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PH MTRCB SIGNS MOU WITH THE KOREA MEDIA RATING BOARD


MTRCB Chair Diorella Maria G. Sotto-Antonio at the MOU signing in Busan with the KMRB; MTRCB officials meet with PH Ambassador Theresa Dizon-de Vega at the Embassy in Seoul (photos by MTRCB)

10 March 2023, Seoul. A delegation from the Philippines' Movie and Television Review and Classifications Board (MTRCB) led by Chairperson Diorella Maria G. Sotto-Antonio met with counterparts from the Korea Media Ratings Board (KMRB) headed by Chairperson Chai Yoon Hee in Busan early this month.

Both institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate and share best practices on content review and classification. Both Boards agreed to work more closely on how best to upgrade, update, and elevate service delivery standards for their respective citizens by balancing review and classification of content with creative freedom.

The MTRCB delegation composed of Board members Raquel Cruz, Maria Carmen Musngi, Atty. Paulino Cases, Jr., and Atty. Cesar Pareja likewise met with Philippine Ambassador to Korea Theresa Dizon-de Vega on ways to collaborate on reaching out to overseas Filipinos and their families through the Board's "Responsableng Panonood Program" (responsible viewing). END



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