The MTRCB reclassifies the documentary film ‘Alipato at Muog’ from an X rating to an R-16 rating. It can now be screened in commercial cinemas.
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00:00The Media and Television Review and Classification Board, or MTRCB, reclassifies the documentary
00:06film Alipato at Muog from an X rating to an R16 rating.
00:10It can now be screened in commercial cinemas.
00:13Director J.L. Burgos, along with artists and human rights activists, held a protest in
00:17front of the MTRCB office in Quezon City on Thursday, September 5, as the second review
00:21of the film was ongoing.
00:23The board said they considered, quote, balancing the interests of the right to freedom of expression
00:28and the state's interest.
00:29MTRCB earlier explained the film was given an X rating because it tends to undermine
00:34the faith and confidence of the people in the government.
00:37Alipato at Muog tells the story of missing activist Jonas Burgos.