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Chapter VI
PROCEDURE FOR REVIEW AND CLASSIFICATION OF FILM AND TELEVISION
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF REVIEWERS. – The Chairman of the BOARD shall designate the members of the REVIEW COMMITTEES.
It shall be the duty of the BOARD MEMBERS to disclose any potential conflict of interest regarding a material assigned to him for review. NO BOARD MEMBER shall be assigned to sit on a committee to review
and classify when said BOARD MEMBER has a conflict of interest regarding the said movie, television program or publicity/promotional material.
SECTION 2. COMMITTEE ON FIRST REVIEW
- The committee on first review shall be composed of at least three (3) BOARD MEMBERS, one of whom shall be designated as Chair by the Chairman of the BOARD.
- The committee on FIRST REVIEW does not give special consideration for an applicant on the basis of an impending film playdate/television broadcast, said film playdate/television broadcast being the applicant’s responsibility.
- The decision of the committee shall be rendered by a majority vote. In case a majority vote is not immediately reached, the committee shall continue to deliberate until the members arrive at a majority decision. No member shall be allowed to abstain. Such a decision shall be rendered on the day the material is reviewed by the committee. Unless otherwise determined by the committee, the decision shall be written by the Chair of the committee.
- In case the committee is unable to arrive at a majority decision on the day of the review, the Chairman of the BOARD shall designate another committee to review the film as soon as possible.
- After the movie is previewed and before the committee renders its decision, the representatives of the producer and/or the distributor allowed by PD 1986 to join the screening will be given a chance to defend the material.
The committee shall confer with the applicant or his duly authorized representative before writing the committee report or decision. With leave of the committee, the applicant may re-edit his material to suit the rating he is seeking. The committee report or the decision shall then be rendered upon submission of the edited material and the deleted portions to the same committee for checking. The decision shall clearly state the result of the voting of the members and the particular reasons for the majority opinion.
SECTION 3. COMMITTEE ON SECOND REVIEW
- The applicant may file a Motion for Reclassification and/or Reconsideration within FIVE (5) CALENDAR DAYS from notice of the decision.
- Upon receipt of the Motion for Reclassification and/or Reconsideration, the Chairman or the BOARD shall designate a committee on Second Review composed of FIVE (5) Board Members to conduct a second review of the subject film or TV show. One (1) member from the Committee on First Review may be required to sit with the committee on Second Review as an observer and/or consultant. No member from the First Review Committee may sit in the Committee on Second Review.
- The Committee on Second Review shall be presided over by the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman of the BOARD or by a Board Member designated by the Chairman.
- The decision of the Committee on Second Review shall be rendered by a majority vote (3 out of 5) of the members. In case no majority decision is arrived at, the Committee shall continue to deliberate until a majority vote is obtained. Such a decision shall be rendered on the day the material is reviewed. No member shall be allowed to abstain.
- After the movie is previewed and before the Committee renders its decision, a representative of the producer and/or the distributor allowed by PD 1986 to join the screening will be given a chance to present his case and/or defend his material.
- The decision of the Committee on Second Review shall prevail over that of the Committee on First Review.
The decision of the Committee on Second Review shall be final, with the exception of a decision disapproving or prohibiting the screening of a motion picture or a television program in its entirety, which decision shall be appealable to the President of the Philippines. The President may himself/herself decide the appeal or be assisted by an ad hoc committee he/she may create or by the Appeals Committee as mandated by PD 1986.
Except for members of the BOARD, persons specifically authorized by the BOARD, and two representatives of the distributor and/or producer and exhibitor of the motion picture, television program or promotional materials under examination and review, no persons shall be allowed in the screening room and the projectionist’s room during the examination and review of said motion picture, television program or promotional/publicity material.
SECTION 4. TERMINATION OF COMMITTEE REVIEW. A committee review shall be deemed terminated only after the committee has rendered its decision and transmitted its decision to the applicant.
SECTION 5. DECISIONS. – Decisions of the BOARD’s First and Second Review Committees shall all be in writing, copies of which shall be made available to the applicant upon his request, and in no case shall be denied him. The decisions must contain a written explanation of the committee’s classification. The decision shall be written in the Committee Report which shall be countersigned by the applicant or his authorized representative.
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