HINILING ni House Deputy Speaker Bienvenido Abante Jr. sa Movie and Television Review and Classification Board na higpitan ang mga polisiya sa mga ipinalalabas na pelikula sa online streaming.

Sinabi ni Abante na dapat na kumilos at gawin ng MTRCB ang tungkulin nito na bantayan ang lahat ng uri ng palabas sa telebisyon at mga pelikula upang matiyak na walang nakalalabas na anumang bawal sa mga kabataan at menor de edad.

“If streaming platforms cannot guarantee that minors will not have access to adult movies in their applications and websites, the MTRCB should step in and shield our children from this kind of dangerous, distasteful, and dreadful digital content,” pahayag ng kongresista.

Ang babala ng mambabatas ay matapos na mabasa niya ang reviews sa adult movie na ‘Taya’ na ipinalalabas sa pamamagitan ng online platforms.

Ang nasabing pelikula ay produced ng Viva Films at mapapanood sa ktx.ph, iWantTFC, TFC IPTV at Vivamax.

Iginiit ni Abante na maraming sex scenes at full frontal nudity sa pelikula na hindi dapat mapanood ng mga menor de edad.

“It is clear that given the MTRCB’s vision, mission, and mandate, it is their responsibility to intervene so that our children are not exposed to movies like these,” paliwanag ng kongresista.

“What values are promoted by this film? How can the MTRCB ensure that our children can only view age-approrpriate content when a movie like this is streamed online, where anyone with an internet connection can view it?” tanong pa ni Abante.

Ipinaalala pa ng kongresista na may karapatan ang MTRCB na bantayan ang lumalabas hindi lang sa telebisyon at sinehan kung hindi maging sa smartphones, tablets, o computers.

“The MTRCB must take action because we have millions of Filipino children stuck in their homes; maraming may access sa internet, maraming marunong mag-access ng ganitong klaseng media. It should also be more proactive and encourage our film makers to produce more family-friendly content and more educational films so that what is streamed into our homes promotes positive Filipino values,” dagdag pa ng mambabatas.