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MANILA -- The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has allowed the screening of the movie "Barbie" in the Philippines as it found "no clear nor outright depiction of 9-dash line" in the film.

"The Board believes that all things considered, it has no basis to ban the film 'Barbie' as there is no clear nor outright depiction of the nine-dash line in the subject film," MTRCB said in its letter to Sen. Francis Tolentino, who sought the banning of the film.

MTRCB said the movie "underwent two meticulous screenings," the second one with representatives from the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Solicitor General "in order to fully ascertain and determine if the said lines depict the nine-dash line."

"We have similarly sought the opinion of a legal expert on the West Philippine Sea during the deliberations in order to gather as much resources to arrive with a fully-informed decision regarding this matter," MTRCB explained.

The movie "Barbie" was r