'It's Showtime' faces MTRCB inquiry after controversial July 24, 2026 airing
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has summoned the producers of “It’s Showtime” following multiple complaints that its July 24, 2026 episode allegedly contained inappropriate scenes and racially insensitive and colorist remarks. In a two-page notice to appear, the Agency said it received numerous complaints about the episode from concerned citizens regarding the actions of TV host and comedian Vice Ganda. The notice, signed by MTRCB Chair and CEO Lala Sotto by authority of the MTRCB Board, directed respondents GMA Network Inc. and ABS-CBN Corporation, through their duly authorized representatives and/or counsel, to appear before the MTRCB Hearing and Adjudication Committee at the MTRCB Building on July 29, 2026, Wednesday, at 10:30 a.m. for a hearing on the said complaints. Based on countless letter complaints received and a report from the Agency’s Monitoring and Inspection Unit (MIU), the incident in question was a “Memerimar”...