MMDA accused of P300-M film ‘rip-off’

Every year, the country holds a 10-day raucous film festival capped by a parade of movie stars, a glittering “Awards Night” and another opportunity for a multi-million peso amusement tax rip-off, according to the Actors’ Guild and the Film Academy of the Philippines.

Guild and Academy officials claim that the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), held from December 24 to January 3 under the control of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), is riddled with anomalies based on findings of the Commission on Audit (COA).