Itinanggi ng Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) na "under review" ang kontrobersiyal na pelikula ng director na si Darryl Yap tungkol kay Pepsi Paloma.
Sa isang pahayag, sinabi ng MTRCB na ang pelikula ay "currently NOT UNDER REVIEW due to incomplete requirements."
Nilinaw ng ahensiya na hindi nito matatanggap ang mga materyales ng isinumiteng pelikula “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.”
“As part of the standard review process, the MTRCB Legal Affairs Division has formally communicated with the film’s distributor, PinoyFlix Films and Entertainment Production, with regard to the missing requirements,” dagdag pa ng MTRCB.
“This is to ensure that there will be no violation of the P.D. 1986 and its Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR),” pagpapatuloy ng pahayag.
Sinabi rin ng MTRCB na “each film undergoes a rigorous and meticulous review process” na hindi dapat labag sa mga pamantayang itinakda ng Presidential Decree No. 1986, na naglalayong pamahalaan at tukuyin ang mga pelikula at programa sa telebisyon sa bansa.
“The MTRCB will not tolerate any misinformation or false narrative that [seeks] to discredit the Agency and undermine its mandate to protect the public interest,” anang ahensiya.
“Any attempt to deliberately mislead the public will be dealt with in accordance with the law,” saad ng MTRCB sa pahayag.
Matatandaang inutusan ng korte sa Muntinlupa si Yap na alisin ang teaser sa pelikula niyang “The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma,” na binanggit ang pangalan ni Vic Sotto. Gayunman, puwedeng pa rin niyang ituloy ang paggawa ng naturang pelikula.—Jamil Santos/AOL, GMA Integrated News
