Sinabihan ng Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) ang Netflix na alisin ang episodes ng spy drama “Pine Gap” na makikita ang nine-dash line ng China sa pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa South China Sea.
"After a thorough review, the Board ruled that certain episodes of Pine Gap are 'unfit for public exhibition.' The MTRCB also ordered the immediate pull-out of relevant episodes by its provider, Netflix Inc, from its video streaming platform," sinabi ng Department of Foreign Affairs sa isang pahayag nitong Lunes.
"Using the medium of a motion picture is but China’s unconventional approach to gain an upper hand in the territorial conflict in the South China Sea/West Philippine Sea," dagdag nito.
Ang naturang nine-dash line na mapa na ginawa ng China ay sumasakop sa halos buong South China Sea, kabilang ang mga teritoryong sakop ng Pilipinas, at maging ng iba pang bansa.
"The portrayal of the illegal nine-dash line in Pine Gap is no accident as it was consciously designed and calculated to specifically convey a message that China’s nine-dash line legitimately exists," ayon sa DFA.
Idinagdag pa na "It is a crafty attempt to perpetuate and memorialize in the consciousness of the present generation of viewers and the generations to come the illegal nine-dash line."
Ang "Pine Gap" ay isang Australian television series na inilabas ng Netflix at unang napanood sa ABC noong 2018.
Inilabas umano ng MTRCB desisyon noong September 28 magtapos maghain ng reklamo ang DFA.
Sa desisyon, binigyan-diin ng MTRCB na, “under a whole-of-nation approach, every instrumentality of the government, whenever presented with the opportunity, has the responsibility to counter China’s aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea to assert the Philippines’ territorial integrity."
Hinihingi pa ng GMA News Online ang pahayag ng Netflix.
Inaasahan ng DFA na susundin ng Netflix ang direktiba ng MTRCB. Noong July, inalis din ng kompanya ang naturang series sa Vietnam matapos din na magreklamo ang naturang bansa. — FRJ, GMA News
