Movie and Television Review and Classification Board(MTRCB)

17 September 2021 Dear Mr. Santiago: I refer to your letter dated 16 September 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, requesting for film dataset which had undergone MTRCB review and classification from the year 2000 to present. We received your request on 16 September 2021 and will respond on or before 07 October 2021, 12:22:11 AM, 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. Very Truly Yours, Atty. Ann Marie Nemenzo MTRCB FOI Decision Maker

30 September 2021 Dear Mr. Santiago: This is in response to your request dated 16 September 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information (FOI) in the Executive Branch. YOUR REQUEST: Total number of Local and Foreign films that had undergone MTRCB Review and Classification Date Range: January 2000 to 31 August 2021 RESPONSE TO REQUEST: The Agency has prepared a copy of the requested dataset for your reference. As previously communicated to you, digitally – our Agency’s online database is only able to generate records from January 2010 to present. Meanwhile, we ask for your kind understanding as we are currently transitioning to a new online system and are currently unable to provide you data from January 2000 to December 2009 at this time of writing. Rest assured that we will provide you with the supplemental data once system migration has been completed. YOUR RIGHT TO REQUEST FOR A REVIEW: If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to MTRCB Chairperson Maria Rachel Arenas at MTRCB Building, No. 18 Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City and/or through our email address at: [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. 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). We greatly appreciate your FOI inquiry. Please do not hesitate to reach us through (02) 3767380 loc. 108 should you need further assistance. Thank you. Very Truly Yours, Atty. Ann Marie Nemenzo FOI Decision Maker and Registration Officer V