#Movie and Television Review and Classification Board

The Senate has passed a bill that would expand the authority of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to include streaming services like Netflix and Disney+. “For paid on-demand streaming services, [MTRCB] shall require the streaming service to submit a list and classification of all movies, series, and programs offered and order a reclassification after screening, only as necessary,” the Senate's press release read. A House Bill was recently filed by Nueva Ecija, 3rd District Representative Rosanna "Ria" Vergara which mandates the classification of internet games and the creation of the Internet Games Review and Classification Board (IGRCB) attached to the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT). According to the Bill, the primary mandate of the IGRCB is to review and classify internet games and to ensure that the classification shall be followed as to access and use by and availability to the public. It can also restrict access of the public to internet games through review and classification. No internet game shall be made available to the public without prior review and classification. Storyboards ‘Storyboards’ as the name suggests are pre-made templates based on variety of popular video types such as cooking tutorials, Q&As, product reviews, news reports, and the likes. Read more in our articles including "MTRCB may soon be able to regulate online streaming platforms" and "House Bill filed aiming to create the Internet Game Review and Classification Board".