The Movie and Television Review and Classification (MTRCB) clarified that the 12-day airing suspension against It’s Showtime was not yet finalized and the program was still allowed to air.

In an interview, Sotto said that they could suspend It’s Showtime on September 5 after they released the decision, however, they wanted to give the Kapamilya show a chance to appeal.

“With others, puwede naman talagang ma-suspend na kanina pa lang. But no, again, in the spirit of fairness, we’re giving them the chance kaya hindi sila suspended today. We will wait for its finality,”  said Sotto.

Sotto also denied that she was favoring the noontime show of her father Tito Sotto who produced E.A.T, one of the competitors of It’s Showtime on noontime slot.

However, she understood that some fans would really criticize her.

“No, that is not true. Siguro natural lang naman sa mga supporters ang maging ganoon ang pakiramdam kasi siguro naririnig nila na parating na-re-report. But hindi po kasalanan ng MTRCB ang violations na ginagawa nila,” said Sotto.

She also made it clear that she inhibited herself from voting on the decision related to the fate of the Kapamilya program.

It can be recalled that several fans blamed Sotto and some accused the chair of trying to boost the ratings of E.A.T by lessening the competition.

Ikinalungkot ng dating chair ng Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) na si Atty. Eugenio “Toto” Villareal ang naging desisyon ng ahensya na bigyag ng 12 na araw na suspensyon ang It’s Showtime.

Sa panayam sa kanya ng ABS-CBN, sinabi ni Villareal na namuno sa MTRCB noong panahon ni dating Pangulong Noynoy Aquino na malaking dagok sa industriya ang ginawang suspensyon sa It’s Showtime.

Sinabi din nito na marami ang magiging apektado ng nasabing desisyon lalo na’t halos dalawang linggong mawawala sa ere ang naturang programa.

“Well, ang una kong reaksyon of course is nakakalungkot. Even sa nagdedesisyon…” ani Villareal.

“Dahil yung law na nag-create ng MTRCB…isa sa whereas clauses niyan ay ang pagtaguyod ng movie and television industry and therefore, part ng industry ay ang ordinaryo nating crew… aside sa mga artista…Malaki ang dagok ng tinatawag nating 12-day suspension…” dagdag niya pa.

Matatandaan na nag-umpisa ang isyu ng It’s Showtime matapos kumain ng cake ang mga host na sila Vice Ganda at Ion Perez sa harapan ng mga bata sa segment na ‘Isip Bata’.

Ikinalungkot naman ng mga fans ng It’s Showtime ang naturang desisyon at tila sinisi pa nila ang kasalukuyang pinuno ng MTRCB na si Lala Sotto.

Ayon kasi sa kanila ay ang makikinabang sa suspensyon ng It’s Showtime ay ang programa ng ama ni Sotto na E.A.T.

Humingi ng paumanhin sa publiko ang dating pulis na si Wilfredo Gonzales na matatandaang sumikat sa social media matapos niyang kasahan ang siklistang kanyang nakaalitan.

Sa hearing ng senado nitong September 5, 2023, sinabi ni Gonzales na biktima lamang din siya sa mga nangyari dahil sa tindi ng epekto ng isyu sa kanyang kabuhayan at sa pamilya.

“Biktima rin po ako dito, nawalan ako ng trabaho, na-ano ako sa social media, mga anak ko, pamilya ko. Kung hindi sinuntok ‘yung kotse ko, kung ‘yung bangga lang sa bumper ko pagpapasensyahan ko na,” ani Gonzales.

Sinabi rin nito na ikinabigla niya lamang ang nangyari kaya’t nasaktan niya ang siklista na si Allain Bandiola na dumalo rin sa nasabing hearing.

Ayon kay Gonzales ay gusto niya lamang depensahan ang kanyang sarili lalo na’t kagagaling niya lamang sa isang operasyon.

“Humihingi po ako ng tawad sa parteng ‘yun po, pambabatok ko at pagbunot ko at pagkasa ko,” ani Gonzales. “Humihingi po ako ng tawad sa lahat,”

“Kasalanan ko po ‘yun, nabigla po ako. Ang isip ko po noon, idepensa ‘yung sarili ko dahil hindi naman ako ganoon kalakas. Galing ho ako sa spine operation,” dagdag pa niya.

Posibleng ligtas naman sa demanda si Gonzales dahil nanindigan ang siklista na hindi niya sasampahan ng kaso ang dating parak.

ABS-CBN’s AdProm Head and Director Eric John Salut couldn’t hide his disappointment towards the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) chair Lala Sotto.

It can be recalled that MTRCB suspended ABS-CBN for 12 airing days after they found Vice Ganda and Ion Perez’s gestures during the Isip Bata segment as ‘indecent’.

In his now-deleted tweet, Salut accused Sotto of lack of dignity for suspending It’s Showtime.

“Wala kang delicadeza Lala Sotto! Kadiri ka!” the director said.

As of writing, Sotto has yet to give any response to Salut’s message to her.

It can be recalled that several It’s Showtime fans accused Sotto of using the government agency she headed to favor her father’s program E.A.T.

“Ang laki kc ng inggit nila sa its showtime kaya naghhanap talaga sila ng butas pero go go lang showtime hinding hindi kami bbitaw forever kapamilya,” said Nenita.

“Sana maging fair ka.kasi masayadong halata yang ginagawa mo sa showtime,” netizen Ligaya commented.

“That is so unfair judgment!!!!! Holier than thou! This will not stop us from supporting IT’S SHOWTIME all the way. But we will STOP SUPPORTING “SOTOS” in politics all the way,” netizen May remarked.

Meanwhile, It’s Showtime kept airing on television as they announced that they would file a Motion for Reconsideration to appeal the decision made by MTRCB.

Allain Bandiola, the cyclist who got involved in a traffic altercation along Welcome Rotonda said that the members of the Quezon City Police Department (QCPD) didn’t put ex-cop Wilfredo Gonzales under their custody because of a lack of evidence.

During the senate hearing led by Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on September 5, Bandiola shared that he was told by an officer from QCPD that they could not apprehend Gonzales because they didn’t see the weapon used by the former cop against him.

“Sabi ni Sir Adan, ‘Hindi namin puwedeng arestuhin si Ginoong Gonzales, wala naman kaming nakitang baril’ Ganito na lang, sabi niya, tatawag tayo sa traffic sector para maayos ‘to at magawan ng incident report,” said Bandiola.

Dela Rosa said that Bandiola should insisted that Gonzales was armed during the incident.

“Dapat sinumbong mo, may baril ‘yan, kinasahan ako,” the lawmaker said.

However, Bandiola said that he insisted it to the members of QCPD, but they said that they were not allowed to put the ex-cop under their custody without further explanation.

He was also told by the cops not to tap the vehicle of other people to avoid getting in trouble.

The certain ‘Adan’ was not present during the hearing.

Bandiola also confirmed that he talked with Gonzales to settle the issue.