THE MOVIE AND TELEVISION REVIEW and Classification Board (MTRCB) has reprimanded two ABS-CBN shows, one for ?mocking the disabled,? the other for ?improper display of the Philippine flag.?

In an incident report sent to MTRCB Chair Marissa Laguardia on March 9, special board agents said there was ?probable violation? of Section 3C of Presidential Decree 1986 in the Feb. 14 episode of the comedy show ?Banana Split.?

Not the first

According to the report, the show?s ?Pedro Pendukleng? segment made ?a mockery of cross-eyed people? when an actor said, ?Isa-isa lang!? presumably because he has mistaken one opponent for two.

?This is not the first time that MTRCB has issued a warning to ABS-CBN for this reason. The first was for ?Wowowee? a few years ago,? Laguardia told Inquirer Entertainment by phone. ?We should be sensitive to the plight of disabled people.?

In another report, MTRCB special agents said there was ?probable violation of the Flag Law? in the March 18 episode of ?Tayong Dalawa.? The report stated, ?The Philippine flag was displayed vertically, [instead of horizontally],? the report stated.

Laguardia cited a similar incident in another Kapamilya show two years ago. ?A personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) had to sit down with us to explain the Flag Law in one of our meetings with ABS-CBN representatives,? Laguardia recalled. ?Producers with shows airing in other networks should also be cautious about this. We shouldn?t disrespect our flag.?

Laguardia added that a meeting with ?Banana Split? producer Janice Senorin and Mercy Nastor or Jhanice Gayl Damaso of ?Tayong Dalawa? is scheduled next week.