Metro Manila, Philippines – The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) said on Wednesday, Jan. 29, the controversial film on the late actress Pepsi Paloma, is not under review due to incomplete requirements.
In a statement, the MTRCB said its registration unit could not accept materials from ‘Pinoyflix’, the film’s distributor, because of incomplete requirements.
“To set the record straight, the MTRCB registration unit could not accept the materials submitted by the representative of Pinoyflix because the legal affairs division required the distributor to provide three specific requirements such as Certificate or Clearance of no pending criminal, civil, or administrative case from the regional trial court, the Department of Justice, and the Office of the City Prosecutor,” it said.
The MTRCB said its legal affairs division formally communicated with the distributor regarding the requirements.
The agency warned that it “will not tolerate any misinformation or false narrative” and “and undermine its mandate to protect the public interest.”
“Any attempt to deliberately mislead the public will be dealt with in accordance with the law,” the MTRCB said.
The film’s teaser sparked controversy after tagging actor/TV host Vic Sotto in the rape case of Paloma, prompting him to file a cyberlibel complaint against director Darryl Yap.
Recently, the court ordered the director to take down the 26-second teaser video from online platforms “for having misused the collected data/information by presenting a conversation between two deceased individuals, which cannot be verified as having actually occurred.”
It, however, allowed Yap to continue the production and release of the film.
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