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Federico 'Toto' Natividad Vs. MTRCBOARD, et al

FEDERICO “TOTO” NATIVIDAD, Petitioner, versus MOVIE AND TELEVISION REVIEW TINGA, and AND CLASSIFICATION BOARD (MTRCB), represented by its Chairperson MA. CONSOLIZA T. LAGUARDIA; Spouses THELMA J. CHIONG and DIONISIO F. CHIONG; and MARICHU S. JIMENEA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 161422 | 2007-12-13

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

The Case

In this Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45, petitioner Federico "Toto" Natividad seeks the reversal of the December 22, 2003 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA). The CA denied petitioner's Special Civil Action for Certiorari and Mandamus with application for a writ of preliminary injunction against the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) in connection with MTRCB Administrative Case No. 25-99.

The Facts

At the center of this petition is the movie Butakal (Sugapa Sa Laman). The movie is allegedly based on the true story of two sisters, Jacqueline...