SENATOR Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. filed a bill that seeks to limit the exposure of children to violent programming on television and cable systems.

Senate Bill 850 or the Children’s Media Protection Act prescribes television violence rating codes for children and prohibits violent programming on television during certain hours.

It authorizes the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board and the National Telecommunication Commission to jointly prescribe rules for transmission.

“The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board was created by Presidential Decree No. 1986. The provisions of this presidential issuance, however, did not include authorization to prescribe ratings for violence in television programming and rules for signals containing speficifations for blocking violent programming appratuses with such technical capability,” Revilla said in his explanatory note.

He noted that the impact of what a child sees on television to his overall psyche and personality cannot be denied.

“In the world we live in today, the influence of television on our children cannot be ignored. Regulation is required, therefore, to assure a safe and healthy upbringing for our youth,” the senator stressed.