MANILA, Philippines - Premiering tomorrow, Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. is MTRCB Uncut, an infotainment TV program that tackles initiatives about the TV and motion picture industries. The program is an initiative of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) and the People’s Television Network Inc. (PTV4).
MTRCB Uncut is hosted by MTRCB board members Bobby Andrews and Jackie Aquino. Segments include Pulso ni Juan at Juana in which board member Gladys Reyes interviews viewers to get their insights and opinions, and Kita-Keats, wherein educator and board member Carmen “Keats” Musngi dishes out her funny observations about media.
The heart of the show is Prangkahan, a no-holds barred discussion with MTRCB board members and resource persons on issues that promote and protect the family, the youth, the disabled and other vulnerable sectors of society requiring special attention in the realm of media and entertainment.
Gracing the pilot episode’s Klik Kay Juan at Juana celebrity segment is Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo.
MTRCB chair lawyer Eugenio “Toto” Villareal will personally answers questions sent to the agency in his own portion, i-Share Mo Kay Chair.
MTRCB Uncut is the first foray of the government classification agency into TV production. Chair Toto explained the show’s rationale by saying, “We embarked on this to fulfill our developmental mandate to our primary stakeholders which are the TV viewers and the moviegoers.
“Another goal of ours is to promote audience sensitivity to sectors considered vulnerable in the media such as the women, children, Persons With Disabilities and senior citizens.”
Chair Toto hopes that their program will contribute to the Filipinos’ growth as media consumers. “Ultimately, we want to empower viewers to become discerning about what they watch and encourage those in their circle of influence to be the same.”
For details, follow @MTRCBgov on Twitter, @mtrcbuncut on Instagram and MTRCB Uncut on YouTube. You can also e-mail your comments or suggestions to mtrcbuncut@gmail.com.