We now have a clearer idea what Mocha Uson wants to do as board member of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.
In her Philippine Star column on Tue, Jan 10, Mocha wrote that she wants the “SPG” or the Strong Parental Guidance television rating to be abolished.
“I was also informed by a former MTRCB board member who served for more than six years that the “SPG” rating was just made-up to allow sexual content in TV shows,” she wrote.
In case you don’t know: television shows are classified via a rating system to help viewers determine if the content of a TV program is suitable for children.
Traditionally, programs are classified as either “G” or General Patronage or “PG” or Parental Guidance. The SPG rating was added in 2012, used to classify programs that may contain serious themes and topics.
Mocha explained, “Now, if the ‘SPG’ rating were just designed to allow sexual content in TV shows, then I believe that this rating must be abolished because if we really look at the usual set-up of ordinary Filipino families, children as young as five years old are watching these TV shows and the presence of an adult does not always make it acceptable.”
Earlier, Mocha said she wants to ban “soft porn” on television.
Basically, by removing the SPG rating, it means scenes with mature and serious themes will no longer be allowed on television.
An example of television show with an SPG warning? The controversial car love scene on the ABS-CBN soap oepera ‘Till I Met You, which warranted a warning from the MTRCB.
The dancer-singer turned Facebook blogger believes it is necessary for “continuous action” to help adults guide children.
“We have fought for change in our government, we have fought for change in our film industry, and so I hope that we can also fight for change in TV shows,’ Mocha wrote.
In a Facebook post on Mon, Jan 9, Mocha said she can’t help but be teary-eyed after she was sworn in by President Rodrigo Duterte as MTRCB board member.
“Hindi ako makapaniwala na ang isang katulad ko na ordinaryong tao at minamaltrato ng mga elitista ay nabigyan ng pagkakataon na manilbihan sa ating gobyerno,” she said.
(I can’t believe someone like me who is an ordinary citizen and is maltreated by elitists was given a chance to serve the government.)
