Senator Robin Padilla urged the Senate to condemn the 2023 American movie 'Plane', starred by Gerard Butler, due to its supposed damage to Philippine's reputation.
During a Senate hearing on Thursday, Padilla called on the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to ban the showing of the film in the country.
"Sana po, nakikiusap po tayo sa ating MTRCB na sana po sa mga ganitong ganap kumakatok tayo sa opisina nila, di po dapat ito pinapalabas sa Pilipinas. Dito po dapat sa ating bansa pinagbabawal ito at kino-condemn po natin ito," he appealed.
The setting of the movie 'Plane' was in the southern part of the Philippines, Jolo, Sulu, wherein Butler saved his flight passengers and crew from angry Filipino militants after a crash landing.
Padilla has underlined the problematic narration of violence in the country, which he claimed to be non-existence at this time.
“Reputasyon po ng Inang Bayan ang pinaguusapan dito, Ginoong Pangulo. Alam nyo po, pagka tayo pag pinaguusapan natin ang bayan natin at mga diprensya, ok lang yan kasi trabaho natin yan. Pero pagka ibang bansa na po ang bumabanat sa atin dapat di dapat tayo pumapayag," he argued.
His claim was backed by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, stating that the Philippines should take a stand to prove the country's actual situation.
