Go calls for intensified crackdown vs. movie piracy
Showbiz fan and former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go called for an intensified crackdown against piracy victimizing the local movie industry.
Speaking at the 2018 Walk of Fame induction ceremony held at the Eastwood City Walk in Libis, Quezon City, Go lamented the decline of the local movie industry “because of technology and foreign movies which have heavily influenced our moviegoers nowadays.”
Even worse, Go said pirates and unscrupulous businesses have preyed on the “fruits of sweat, love, and labor,” of local film industry.
A senatoriable in the 2019 polls, Go said that if elected, “I will push for strategies to crack down on these illegal businesses and strengthen the campaign against piracy.”
Go said the urgency of this action can be summed up in the timeless words of Vilma Santos in Sister Stella L, where she said, “Kung hindi tayo kikilos, sino ang kikilos? Kung hindi ngayon, kailan pa?”
Go said he is privileged to be part of the induction ceremony honoring the outstanding achievements of personalities in the fields of film, television, as well as news and broadcasting.
Among those inducted in the Walk of Fame were Pia Wurtzbach for TV; Vhong Navarro (Movie); Derek Ramsay (Movie); Julia Barretto (Movie); director Chito Roño (Movie); Dr. Jose Perez (Posthumous) (Movie); Marichu Vera Perez-Maceda (Movie); Rico Hizon (News and Public Affairs); and Ken Chan (TV).
Arriving at Eastwood City in Libis, he was warmly welcomed by Kevin Tan, chairman of the board; Federico Moreno, president; and the Board of Trustees of the German Moreno Walk of Fame Foundation. Former Undersecretary Isko Moreno; Rachel Arenas, MTRCB chairperson; Boots Anson-Rodrigo, president of MOWELFUND; Alice Eduardo, president/CEO of the Sta. Elena Construction; and Cecilio Pedro, president of Lamoiyan Corporation also joined in welcoming Go.