After the TV5 controversy issues of rebuke for alleged "child abuse" on its show Willing Willie and possible government sanctions, the network has been imposed a motarium on contests and game shows involving minors.
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) was informed the network's chief operating officer Robert V. Barreiro at the hearing Monday that his company will follow stricter guidelines on the appearance and performance of any minors on all TV5 programs.
The TV5 has been stopped short of punishing the program Willing Willie or its controversial host Willie Revillame, as the MTRCB is demanding.
The network should be able to impose punitive sanctions on the particular program Willing Willie and its hosts. It may be can range from a reprimand to a cancellation of the TV program itself.
MTRCB Chairperson Mary Grace Poe Llamanzares added in her statement: “Still, the sufficiency of any such sanctions shall be subject to final determination by the Hearing and Adjudication Committee, and the approval of the Chairman."
The case involving six-year-old boy Jan-Jan Estrada dancing in tears on Willing Willie to a cheering studio audience last March 12 has brought condemnation of the television episode and calls for reform in television programming from government agencies like the Commission on Human Rights and the Department of Social Welfare and Development, as well as groups such as the United Nations Children's Education Fund (UNICEF) and World Vision Philippines.
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