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June 5, 2005
Catching Up on Laguardia
I've finally been catching up on my absolute lack of news over the last few decades and a story caught my eye: apparently there is this whole hubbub over Laguardia, and I don't mean the airport. The controversy was started when, on May 17th, the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) of the Philippines Chairperson, Consoliza Laguardia, announced that all,
. . . public affairs programs, news documentaries, sociopolitical editorials and all other programs of the same category submit themselves to screening. [From ABS-CBN News Editorial]
What is fascinating is that this announcement has caused such heat as to engender calls for Laguardia’s resignation – both from the Senate Minority Leader, Aquilino Pimentel Jr, as well as Monsignor Nico Bautista, an influential Catholic priest. The fall out is interesting, and many journalists are responding vehemently to the request for censorship. Where it will all lead, no one really knows.
Posted by storbert at June 5, 2005 1:39 PM