MANILA, Philippines — Actor Ian Veneracion reacted to Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s remark on banning K-dramas in the country in support of local films and shows.
At the press conference of his upcoming Amazon Prime Video series “One Good Day,” Ian said the government should support the local industry rather than ban foreign shows and films.
“If I have a basketball team and losing to another team, I think I will tell my team to, ‘We need to practice, we need to win this game.’ Instead of banning the other team,” Ian said.
“My personal opinion, sana support us na lang. With government support, it may help the industry and also our viewers to continue watching our movies because noong may ipalalabas na action movies sina Daboy (Rudy Fernandez), FPJ (Fernando Poe, Jr.) ay umiiwas ang foreign movies. But now, it’s not the case anymore. Tayo na ‘yung umiiwas sa action movies na makakasabay natin ipalabas. With the support of our government, support from the viewers, mabubuhay ang movie industry natin,” he added.