Movie and Television Review and Classification Board(MTRCB)

06 July 2023 Dear Mr. Morota, Greetings from the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB)! Thank you for your request dated 26 June 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for the list of films censored and/or banned by the MTRCB and its previous iterations. We received your request and will respond on or before 17 July 2023 03:57:51 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations. At the moment, our Agency is currently processing your request. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Atty. Mamarico L. Sansarona, Jr. FOI Decision Maker

July 18, 2023 Dear Mr. Morota: Greetings from the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB)! Thank you for your request dated 26 June 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. YOUR REQUEST: You asked for the following information: 1. List of films censored and/or banned in the Philippines from 1970 to 2023 and stating the reason why they were censored and/or banned by either the Board of Censors or the MTRCB. RESPONSE TO YOUR REQUEST: In relation to your request, we are pleased to provide you an electronic copy of the list of films reviewed by the Board and was disapproved for public exhibition. The list covered were from 1976 up to present. The first document is from 1976 to 2010 of which list of films have no reasons for classification indicated yet. The second document from 2010 up to present were list of disapproved films with reasons for classification since they were retrieved from the MTRCB Information Database Application System (E-Transact). YOUR RIGHT TO REQUEST A REVIEW: If you are unhappy with the response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to MTRCB Chairperson Diorella Maria Sotto-Antonio at MTRCB Building, 18 Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City and/or reach us through our email address at: [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and inform you on the result within thirty (30) calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. MTRCB Building, No. 18 Timog Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines 1103 Tel. No.: (632) 8376-7380 │ Email: [email protected] If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s.2011). YOUR FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT TO US: We greatly appreciate your FOI inquiry. Please do not hesitate to reach us through (632) 83967380 and look for Ms. Diana Sabado, FOI Receiving Officer, should you need further assistance. To help us improve our services, we would also encourage you to copy the link below and open it to your URL or address locator for you to access and answer the Feedback Form, for us to know how we assisted/served you. https://bit.ly/MTRCBFOIFeedback Thank you and we wish you the best in your research study. Respectfully yours, ATTY. MAMARICO L. SANSARONA, JR. Executive Director and FOI Decision Maker