The production team of “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo” has extended apologies to the Muslim community after Rep. Ziaur-Rahman Alonto Adiong expressed concern over the TV series’ “discriminatory, harmful, and derogatory portrayals” of its Muslim characters..
“We urge the creators of ‘Batang Quiapo’ to reconsider the impact of their film and the message it sends to its viewers,” he continued. “In a time when the world is already grappling with hate speech and extremism, the last thing we need is a popular television show that adds fuel to the fire. We call upon them to take steps to ensure that such incidents do not happen in the future.”
In response, the “Batang Quiapo” production released its official statement via production company Dreamscape Entertainment’s Instagram page. “Nauunawaan namin ang mga nagpahayag ng opinyon at damdamin tungkol dito at sinisiguro namin na walang masamang intensyon ang programa na diskriminahin, saktan o ilarawan ang ating mga kababayang Muslim sa negatibong paraan,” it added.The series production also vowed that it would practice utmost sensitivity in treating such topics in its future episodes.
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