Amid the 'victim-blaming' remarks made by Senator and Eat Bulaga host Vicente "Tito" Sotto III, Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) summoned the noon time show's representatives for meeting.
Sotto made the remarks during the July 9th episode of Eat Bulaga in the 'Juan For All, All For Juan' segment, where he scolded a female winner for "drinking" with men other than her husband—a pastime that eventually led to an incident of abuse.
The comments drew negative reactions from the netizens, voicing complaints to MTRCB which led to the "fact-finding" meeting.
Eugenio Villareal, chair of the MTRCB, told the Inquirer that the show’s representatives "presented their side with regard to the alleged ‘gender-insensitive’ remarks," during the meeting.
Eat Bulaga was represented by Antonio Tuviera, Tape Inc. president and chief executive officer; Malou Choa-Fagar, Tape Inc. senior vice president and chief operating officer; and Jenny Ferre, creative head, along with the company's lawyers in the said meeting.
The MTRCB panel was chaired by board member Noel del Prado.
Villareal claimed that the show's representatives "answered the board’s questions for a clear and accurate account of what transpired during the episode" to clarify the complaints made by netizens.
Sotto wanted to show to the board to "realize that the allegations were false or unfounded, to say the least."
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Image: ABS-CBN
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