Making local TV kid-friendly
By Cora Lucas, Marinel Cruz - Philippine Daily Inquirer - First Posted 22:31:00 02/24/2010
MANILA, Philippines—There’s no avoiding kid-“unfriendly” TV, however vigilant parents are in regulating their children’s viewing habits. Programs that showcase female dancers in skimpy outfits, highlight graphic presentations of crime stories, and allow suggestive liquor ads continue to cause alarm.
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“We receive viewer complaints even about certain shows that are supposedly kid-friendly,” says Consoliza Laguardia, chair of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), the government agency tasked with rating local films and TV programs. “I remember one about an episode of ‘Mr. Bean,’ an animated show, but whose [plot lines] are adult.”
“Like education and children’s welfare, TV programming for children in the country is characterized by ‘tokenism,’” notes Mag Hatol, secretary general of the Southeast Asian Foundation for Children and Television (Anak TV), Philippine advocate for child-sensitive TV.
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