MERGED: "Bisaya" Ethnic Slur of Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo condemned by Pimentel

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SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. slammed the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) with great disappointment for its negligence in scrutinizing movies that took part in the on going Metro Manila Film Festival.

According to Pimentel, an episode in the film "Sakal Sakali Saklolo" to him is conveying wrong message to the Filipinos.

He said it is seemingly denigrating the use of the Visayan language, the language widely spoken in the Visayas and large parts of Mindanao.

Pimentel specifically cited a portion of the film in which a grandmother was telling a nanny (yaya): "Bakit pinalaki ninyong Bisaya and apo ko?" (Why are you rearing my grandchild as a Bisaya?)

The mother butted in telling the yaya: "Speak to the kid in Tagalog. Parang Pinoy. (So that he grows up like a pinoy)".

Pimentel called on the producer of the film to promptly take steps to rectify the error.

He said such conversations smacks of an ethnic slur to non-Tagalog speaking Filipinos.

He pointed out that scenes like this can offend "the sensibilities of the Visayan and other non-Tagalog speaking citizens by making them feel as if they are less Filipino than the Tagalogs. It creates useless hatred in the nation."

"Sakal Sakali Saklolo," with Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo in the lead roles, is an official entry to the ongoing Manila Film Festival. (CPB)



Do you agree that Cebuanos speak better english than Tagalogs? Tagalogs just can't drop their Manileno accent. Cebuanos on the other hand speak more distinct and profound english because of the nature of pronunciation of their dialects.

[ancientscar]

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Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr on Thursday expressed concern that the film Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo is conveying a wrong message to Filipinos by denigrating the use of the Visayan language, which is most widely spoken in the Visayas and large parts of Mindanao.

Pimentel, who hails from Mindanao, cited a portion of the film where a grandmother was telling a nanny (yaya) in Pilipino: “Bakit pinapalaki ninyong Bisaya ang apo ko?" (Why are you rearing my grandchild as a Bisaya?)

The mother then butts in and tells the nanny: “Speak to the kid in Tagalog. Parang Pinoy. (So that he grows up like a Pinoy)."

Pimentel said that the scene smacks of an ethnic slur to non-Tagalog speaking Filipinos as he called on the producer of the film, Star Cinema, to promptly take steps to rectify the error.

“It offends the sensibilities of the Visayans and other non-Tagalog speaking citizens by making them feel as if they are less Filipino than the Tagalogs. It creates useless hatred in the nation," he said.

Pimentel also expressed disappointment at the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).

He said that the MTRCB had apparently overlooked the flaw in the film which it should not have tolerated.

“Sakal Sakali Saklolo," with Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo in the lead roles, is an official entry to the ongoing Metro Manila Film Festival. - GMANews.TV

[ancientscar]

boycott this movie?!?!?!

[tru^norf]

one of the many reasons i'm never an advocate of the national language idea. it not only makes some people second class citizens of their own country, it is also fascist.

[godsaint]

Regional discrimination.Bisan pa sa panahon sa 1st world war wla gyd modaug ang pinoy kay dili ta united.

[Metz]

hahay

maybe thats why I dont like to watch tagalog films.

[bluefairy]

hahay

maybe thats why I dont like to watch tagalog films.

same here...
pareha rata tanan oi!

[pijavier]

Cebuanos speak better English then tagalog people, Bisaya sad.

[Velvett]

rectify!

[oblationkid]

ay sus, kung si judy ann naman lang sad ang bida, bisan wa pay issue anang bisaya ek-ek....wa jud koy plano mutan-aw hehehe

i dont know lang ha...she's so baduy jud bisan nigwapa na kunohay na cya ron hehehehe