Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to revisit the decision made by the Movie Television Review and Classification Board, which rejected the request of “It’s Showtime” to have the suspension of their variety show lifted. He emphasized that this decision has had a detrimental impact on the livelihoods of many workers.
The MTRCB rejected the appeals for reconsideration submitted by both GMA Network Inc. and ABS-CBN Corporation regarding “It’s Showtime,” which had been suspended as a result of a segment where hosts Ryan Bang, Vice Ganda, and Ion Perez were alleged to have behaved indecently or inappropriately in the presence of children.
In a statement, Revilla expressed the following, “Without getting into the merits of the case, the MTRCB should be able to consider the welfare of all the staff and crew [working in the show] who had nothing to do with the cited reason why the show was suspended,”
Additionally, Revilla included the following remarks, “These are the workers who are under a ‘no work, no pay’ scheme. If the suspension pushes through, they won’t have the means to earn a living and put food on the table,”
Revilla pointed out that both GMA and ABS-CBN have the option to file an appeal with the Office of the President within a 15-day timeframe. He also noted that humanitarian considerations might be taken into account during this appeal process.