Please be advised that as of the date above-stated, the MTRCB Deputy Card Holder's privilege of bringing a different companion in another theater after leaving one companion in a theater he (Deputy Card Holder) previously entered has been recalled; in other words, the MTRCB Deputy Card Holder shall no longer be allowed to bring another companion into a second or third theater after leaving a companion in a first theater.

However, all theaters are required to admit the Holder of the MTRCB Deputy Card and a companion to any and all exhibitions of motion pictures, except in film premiere screenings.  For monitoring purposes, theaters are encouraged to list down the name and card number of the MTRCB Deputy.  Theaters are likewise urged to report to the MTRCB any abuses committed by the Deputies and in such cases, the same are authorized to retain and confiscate the cards of MTRCB Deputies.  After confiscating the cards, the theaters must immediately transmit the same to this Office.

This supersedes Memorandum Circular No. 98-15.

Please be guided accordingly.

Adopted: 26 July 2003


(SGD.) MA. CONSOLIZA P. LAGUARDIA
Chairman