Regulating Netflix: MTRCB will just waste taxpayers' money

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“Villafuerte, for his part, called on MTRCB regulators to “stop wasting taxpayers’ money tinkering with this imbecilic idea, lest they give us legislators enough reason to drastically slash their agency’s allocation, if not give it a zero budget.”

MTRCB says that regulating content on Netflix and other streaming sites are to empower viewers?

Oh we've been pretty empowered for a while now, don't worry.

Its simple, during this pandemic, agencies that are as useless should have their budget cut or better reduced to zero and shut them.down temporarily. Their budget can go to the people that need it most. Budget should be moved to hospitals, frontliners, education and to help those in need. These agencies have too much budget and too much time in their hands..thats why they come up with idiotic ideas to look relevant. Waste of time.

When people are trying to stay sane amidst the pandemic, these imbeciles are out to ruin everything for us.

Should media censorship have no place in a democratic society? Is it time for this to antiquated agency to die? Should we also not regulate is the music industry? Shoukd some lyrics should not be heard by kids especially if it talks about sex and drugs because it can affect their gullible minds?

Yung bastos na kabayo sa It's Showtime ay hindi nga ma regulate ng MTRCB, epal pa sila sa Netflix? Pinapalusot nga nila yung mga teleseryes about sa mga kabit o mistresses.

Paano kasi hindi na sila relevant dahil wala ng sine, sinarado pa ABS-CBN kaya wala sila tuloy extra income.

MTRCB, given its mandate under Presidential Decree 1986 issued in 1985, has no jurisdiction over digital video content being offered to online consumers.

If it’s not too obvious already, as i’ve mentioned in my personal rants, their move to regulate Netflix is just a sorry/lame excuse to binge watch Netflix all day long and still get paid with taxpayers’ sweat & blood money.

I literally have never seen such a waste of time and resources in my life in general.

Every streaming platform have parental controls and we learned how to use them.

Whoever in this board had this Netflix regulation idea is a troglodyte.

If the MTRCB is given jurisdiction over streaming platforms, it could then also go after movies and videos streamed on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Google as internet apps have the capability to stream videos.

PH in the time of pandemic:

DILG: Barrier for angkas!
BIR: Tax barter!
Gov: Tuob!
Congress: Pass terror bill! Close ABS-CBN!
DA: Control plantitos/titas!
AFP, PNP: Spy on social media!
NTF-ECLAC: Tag the Reds!
MTRCB: Censor Netflix!
DENR: White sand for Manila Bay!
Duterte: Zzzzz

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US: China most flagrant UNCLOS violator

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A United States official has accused China of being the most “flagrant” violator of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), with an “intensifying” bullying pattern evident in the South China Sea and unlawful energy surveillance and activities in the Philippines’ economic zone.

Though the US has never ratified the  UNCLOS. I don't see the legitimacy of them enforcing the ruling on China. It is irony that US did not join but keep principle of UNCLOS, while China joined but violates UNCLOS. Though if we check the history of UNCLOS, both countries did not really support UNCLOS, especially EEZ.

Definitely US not ratifying UNCLOS is a sore point and it should seriously consider doing so. At the same time, one does need some healthy reminder that Beijing thumbs its nose at the very convention it's a State Party to.

According to a China spokesperson, the US track record on international law is hypocrisy, hegemony and double standards at full display. The US hasn't joined the UNCLOS but keeps accusing China of violation. It sanctioned ICC personnel for investigating its war crimes.

China is contravening UNCLOS over the whole South China Sea. It is not yet interfering with traffic there because of the countervailing power of the US. The time will come when China will seek impose Navigation Act style restrictions on traffic just as it now does in the air.

China crossed the red line several times when it unilaterally drew the 9-dash line claiming the entire South China Sea and disregarding the UNCLOS convention.

If you'll ask the Philippines, they are at war with China not just for supposedly being the source of the Corona virus pandemic but also for taking over the West Philiipine Sea and restricting Filipino fishernen in entering it's waters, and everything else that China represents... like bootleg and cheap but inferior products... Except for the Philippine President who seems to be its BFF, majority of the Filipinos wish they would leave the Philippines.

China disrespects UNCLOS and disregards international law. It is an unethical, unlawful, and disgraceful country.

This is why two retired Supreme Court justices and a former foreign secretary are calling on President Rodrigo Duterte to assert the 2016 arbitral tribunal ruling favoring the Philippines' victory on the West Philippine Sea.

But the call fell on deaf ears. No UNCLOS ruling will make Duterte risk offending China. Do we just have to accept that?

Peace and stability in the SCS could only be attain if China stop their false 9-dash line claim, bullying and militarization of the contested waters and abide by the UNCLOS high tribunal rulings in 2016.

We won our case with UNCLOS. Together we should opposed China's 9 dash claim of the whole SCS. Duterte's loan from China was the cause of our non-implementation. The Powerhouse Trio is right.

China is party to UNCLOS, so we have to make them fudge up on its terms.

The Philippines must established its right in the West Philippines sea as mandated by UNCLOS. Let us not be a coward just because China keeps the bullying unabated. Indonesia, Vietnam, and Malaysia are exerting their rights and standing their ground against the bully.

The Philippines not only has its UNCLOS arbitral ruling in its favor, it also has the support of four Asean coastal states — Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei — whose EEZs are encroached by the same nine-dash line of China...”

Is the Hague ruling turning out to be just a hollow thumbing-your-nose-at-China effort pushed by the US and underwritten by the administration of Aquino? Is it merely an arbitration that never was and which turned out to be just a document that merely reiterated UNCLOS?

Again, EEZs and territorial waters in SCS are clearly defined under UNCLOS, regardless who does or doesn’t own each rock. China’s 9-dash line is legally meaningless. Even if PRC can prove ownership of all rocks (it can’t), SCS is international waters with coastal EEZs.

Sovereignty of the Spratlys is unproven any which way for anyone. The EEZs are clearly and legally defined as coastal EEZs under UNCLOS. So again, China has no right at all to claim the entire SCS or complain about other countries there.

For Filipinos the only way to settle the South China Sea dispute is to abide with the UNCLOS ruling. Honor the 200 mile Exclusive Economic Zone territories of ASEAN countries. Period.

Not only the Philippines, but all countries with an interest in upholding international law as the basis for determining claims and resolving disputes have reasons to care about what happens in the South China Sea.

Unfortunately China chooses to ignore regulations. I'm old enough to remember when they single handedly burned a huge hole in the ozone layer using banned chemicals.

China conveniently quotes International rules while rejecting the UNCLOS ruling regarding the disputes with Philippines.

Very rich of China to quote International rules where it suits China and reject the same rules when they don't go in their favour.

China is undoubtedly a huge and growing threat. Too much of the Chinese Communist Party’s economy is built on willful disregard for air, land, and water quality. The Chinese people– and the world– deserve better.

China is a threat to this universe. It spoils and harms the environment, world peace, health and economy. US must lead the world and restrict China's cruelty to mankind. All progressive and democratic nations are with the US.

Ivana Alawi Has More Than Just Big Boobs and Ass, She Has A Big Heart Too

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"Hinamon ako ni Kween Lloyd Cafe Cadena sa kanyang last vlog na inupload niya sa kaniyang channel. Ang request nya, magcarwash kami ng Bus together.

Nakakalungkot man at hindi natin magagawa ng magkasama ito at wala ka dito sa tabi ko, itutuloy ko ang hamon mo dahil alam ko nanonood ka diyan sa heaven at masisiyahan ka dito.

Para kay Lloyd itong video at lahat ng kikitain nitong video ay ibibigay natin sa kanyang naiwang pamilya para makatulong kahit sa maliit na paraan na alam ko.

Hindi pa kita namemeet personally or nakacollab. Pero alam ko meron kang napakabait na puso, Marami kang natulungan, napsaya, nainspire.

Kween LC isa ka sa pinaka original na youtuber na mahal namin and you will never be forgotten.

REST IN PARADISE ❤️🙏

*PINASARA AT WALANG IBANG TAO ANG NASA AREA NA ITO KAYA NAKAPAG TANGGAL AKO NG MASK*"

I’m sure masaya si Lloyd kasi ginawa mo yung request niya na maglinis ng bus pero nakakasad din kasi hindi niyo man lang nagawa together.

I always know she has big boobs....este a big heart.. respect to Ivana for doing this.

It's that heart of gold, and a stardust soul that make you beautiful - R.M. Broderick

Kindly watch and support Ivana's vlog.
Yung kikitain na pera nung vlog is for Lloyd Cadena's family. Please don't skip ads. Rest in peace and paradise Kween Lloyd.

Is Ivana the true definition of beauty inside and out, or is this just another publicity stunt to put herself in the limelight again.?

The death of vlogger Lloyd Cafe Cadena did go viral and that fanbase could further add to her popularity. She will capture the hearts of more people, not just sex-crazed men.

Well it is surely different than being half-naked, and women washing vehicles with skin tight shirts has always been a sexual thingy for most men too.

But what did cleaning a bus achieved aside from having content for her vlog? Yes, the video may earn since her maniac followers will definitely be curious to see what to ogle in the video? But at the end of the day even though she'll earn from the video, she just washed a bus only to show off her boobs and ass to lusting men and lesbians.

We all know Ivana is popular primarily because she is like Mocha of the past. Flaunting her asset like she was a soft porn star. If she were fat and ugly, she won't have the same amount of followers. If she stops snowing off her cleavage, ass and skin, she'll be just one of the faces of showbiz waiting for their big break.

I just wish Ivana Alawi speaks more about societal issues. Other than that wala na eh, perfect na si ate girl.

“Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.” – Harold S. Kushner