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Gabriela said it would raise Angeli Khang's ordeal during the budget deliberation of MTRCB.

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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<div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Women&#x27;s group Gabriela on Thursday said it was &quot;alarmed&quot; by the revelations made by actress <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Angeli Khang</span> during her recent one-on-one interview, where she admitted feeling &quot;taken advantage of&quot; during filming of intimate scenes.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/22/22/mtrcb-seeks-authority-to-regulate-online-streaming-services">• MTRCB seeks authority to regulate online streaming services</a></div><p>&quot;We are concerned over the recent revelations made by actress Angeli Khang regarding her experiences in the film industry. Her admission of feeling &#x27;taken advantage of&#x27; while filming... is a manifestation of the pervasive exploitation that women continue to face,&quot; said Gabriela&#x27;s legislative consultant for young women&#x27;s affairs Sarah Elago.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/1/stronger-protection-equality-sought-for-women-2137">• Stronger protection, equality sought for women</a></div><p>Gabriela said Khang, during her interview, revealed several instances where she felt violated during filming.</p><p>&quot;Such behavior represents a gross breach of consent and professional ethics that cannot be tolerated in any workplace, much less in an industry that wields significant influence over societal norms and values,&quot; Elago said.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/26/22/gabriela-laments-lack-of-clear-law-protecting-women">• Gabriela laments &#x27;lack of clear law&#x27; protecting women</a></div><p>Elago said Gabriela would raise Khang&#x27;s ordeal during the budget deliberation of the <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB). </span></p><div><span id="isPasted">Gabriela is represented in Congress by Rep. Arlene Brosas.</span></div><div><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/16/arlene-brosas-of-gabriela-announces-senate-bid-1225">• Arlene Brosas of Gabriela announces Senate bid</a></span></div><p>&quot;We will raise these concerns during the budget hearing with the MTRCB. We will also introduce legislative measures that will address women&#x27;s concerns in the local entertainment industry,&quot; said Elago, who was a former House representative of Kabataan party-list.</p><p>Elago said Gabriela &quot;stands in solidarity with Ms. Khang and all women who have experienced similar abuses.&quot;</p><p>During last year&#x27;s hearing at the Senate, the MTRCB had already reported receiving “countless complaints” from the public regarding “lewd scenes” in movies, television programs, online streaming, and user-generated content.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/06/23/mtrcb-reports-countless-complaints-over-lewd-scenes">• MTRCB reports &#x27;countless&#x27; complaints over lewd scenes</a></div><p>The MTRCB reviews around 280,000 materials which include movie, television and publicity materials, according to chairperson Lala Sotto-Antonio.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z84oy-MZYpQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Gabriela said it would raise Angeli Khang's ordeal during the budget deliberation of MTRCB. </p>

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Gabriela to seek dialogue with MTRCB after actress bares filming ordeal

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Aug 08, 2024 06:14 PM PHT

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Updated Aug 08, 2024 06:41 PM PHT

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