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MTRCB

MTRCB

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.

Domestic content

  • The episode Manika on the drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya was slated to be aired on June 2, 2012, but was pulled off after MTRCB imposed an X rating because of its sensitive rape theme. The episode finally aired on June 30, after it was given a SPG rating for its final televised airing.
  • On February 8, 2013, the MTRCB imposed a six-month probation period on variety show Party Pilipinas for a lewd dance number involving Lovi Poe and Rocco Nacino. They also ordered GMA Network to apologize publicly.
  • On February 26, 2013, the MTRCB summoned the staff of the weekly musical-variety show ASAP to a gender-sensitivity investigation over a wet performance number involving Anne Curtis.
  • On December 9, 2013, sketch-comedy show Bubble Gang host Michael V., Rufa Mae Quinto, and GMA Network's executives, were summoned by MTRCB chairman Eugenio Villareal for a mandatory conference after a sexually sensitive comedy skit called "The Adventures of Susie Lualhati" which aired on November 29 and involved a derogatory and discriminatory portrayal of women.
  • On June 6, 2014, the MTRCB was summoned by the Philippine Commission on Women to review an episode of reality show Pinoy Big Brother: All In aired on June 4, 2014, where Jayme Jalandoni was asked if she wanted to pose nude for a painting, as part of their sixth weekly task.
  • On October 7, 2015, the daily reality-dating game serial Nasaan Ka Mr. Pastillas? on It's Showtime drew the ire of netizens and the women's group Gabriela for its allegedly derogatory portrayal of women. The MTRCB summoned the show's executives to discuss the segment. After a thorough investigation, MTRCB imposed "self-regulation" on the said show, with a list of suggestions to improve the segment.
  • On July 29, 2016, the MTRCB sent summons to the producers, writers, and directors of the television series FPJ's Ang Probinsyano over a scene in the July 25 episode (Girl in the Rain) with "sexually suggestive themes".
  • In 2016, executives and producers of romantic dramedy Till I Met You were summoned after complaints came in over various inappropriate scenes and innuendo involving James Reid and Nadine Lustre. Called in were directors Antoinette Jadaone and Andoy Ranay, executive producer Arnel Nacario and writer Shugo Praico. MTRCB said matters to be taken up include scenes from the October 25–28 episodes, deeming them inappropriate for public viewing.
  • On September 6, 2017, the MTRCB summoned drama series Impostora for intimate scenes involving Kris Bernal and Rafael Rosell.
  • On May 31, 2023, an alleged violation of Eat Bulaga! (formerly produced by TAPE Inc.), namely airing a replay to prevent the former mainstay hosts, Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon, from live broadcast, was investigated by the board to ensure compliance on broadcasting regulations.
  • On August 11, 2023, E.A.T. (under TVJ Productions; reverted to Eat Bulaga! since 2024) was summoned by the board over the utterance of profanity by host Wally Bayola in the segment Sugod Bahay, Mga Kapatid! which aired on August 10, 2023.
  • On January 31, 2024, the board banned the talk show Private Convos with Doc Rica on Cignal-owned news channel One News. It was hosted by sex therapist Rica Cruz and focused on sexuality-related matters, saying that it "purely appeals to ‘prurient interest’" and failed to adhere to its rating guidelines. It specifically cited two episodes that were aired on August 24, 2023 and September 6, 2023, during which the sexually explicit terms such as self-masturbation, anal sex, and oral sex were voiced out, and noted that the program was broadcast in what it deemed were "child-viewing hours" at 09:30 pm on Wednesdays, with reruns in the afternoons. The MTRCB upheld its ban in a decision released on March 14, 2024, despite Cignal TV asserting that the program was of “educational and social value.”. The program, however, continued broadcasting on One News' YouTube channel and Facebook page.