
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – It does not pay to ignore orders from the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).
The day after MTRCB imposed a 12-day suspension of “It’s Showtime,” ABS-CBN announced that the noon-time show will air today. (The suspension was due to a previous episode showing hosts Vice Ganda and Ion Perez erotically licking some cake icing in front of kids.)
Well, MTRCB Chair Lala Sotto, daughter of Tito Sotto, one of the hosts of rival “E.A.T.,” shows that she means business.
After ABS-CBN announced it would still air “It’s Showtime!” today, Sotto issued a supplementary order increasing the suspension from 12 days to 24 days!
Moral of the story: Don’t mess with Lala, unless you’re Tito Sotto!