Manila, Sept. 4 -- House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday thumbed down the proposal of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to regulate video content in streaming platforms like Netflix.
In a Facebook post, Cayetano describe the proposed regulation of video streaming content as a "ridiculous idea", noting that this kind of "bureaucratic thinking" gives government workers a bad name.
"Ang dami na ngang problema ng mga kababayan natin, tapos ito pa ang gustong unahin ng MTRCB? (The people are facing so many problems and yet this is what the MTRCB wants to prioritize)," Cayetano said.
Cayetano stressed that MTRCB has no jurisdiction over Netflix and other online streaming platforms.
He noted that Presidenti...