Filipino Lawmakers Set To Ban 'Koreanovelas' In The Philippines! Kdramas Force Local Programming To 'Unfavorable Timeslots' Says Lawmaker!

Sad news for Kdrama fans in Philippines as Filipino lawmakers are set to ban "Koreanovelas" in the Philippines.

According to Philippine newspaper "The Manila Bulletin", A measure seeking to ban "Koreanovelas" and other foreign television soap operas has been filed at the House of Representatives in the Philippines.

Lawmaker Lito Atienza filed the "House Bill 3839" which seeks the prohibition of the telecast of all foreign-produced "teleseryes" during periods considered as prime time in the broadcast industry.

"While it is entertaining to watch television shows also known as teleseryes from our neighboring countries such as South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, the proliferation of such shows lessen the time available for our Philippine-produced shows," said Atienza.

He blamed foreign teleseryes especially KDramas for "eating into the primetime schedules of television companies".

This, he said, not only pushes Filipino teleseryes to "unfavorable timeslots" but it also makes producers to give up on making productions.

Lito Atienza has said that the bill seeks to "regulate the entry of foreign teleseryes into primetime programming." With the added effect of pushing local creativity in the Philippine TV industry

"This will necessarily push local creativity and empower the Philippine producers to create content and employ more local talent," Atienza explained.

Under the bill no foreign soap operas will be shown in the free channels from 6 pm to 10 pm daily in the Philippines.