MANILA, Philippines – Senator Jinggoy Estrada called on the government to revive the “ailing” Filipino film industry, proposing the removal of the amusement tax and the provision of subsidies for film workers.
“It provided support to start-up operations through a new state facility and automatic subsidies to established animation studios based on the performance of their earlier projects,” he said. His latest privilege speech was backed by Senators Bong Revilla and Robin Padilla, both actors, as well as Senator Grace Poe, the daughter of late screen icon Fernando Poe Jr, and Senator Francis Tolentino.