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To Live for the Masses
To Live for the Masses
Starring	Joseph Estrada
Distributed by	Public Perception Management Asia (Publikasia)
Release date	Never released
Running time	57 minutes
Land	Philippinen
Languages	Englisch; Filipino;

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To Live for the Masses (Filipino: Ang Mabuhay para sa Masa) is a 2006 Philippine documentary film about the life of Philippine President Joseph Estrada. The documentary details Estrada's childhood and acting career, his rise to political prominence as mayor of San Juan in Metro Manila and his election as Senator, and finally his rise to the presidency and his ouster in the Second EDSA Revolution.

Originally set to be broadcast on two television networks, ABC and UNTV,^[1] the documentary was never aired publicly after it was controversially given an "X" rating by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).

Synopsis

To Live for the Masses is divided into four parts, each narrating Joseph Estrada's childhood, acting career and life as a politician, with the fourth part dedicated to events leading to and surrounding the 2001 EDSA Revolution as narrated from his point of view.^[2]

Reception

On August 28, 2006, the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board gave To Live for the Masses an "X" rating—reduced from the original "XXX" rating given on August 22—claiming that film was libelous and served to undermine people's faith in government,^[3]^[4] which at the time was led by Estrada's successor and former vice president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The rating, which prevented the documentary's "public exhibition",^[4] was controversial, with Ronald Lumbao, spokesman of the People's Movement Against Poverty (PMAP), comparing the MTRCB's decision to a similar case in 1965 involving the alleged banning by Diosdado Macapagal, Arroyo's father, of the pro-Ferdinand Marcos film Iginuhit ng Tadhana (Drawn by Destiny), released prior to the 1965 presidential election which Macapagal subsequently lost.^[5] In response to the rating, Estrada supporters picketed the MTRCB offices on August 31, 2006.^[6]

Senator Franklin Drilon, during deliberations for the board's 2007 budget, claimed that the MTRCB did not have the mandate to censor on the basis of libel, even going so far as alluding that the rating was a return to the era of martial law, when censorship was rampant.^[7] In the House of Representatives, Minority Floor Leader Francis Escudero claimed that only pornographic films received "X" ratings and that there was nothing indecent about the documentary.^[8] Estrada's lawyers subsequently appealed to Arroyo,^[1] who convened a special committee chaired by Cecilia Guidote-Alvarez, chairwoman of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), ultimately referring the case back to the MTRCB on November 9, 2006,^[9] and suggesting that the film may be shown only after cutting around two-thirds of its original length.^[10] An MTRCB appeals committee decided in favor of lifting the ban on the film, but against the immediate public exhibition, in January 2007.^[11]

A case was later filed by the producers of the film with the Supreme Court,^[12] who later referred the case to the Court of Appeals (CA). While the court ruled in May 2007 that the MTRCB has to explain its decision,^[10] it ultimately affirmed the MTRCB's decision on December 1, 2008.^[2]^[13] The decision was criticized by Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., who presided over Estrada's impeachment trial, saying that it violated his freedom of speech.^[14]

Distribution and exhibition

As the case was being heard by the MTRCB, the producers of To Live for the Masses nonetheless sought to show the film. Immediately after the release of the MTRCB's decision, the producers announced that they intend to show the film in Plaza Miranda owing to its status as a freedom park. Whereas the city government of Manila refused, deferring to the MTRCB's judgment.^[15] A screening of the documentary meanwhile was supposedly organized for members of the House of Representatives on October 12, 2006.^[8] However, it is not known whether the screening actually took place.

VCD and DVD copies of the film were also produced, but owing to the MTRCB's ruling, distribution using that medium didn't occur. However, Artemio Raymundo, a first lieutenant with the Philippine Marine Corps, was arrested for distributing the documentary, which he claimed he did out of his own volition after chancing on copies of the documentary while riding the LRT, and was recommended for court-martial—ostensibly on an unrelated case—in December 2006.^[16]

Estrada's official website, erap.ph, featured a link to the documentary, saved as a Windows Media Video file.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Dalangin-Fernandez, Lira (September 12, 2006). "Estrada camp asks Arroyo to reconsider ban on documentary". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Dedace, Sophia (December 1, 2008). "Erap bioflick subject to MTRCB review, CA rules". GMA News and Public Affairs. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
^ Echeminada, Perseus (August 23, 2006). "Erap DVD gets MTRCB 'X' rating". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MTRCB gives final 'X' rating to Erap biopic". GMA News and Public Affairs. August 29, 2006. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
^ Echeminada, Perseus (September 1, 2006). "X-rating on Erap bio-flick likened to Marcos' banned film". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
^ Yap, DJ (August 31, 2006). "Estrada supporters protest X-rating of biopic". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ Burgonio, TJ (October 4, 2006). "Drilon questions X-rating of Estrada biopic". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Estrada's 'X-rated' film likely to be shown in House". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 12, 2006. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ Cabacungan Jr., Gil C. (November 3, 2006). "Palace throws back Estrada biopic to MTRCB". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Torres, Tetch (May 9, 2007). "CA to MTRCB: 'Explain ban on Estrada bio-pic'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ Frialde, Mike; Diaz, Jess (January 12, 2007). "'GMA supports Erap's release'". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ Felongco, Gilbert (January 15, 2007). "Court ruling to be sought on controversial documentary". Gulf News. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ "Court upholds ban on Estrada bio film". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 1, 2008. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ "Pimentel says ban on Erap film is censorship". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. December 1, 2008. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ Rosario, Chinkai (October 31, 2006). "No airtime given for Erap biopic in Plaza Miranda". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ Guinto, Joel (December 20, 2006). "Marine to be tried for row with superior on Estrada VCDs". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

External links

[appeal-1] Dalangin-Fernandez, Lira (September 12, 2006). "Estrada camp asks Arroyo to reconsider ban on documentary". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

[CA-2] Dedace, Sophia (December 1, 2008). "Erap bioflick subject to MTRCB review, CA rules". GMA News and Public Affairs. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

[originalrating-3] Echeminada, Perseus (August 23, 2006). "Erap DVD gets MTRCB 'X' rating". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

[MTRCB-4] "MTRCB gives final 'X' rating to Erap biopic". GMA News and Public Affairs. August 29, 2006. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

[tadhana-5] Echeminada, Perseus (September 1, 2006). "X-rating on Erap bio-flick likened to Marcos' banned film". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

[picket-6] Yap, DJ (August 31, 2006). "Estrada supporters protest X-rating of biopic". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

[censorship-7] Burgonio, TJ (October 4, 2006). "Drilon questions X-rating of Estrada biopic". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

[house-8] "Estrada's 'X-rated' film likely to be shown in House". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 12, 2006. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

[alvarez-9] Cabacungan Jr., Gil C. (November 3, 2006). "Palace throws back Estrada biopic to MTRCB". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

[explain-10] Torres, Tetch (May 9, 2007). "CA to MTRCB: 'Explain ban on Estrada bio-pic'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

[reconciliation-11] Frialde, Mike; Diaz, Jess (January 12, 2007). "'GMA supports Erap's release'". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

[supremecourt-12] Felongco, Gilbert (January 15, 2007). "Court ruling to be sought on controversial documentary". Gulf News. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

[CA-ban-13] "Court upholds ban on Estrada bio film". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 1, 2008. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

[pimentel-14] "Pimentel says ban on Erap film is censorship". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. December 1, 2008. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

[pep-15] Rosario, Chinkai (October 31, 2006). "No airtime given for Erap biopic in Plaza Miranda". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

[courtmartial-16] Guinto, Joel (December 20, 2006). "Marine to be tried for row with superior on Estrada VCDs". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

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-'''''To Live for the Masses''''' ({{lang-fil|Ang Mabuhay para sa Masa}}) is a 2006 [[documentary film|documentary]] on the life of [[President of the Philippines|Philippine President]] [[Joseph Estrada]].  The documentary details Estrada's childhood and acting career, his rise to political prominence as mayor of [[San Juan, Metro Manila|San Juan]] in [[Metro Manila]] and his election as [[Senate of the Philippines|Senator]], and finally his rise to the presidency and his ouster in the [[2001 EDSA Revolution]].
-Originally set to be broadcast on two television networks, [[ABC Development Corporation|ABC]] and [[Progressive Broadcasting Corporation|UNTV]],<ref name="appeal">{{cite news | author=Dalangin-Fernandez, Lira | title=Estrada camp asks Arroyo to reconsider ban on documentary | url=http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20060912-20568 | work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. | date=September 12, 2006 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 }}</ref> the documentary was never aired publicly after it was controversially given an "X" rating by the [[Movie and Television Review and Classification Board]] (MTRCB).
 ==Synopsis==
-''To Live for the Masses'' is divided into four parts, each narrating Joseph Estrada's childhood, acting career and life as a politician, with the fourth part dedicated to events leading to and surrounding the [[2001 EDSA Revolution]] as narrated from his point of view.<ref name="CA">{{cite news | author=Dedace, Sophia | title=Erap bioflick subject to MTRCB review, CA rules | url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/136781/news/nation/erap-bioflick-subject-to-mtrcb-review-ca-rules | publisher=[[GMA News and Public Affairs]] | date=December 1, 2008 | accessdate=December 18, 2014 }}</ref>
+''To Live for the Masses'' is divided into four parts, each narrating Joseph Estrada's childhood, acting career and life as a politician, with the fourth part dedicated to events leading to and surrounding the [[2001 EDSA Revolution]] as narrated from his point of view.<ref name="CA">{{cite news | author=Dedace, Sophia | title=Erap bioflick subject to MTRCB review, CA rules | url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/136781/news/nation/erap-bioflick-subject-to-mtrcb-review-ca-rules | publisher=[[GMA News and Public Affairs]] | date=December 1, 2008 | accessdate=December 18, 2014 | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231095308/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/136781/news/nation/erap-bioflick-subject-to-mtrcb-review-ca-rules | url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==Reception==
-On August 28, 2006, the [[Movie and Television Review and Classification Board]] gave ''To Live for the Masses'' an "X" rating—reduced from the original "XXX" rating given on August 22—claiming that film was libelous and served to undermine people's faith in government,<ref name="originalrating">{{cite news | author=Echeminada, Perseus | title=Erap DVD gets MTRCB 'X' rating | url=http://www.philstar.com/news-feature/354242/erap-dvd-gets-mtrcb-%C2%91x%C2%92-rating | work=[[The Philippine Star]] | publisher=PhilStar Daily, Inc. | date=August 23, 2006 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 }}</ref><ref name="MTRCB">{{cite news | title=MTRCB gives final 'X' rating to Erap biopic | url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/14137/news/nation/mtrcb-gives-final-x-rating-to-erap-biopic | publisher=[[GMA News and Public Affairs]] | date=August 29, 2006 | accessdate=December 18, 2014 }}</ref> which at the time was led by Estrada's successor and former Vice President, [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]]. The rating, which means the film is "unfit for public viewing", was controversial, with Ronald Lumbao, spokesman of the People's Movement Against Poverty (PMAP), comparing the MTRCB's decision to a similar case in 1965 involving the alleged banning by [[Diosdado Macapagal]], Arroyo's father, of the pro-[[Ferdinand Marcos]] film ''Iginuhit ng Tadhana'' (''Drawn by Destiny''), released prior to the [[Philippine presidential election, 1965|1965 presidential election]] which Macapagal subsequently lost.<ref name="tadhana">{{cite news | author=Echeminada, Perseus | title=X-rating on Erap bio-flick likened to Marcos' banned film  | url=http://www.philstar.com/headlines/355755/x-rating-erap-bio-flick-likened-marcos%C2%92-banned-film | work=[[The Philippine Star]] | publisher=PhilStar Daily, Inc. | date=September 1, 2006 | accessdate=December 18, 2014 }}</ref>  In response to the rating, Estrada supporters picketed the MTRCB offices on August 31, 2006.<ref name="picket">{{cite news | author=Yap, DJ | title=Estrada supporters protest X-rating of biopic  | url=http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20060831-18315 | work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. | date=August 31, 2006 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 }}</ref>
+On August 28, 2006, the [[Movie and Television Review and Classification Board]] gave ''To Live for the Masses'' an "X" rating—reduced from the original "XXX" rating given on August 22—claiming that film was libelous and served to undermine people's faith in government,<ref name="originalrating">{{cite news | author=Echeminada, Perseus | title=Erap DVD gets MTRCB 'X' rating | url=http://www.philstar.com/news-feature/354242/erap-dvd-gets-mtrcb-%C2%91x%C2%92-rating | work=[[The Philippine Star]] | date=August 23, 2006 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231101210/http://www.philstar.com/news-feature/354242/erap-dvd-gets-mtrcb-%C2%91x%C2%92-rating | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="MTRCB">{{cite news | title=MTRCB gives final 'X' rating to Erap biopic | url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/14137/news/nation/mtrcb-gives-final-x-rating-to-erap-biopic | publisher=[[GMA News and Public Affairs]] | date=August 29, 2006 | accessdate=December 18, 2014 | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231095222/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/14137/news/nation/mtrcb-gives-final-x-rating-to-erap-biopic | url-status=live }}</ref> which at the time was led by Estrada's successor and former vice president, [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]]. The rating, which prevented the documentary's "public exhibition",<ref name="MTRCB"/> was controversial, with Ronald Lumbao, spokesman of the People's Movement Against Poverty (PMAP), comparing the MTRCB's decision to a similar case in 1965 involving the alleged banning by [[Diosdado Macapagal]], Arroyo's father, of the pro-[[Ferdinand Marcos]] film ''[[Iginuhit ng Tadhana: The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story|Iginuhit ng Tadhana]]'' (''Drawn by Destiny''), released prior to the [[1965 Philippine presidential election|1965 presidential election]] which Macapagal subsequently lost.<ref name="tadhana">{{cite news | author=Echeminada, Perseus | title=X-rating on Erap bio-flick likened to Marcos' banned film | url=http://www.philstar.com/headlines/355755/x-rating-erap-bio-flick-likened-marcos%C2%92-banned-film | work=[[The Philippine Star]] | date=September 1, 2006 | accessdate=December 18, 2014 | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231101200/http://www.philstar.com/headlines/355755/x-rating-erap-bio-flick-likened-marcos%C2%92-banned-film | url-status=live }}</ref>  In response to the rating, Estrada supporters picketed the MTRCB offices on August 31, 2006.<ref name="picket">{{cite news | author=Yap, DJ | title=Estrada supporters protest X-rating of biopic  | url=http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20060831-18315 | newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | date=August 31, 2006 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231100419/http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20060831-18315 }}</ref>
-Senator [[Franklin Drilon]], during deliberations for the board's 2007 budget, claimed that the MTRCB did not have the mandate to censor on the basis of libel, even going so far as alluding that the rating was a return to the era of [[History of the Philippines (1965–86)#Martial law (1972–1981)|martial law]], when censorship was rampant.<ref name="censorship">{{cite news | author=Burgonio, TJ | title=Drilon questions X-rating of Estrada biopic | url=http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20061004-24666 | work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. | date=October 4, 2006 | accessdate=December 18, 2014 }}</ref>  In the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]], Minority Floor Leader [[Francis Escudero]] claimed that only pornographic films received "X" ratings, and that there was nothing indecent about the documentary.<ref name="house" />  Estrada's lawyers subsequently appealed to Arroyo,<ref name="appeal" /> who convened a special committee chaired by Cecilia Guidote-Alvarez, chairwoman of the [[National Commission for Culture and the Arts (Philippines)|National Commission for Culture and the Arts]] (NCCA), ultimately referring the case back to the MTRCB on November 9, 2006,<ref name="alvarez">{{cite news | author=Cabacungan Jr., Gil C. | title=Palace throws back Estrada biopic to MTRCB | url=http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20061103-30456 | work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. | date=November 3, 2006 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 }}</ref> and suggesting that the film may be shown only after cutting around two-thirds of its original length.<ref name="explain">{{cite news | author=Torres, Tetch | title=CA to MTRCB: ‘Explain ban on Estrada bio-pic’ | url=http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20070509-64986 | work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. | date=May 9, 2007 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 }}</ref>  An MTRCB appeals committee decided in favor of lifting the ban on the film, but against immediate public exhibition, in January 2007.<ref name="reconciliation">{{cite news | author=Frialde, Mike | author2=Diaz, Jess | title='GMA supports Erap's release' | url=http://www.philstar.com/news-feature/354242/erap-dvd-gets-mtrcb-%C2%91x%C2%92-rating | work=[[The Philippine Star]] | publisher=PhilStar Daily, Inc. | date=January 12, 2007 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 }}</ref>
+Senator [[Franklin Drilon]], during deliberations for the board's 2007 budget, claimed that the MTRCB did not have the mandate to censor on the basis of libel, even going so far as alluding that the rating was a return to the era of [[History of the Philippines (1965–86)#Martial law (1972–1981)|martial law]], when censorship was rampant.<ref name="censorship">{{cite news | author=Burgonio, TJ | title=Drilon questions X-rating of Estrada biopic | url=http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20061004-24666 | newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | date=October 4, 2006 | accessdate=December 18, 2014 | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231100115/http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20061004-24666 }}</ref>  In the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]], Minority Floor Leader [[Francis Escudero]] claimed that only pornographic films received "X" ratings and that there was nothing indecent about the documentary.<ref name="house" />  Estrada's lawyers subsequently appealed to Arroyo,<ref name="appeal" /> who convened a special committee chaired by Cecilia Guidote-Alvarez, chairwoman of the [[National Commission for Culture and the Arts]] (NCCA), ultimately referring the case back to the MTRCB on November 9, 2006,<ref name="alvarez">{{cite news | author=Cabacungan Jr., Gil C. | title=Palace throws back Estrada biopic to MTRCB | url=http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20061103-30456 | newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | date=November 3, 2006 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231100210/http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20061103-30456 }}</ref> and suggesting that the film may be shown only after cutting around two-thirds of its original length.<ref name="explain">{{cite news | author=Torres, Tetch | title=CA to MTRCB: 'Explain ban on Estrada bio-pic' | url=http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20070509-64986 | newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | date=May 9, 2007 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231094131/http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20070509-64986 }}</ref> An MTRCB appeals committee decided in favor of lifting the ban on the film, but against the immediate public exhibition, in January 2007.<ref name="reconciliation">{{cite news | author=Frialde, Mike | author2=Diaz, Jess | title='GMA supports Erap's release' | url=http://www.philstar.com/news-feature/354242/erap-dvd-gets-mtrcb-%C2%91x%C2%92-rating | work=[[The Philippine Star]] | date=January 12, 2007 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231101210/http://www.philstar.com/news-feature/354242/erap-dvd-gets-mtrcb-%C2%91x%C2%92-rating | url-status=live }}</ref>
-A case was later filed by the producers of the film with the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]],<ref name="supremecourt">{{cite news | author=Felongco, Gilbert | title=Court ruling to be sought on controversial documentary | url=http://gulfnews.com/news/world/philippines/court-ruling-to-be-sought-on-controversial-documentary-1.155051 | work=[[Gulf News]] | publisher=[[Al Nisr Publishing|Al Nisr Publishing LLC]] | date=January 15, 2007 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 }}</ref> who later referred the case to the [[Court of Appeals of the Philippines|Court of Appeals]] (CA).  While the court ruled in May 2007 that the MTRCB has to explain its decision,<ref name="explain" /> it ultimately affirmed the MTRCB's decision on December 1, 2008.<ref name="CA" /><ref name="CA-ban">{{cite news | title=Court upholds ban on Estrada bio film | url=http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/theestradawatch/view.php?db=1&article=20081201-175507 | work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. | date=December 1, 2008 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 }}</ref>  The decision was criticized by Senate Minority Leader [[Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.]], who presided over Estrada's impeachment trial, saying that it violated his freedom of speech.<ref name="pimentel">{{cite news | title=Pimentel says ban on Erap film is censorship | url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/12/01/08/pimentel-says-ban-erap-film-censorship | publisher=[[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs]] | date=December 1, 2008 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 }}</ref>
+A case was later filed by the producers of the film with the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]],<ref name="supremecourt">{{cite news | author=Felongco, Gilbert | title=Court ruling to be sought on controversial documentary | url=http://gulfnews.com/news/world/philippines/court-ruling-to-be-sought-on-controversial-documentary-1.155051 | work=[[Gulf News]] | date=January 15, 2007 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231094940/http://gulfnews.com/news/world/philippines/court-ruling-to-be-sought-on-controversial-documentary-1.155051 | url-status=live }}</ref> who later referred the case to the [[Court of Appeals of the Philippines|Court of Appeals]] (CA). While the court ruled in May 2007 that the MTRCB has to explain its decision,<ref name="explain" /> it ultimately affirmed the MTRCB's decision on December 1, 2008.<ref name="CA" /><ref name="CA-ban">{{cite news | title=Court upholds ban on Estrada bio film | url=http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/theestradawatch/view.php?db=1&article=20081201-175507 | newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | date=December 1, 2008 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231100249/http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/theestradawatch/view.php?db=1&article=20081201-175507 }}</ref> The decision was criticized by Senate Minority Leader [[Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.]], who presided over Estrada's impeachment trial, saying that it violated his freedom of speech.<ref name="pimentel">{{cite news | title=Pimentel says ban on Erap film is censorship | url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/12/01/08/pimentel-says-ban-erap-film-censorship | publisher=[[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs]] | date=December 1, 2008 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 | archive-date=May 5, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505062840/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/12/01/08/pimentel-says-ban-erap-film-censorship | url-status=live }}</ref>
 ===Distribution and exhibition===
-As the case was being heard by the MTRCB, the producers of ''To Live for the Masses'' nonetheless sought to show the film.  Immediately after the release of the MTRCB's decision, the producers announced that they intend to show the film in [[Plaza Miranda]] owing to its status as a [[freedom park]]; the city government of Manila refused, deferring to the MTRCB's judgement.<ref name="pep">{{cite news | author=Rosario, Chinkai | title=No airtime given for Erap biopic in Plaza Miranda | url=http://www.pep.ph/news/11171/no-airtime-given-for-erap-biopic-in-plaza-miranda | work=[[GMA New Media#Philippine Entertainment Portal|Philippine Entertainment Portal]] | publisher=[[GMA New Media]] | date=October 31, 2006 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 }}</ref>  A screening of the documentary meanwhile was supposedly organized for members of the House of Representatives on October 12, 2006.<ref name="house">{{cite news | title=Estrada’s 'X-rated' film likely to be shown in House | url=http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20061012-26285 | work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. | date=October 12, 2006 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 }}</ref>  However, it is not known whether the screening actually took place.
+As the case was being heard by the MTRCB, the producers of ''To Live for the Masses'' nonetheless sought to show the film. Immediately after the release of the MTRCB's decision, the producers announced that they intend to show the film in [[Plaza Miranda]] owing to its status as a [[freedom park]]. Whereas the city government of Manila refused, deferring to the MTRCB's judgment.<ref name="pep">{{cite news | author=Rosario, Chinkai | title=No airtime given for Erap biopic in Plaza Miranda | url=http://www.pep.ph/news/11171/no-airtime-given-for-erap-biopic-in-plaza-miranda | work=Philippine Entertainment Portal | date=October 31, 2006 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231095118/http://www.pep.ph/news/11171/no-airtime-given-for-erap-biopic-in-plaza-miranda | url-status=live }}</ref> A screening of the documentary meanwhile was supposedly organized for members of the House of Representatives on October 12, 2006.<ref name="house">{{cite news | title=Estrada's 'X-rated' film likely to be shown in House | url=http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20061012-26285 | newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | date=October 12, 2006 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231100342/http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20061012-26285 }}</ref> However, it is not known whether the screening actually took place.
-The documentary was also available on [[Video CD|VCD]] and [[DVD]], but owing to the MTRCB's ruling, distribution using that medium didn't occur.  However, Artemio Raymundo, a first lieutenant with the [[Philippine Marine Corps]], was arrested for distributing the documentary, which he claimed he did out of his own volition after chancing on copies of the documentary while riding the [[Manila Light Rail Transit System|LRT]], and was recommended for [[court martial]]—ostensibly on an unrelated case—in December 2006.<ref name="courtmartial">{{cite news | author=Guinto, Joel | title=Marine to be tried for row with superior on Estrada VCDs | url=http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20061220-39384 | work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. | date=December 20, 2006 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 }}</ref>
+[[Video CD|VCD]] and [[DVD]] copies of the film were also produced, but owing to the MTRCB's ruling, distribution using that medium didn't occur. However, Artemio Raymundo, a first lieutenant with the [[Philippine Marine Corps]], was arrested for distributing the documentary, which he claimed he did out of his own volition after chancing on copies of the documentary while riding the [[Manila Light Rail Transit System|LRT]], and was recommended for [[court-martial]]—ostensibly on an unrelated case—in December 2006.<ref name="courtmartial">{{cite news | author=Guinto, Joel | title=Marine to be tried for row with superior on Estrada VCDs | url=http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20061220-39384 | newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | date=December 20, 2006 | accessdate=December 31, 2014 | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231100245/http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/inquirerpolitics/view.php?db=1&article=20061220-39384 }}</ref>
 Estrada's official website, erap.ph, featured a link to the documentary, saved as a [[Windows Media Video]] file.<ref name="MTRCB" />
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 ==External links==
-*{{Imdb title|tt1058731}}
+*{{IMDb title|tt1058731}}
 *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD42A8057BFDD9A3F ''To Live for the Masses''] on [[YouTube]]
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 [[Category:Documentary films about politicians]]
 [[Category:Unreleased films]]
+[[Category:Presidency of Joseph Estrada]]