not covered by her memo. "We are monitoring the show-biz-oriented talk shows such as The Buzz and S-Files, especially when it comes to the airing of so-called sex videos," she said, adding that she had earlier ordered show-biz talk shows to submit copies of their episodes in the last two months to determine if they violated any rules. Laguardia explained her order only after it sparked a media firestorm. Among those who criticized her memo was the National Union of Journalist of the Philippines, which described her order as an example of prior restraint on press freedom and freedom of expression. It was the NUJP that broke the story on Laguardia’s memo. 2nd article on topic ------------ > Laguardia’s lapses ( channel 2 web site) Chairman Maria Consoliza Laguardia of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board may rescind, reword or cry over Memorandum Circular 07-05, but the damage is done. The board has sunk lower in public esteem. The public is now more alert than ever to the policies and programs of the board. On May 17 Laguardia issued a memorandum requiring public-affairs programs, documentaries and broadcast editorials, among others, to be reviewed by the board. It was obvious censorship. Free discussions, public debates, interviews and broadcast editorials could not take place if the memo were carried out. Thoughtful Filipinos—journalists, lawmakers and constitutionalists—were quick to denounce the order as an attempt to suppress free speech. A basic foundation of democracy—the right to expression—was in danger of extinction by a group whose function is to review movies and whose leadership is in the habit of exceeding its powers. Reeling from the protest, Laguardia told a group of network executives she wanted only sample episodes of public-affairs programs for review six months after airing. She was more interested, she said, in sanctioning sex and violence on the little screen, not talk shows or political programs. A newspaper reported that she apologized during the meeting. The latest word is that she is preparing a new memorandum to provide guidelines on the way the board will conduct its postreview work. We wonder what the new guidelines will say. Better to scrap Memorandum 07-05. The board can always do postmortem work without such a directive. Free and responsible expression is an integral part of television. Public-affairs programs, including talk shows and interviews, may get low ratings but they provide a forum for debate, a free exchange of ideas and a dialogue with audiences and viewers. More than entertainment, soap opera and slapstick sitcoms, the public deserves education, information and wisdom, if available on the medium. This would have been lost if Memorandum 07-05 were not withdrawn. Earlier, Laguardia had threatened to transfer talk shows from prime time to the graveyard hours. Acting as fashion police, she ordered two distinguished singers to stop wearing tasteful but showy dresses. She scolded the producers and hosts of a show-biz talk show for airing the "wedding" of a lesbian couple. She has also suspended comics for "vulgar" talk and chorines for wearing "inappropriate" costume. Shutting down the program of a televangelist is part of her achievements. Yet the board has not cleaned up profanity, especially in English-language movies and sitcoms. We have no idea what the foreign cable-TV shows are telling their audience. Gory, violent images are a regular part of newscasts. Most local programs start late. Nobody is checking on commercials that exceed allowed limits in number and of propriety. The person to ask is Ms. Laguardia. Reviewing and classifying movies and TV shows, she is at a loss over her priorities. She should be told censorship is not one of them. She should be told that restricting free speech is more dangerous than scissoring steamy sex. >>>------------------ > >>> >>>" The day we can no longer distinguish reality >>>from propaganda is the day we are irredeemably >>>trapped in lies, with no hope of knowing a >>>better day lies ahead. " >>> >>>http://insidebuzz.tripod.com >>>m.i.b. >>> >>> >>>============================== :-/ [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: GMA 7 suspends Goma / Buzz Hosts Cited .. Author: mmJun- bastos ka, Agenda.. [Edit] Date Posted: 10:52:57 06/09/05 Thu Author Host/IP: 202.69.173.45 GMA 7 suspends Goma For using 'vulgar and double-entendre words' First posted 10:53pm (Mla time) June 09, 2005 By Marinel Cruz/ Inquirer News Service Editor's Note: Published on page A2-1 of the June 10, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer IF YOU wondered why actor Richard Gomez was missing last week from GMA 7's Sunday talk show "S Files," which he hosts, it's because he was suspended by the network after the censors board reprimanded him for using "vulgar and double-entendre words." Gomez will not appear on Sunday, either, since the suspension is for two consecutive weeks. A memorandum from "S-Files" program manager Jose Mari Abacan indicated that Gomez would sit it out for the June 5 and June 12 episodes. The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) also warned Boy Abunda and Kris Aquino, hosts of ABS-CBN's "The Buzz," for using "certain language that violated the parental guidance (PG) classification of the program." Gomez is the second "S-Files" host to be suspended. Last year, Joey Marquez was prohibited from appearing on two episodes also after the MTRCB complained of his use of coarse language. Paolo Bediones and Pia Guanio share hosting chores with Gomez and Marquez. A report submitted to MTRCB Chair Marissa Laguardia said Gomez uttered words with "double meaning" on the May 22 episode when he commented about Bediones' "The C Show: The Carter Underwear Fashion Show" at the Araneta Coliseum the previous night. According to the report, Gomez used words like: "Paolo Bediones rumampang naka-underwear ... kumalembang," and "may nakaturo ... pag side-view mo." Another report pointed to Abunda and Aquino as using "objectionable words" on the April 10 episode of "The Buzz." The report claimed Abunda was referring to Aquino's "private parts" when he said "napakalambot at napakaganda." In the show, the report added, Aquino brushed her chest against Abunda and when the latter reacted, Aquino said "Anong malambot? Si Boy nagiging lalaki na." The MTRCB also complained about the "Chona Chikadora" segment on "S-Files" aired April 17 and 24. It said the segment "appeared to be objectionable" on account of some "foul" words used, like "binenta puri," "jowa turned call boy," and "nangungulekta ng pictures, hubo't-hubad." GMA 7 and ABS-CBN executives met with MTRCB Hearing and Adjudication committee members on June 3 to discuss the complaints. Abacan's statement, post-dated June 7 said "the program shall not use footage or videos depicting explicit sex or violence." In her letter to the MTRCB dated June 6, ABS-CBN senior vice president for TV production Socorro Vidanes said the hosts would be "directed" to avoid using suggestive language and to wear clothes appropriate for the time slot. Vidanes also assured the board that the program would no longer air "sex videos," or "any video footage of sensitive matters." >>>>------------------ > >>>> >>>>" The day we can no longer distinguish reality >>>>from propaganda is the day we are irredeemably >>>>trapped in lies, with no hope of knowing a >>>>better day lies ahead. " >>>> >>>>http://insidebuzz.tripod.com >>>>m.i.b. >>>> >>>> >>>>============================== :-/ [ Post a Reply to This Message ]