# Manuel Morato > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Manuel_Morato > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Manuel_Morato.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Morato > Source revision: 1350664445 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Filipino politician (1935–2021)}} {{distinguish|Manuel Mogato}} {{Philippine name|Lim|Morato}} {{More citations needed|date=July 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Manuel Morato | office = [Chairperson](/source/Movie_and_Television_Review_and_Classification_Board) of the [Movie and Television Review and Classification Board](/source/Movie_and_Television_Review_and_Classification_Board) | term_start = February 25, 1986 | term_end = June 30, 1992 | predecessor = [Maria Kalaw Katigbak](/source/Maria_Kalaw_Katigbak) | successor = Henrietta Silos Mendez | president = [Corazon Aquino](/source/Corazon_Aquino) | office1 = Chairperson of the [Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office](/source/Philippine_Charity_Sweepstakes_Office) | term_start1 = 1994 | term_end1 = 1998 | predecessor1 = [Mita Pardo de Tavera](/source/Mita_Pardo_de_Tavera) | successor1 = | president1 = [Fidel V. Ramos](/source/Fidel_V._Ramos) | party = [Independent](/source/Independent_politician) (2001–2021)
Partido Bansang Marangal (1998–2001)
[Lakas–NUCD](/source/Lakas%E2%80%93CMD_(1991)) (until 1998) | birth_name = Manuel Lim Morato | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1935|11|17}} | birth_place = [Calauag](/source/Calauag%2C_Quezon), [Tayabas](/source/Quezon), [Philippine Islands](/source/Insular_Government_of_the_Philippine_Islands) | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2021|07|30|1933|11|17}} | death_place = [Quezon City](/source/Quezon_City), Philippines | relatives = [Tomás Morató](/source/Tomas_Morato) (father) | occupation = Politician, television host }} '''Manuel "Manoling" Lim Morato''' (November 17, 1935 – July 30, 2021){{cite news | last=Caña | first=Paul John | title=Former MTRCB Chair Manoling Morato Dies at 87 | url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/politics/news/manoling-morato-dies-a00289-20210730 | work=[Esquire Philippines](/source/Esquire_(magazine)) | publisher=[Summit Media](/source/Summit_Media) | date=July 30, 2021 | access-date=July 30, 2021}} was a Filipino politician and television host who previously served as chairperson of both the [Movie and Television Review and Classification Board](/source/Movie_and_Television_Review_and_Classification_Board) (MTRCB) and the [Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office](/source/Philippine_Charity_Sweepstakes_Office) (PCSO). ==Early life and family== Manuel Morato was born on November 17, 1935, the eldest son of [Tomás Morató](/source/Tomas_Morato), who became the first [Mayor of Quezon City](/source/Mayor_of_Quezon_City), and Consuelo Eclavea Lim.{{cite news | last=Dela Cruz | first=Arlyn | title=Morato siblings fight over QC land | url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1086656/morato-siblings-fight-over-qc-land | newspaper=[Philippine Daily Inquirer](/source/Philippine_Daily_Inquirer) | date=February 17, 2019 | access-date=July 30, 2021}} He would later have 11 other siblings, including a brother, Francisco, who is a doctor and lawyer, and a sister, Elvira, the grandmother of actor [Jake Cuenca](/source/Jake_Cuenca).{{cite news | last=Dumaual | first=Mario | title=Former MTRCB head Manoling Morato dies at 87 | url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/amp/entertainment/07/30/21/former-mtrcb-head-manoling-morato-passes-on-at-87 | publisher=[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs](/source/ABS-CBN_News_and_Current_Affairs) | date=July 30, 2021 | access-date=July 30, 2021}} In 2019, Morato and his siblings were involved in a dispute over their family's ancestral home at 99 Scout Gandia Street in Quezon City, allegedly because the property had been sold to a developer by his youngest brother, José ("Pepito"), without the other siblings agreeing to the sale. ==In government== Morato was appointed by President [Corazon Aquino](/source/Corazon_Aquino) in 1986 as Chairman of the [Movie and Television Review and Classification Board](/source/Movie_and_Television_Review_and_Classification_Board). A strict Catholic moralist who proclaimed the value of celibacy, Morato quickly earned the ire of the movie industry with his ultraconservatism, which led to a crackdown on films that were deemed immoral or having illicit content. Among them were local pornographic movies, the [Martin Scorsese](/source/Martin_Scorsese) film ''[The Last Temptation of Christ](/source/The_Last_Temptation_of_Christ_(film))'', which was banned over its alleged anti-religion theme and the locally produced films ''Dear Uncle Sam'' and [Lino Brocka](/source/Lino_Brocka)'s ''[Orapronobis](/source/Fight_for_Us)'', which dealt with the US Bases issue and human rights, respectively.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/13859/mtrcb-heads-that-said-cut |title=MTRCB heads that said "Cut!" |website=PEP.ph |access-date=2023-03-01 }} In the [1992 elections](/source/1992_Philippine_general_election), Morato ran for the position of [Philippine senator](/source/Senate_of_the_Philippines) but lost. In the [1998 elections](/source/1998_Philippine_general_election), he founded the ''Partido Bansang Marangal'' (Noble Nation Party) and ran for [President](/source/President_of_the_Philippines) with [Camilo Sabio](/source/Camilo_Sabio) as his running mate, but lost to [Vice President](/source/Vice_President_of_the_Philippines) [Joseph Estrada](/source/Joseph_Estrada), earning last place in the results.{{cite book |last=Doronila |first=Amando |title=.The Fall of Joseph Estrada: The Inside Story |publisher=Anvil Publishing|orig-date=1999|page=16 |chapter=|isbn=}} In the [2001 elections](/source/2001_Philippine_general_election), he ran for the position of [senator](/source/Senate_of_the_Philippines) and again lost. ==TV shows and movies== Morato hosted a weekly talk show ''[Dial-M](/source/Dial_M_(Philippine_TV_program))'' with former actress [Maggie de la Riva](/source/Maggie_de_la_Riva) on state-owned [National Broadcasting Network](/source/People's_Television_Network) (now PTV 4). The show was initially for lotto draw results but he decided to add his commentaries and viewer phone calls. One of its episodes featured a [security camera video](/source/security_camera) showing [Joseph Estrada](/source/Joseph_Estrada) gambling in a [casino](/source/casino). The show was cut off in 1998 when Estrada ascended to the presidency and was returned in 2004{{cite news |last1=Yamsuan |first1=Cathy |last2=Burgonio |first2=TJ |title=Manuel 'Manoling' Morato in for big trouble |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/26197/manuel-%E2%80%98manoling%E2%80%99-morato-in-for-big-trouble |access-date=21 March 2020 |work=newsinfo.inquirer.net |date=20 July 2011 |language=en}} when Arroyo appointed him as board director of the PCSO. His life was filmed in 1998 with the role portrayed by actor [Joel Torre](/source/Joel_Torre). In August 2011, he was charged with four counts of election offences, accusing him of using his television show to campaign for [Gilbert Teodoro](/source/Gilbert_Teodoro).{{Cite web |url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=715145&publicationSubCategoryId=63 |title=4 electioneering cases filed vs Morato |website=[The Philippine STAR](/source/The_Philippine_STAR) |access-date=18 August 2011 |archive-date=8 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308091506/http://www.philstar.com/headlines/715145/government-expresses-concern-over-milf-infighting |url-status=dead }} ==Senate hearings on PCSO corruption== In 2011, the Philippine Senate uncovered the fact that under Morato, the [PCSO](/source/Philippine_Charity_Sweepstakes_Office) never assisted any non-Catholic religious organizations. Morato said that other religions are also allowed to request the same type of assistance from the PCSO, but could not name any non-Catholic religious organizations or leaders who received similar donations from the PCSO.{{cite web|title=PCSO Chairman Morato Defends Bias for Catholic Church|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/225232/nation/ex-pcso-chair-manoling-morato-defends-vehicle-donations-to-bishops}} ==Death== Morato died of complications from [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19) on July 30, 2021, at the age of 87.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/797579/former-mtrcb-pcso-chair-manoling-morato-dies/story/|title=Former MTRCB, PCSO chair Manoling Morato dies}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Candidates in the Philippine presidential election, 1998}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Morato, Manoling}} Category:1935 births Category:2021 deaths Category:Filipino people of Spanish descent Category:Candidates in the 1998 Philippine presidential election Category:Politicians from Quezon City Category:Lakas–CMD (1991) politicians Category:Partido Bansang Marangal politicians Category:Heads of government-owned and controlled corporations of the Philippines Category:Corazon Aquino administration personnel Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Manuel Morato](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Morato) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Morato?action=history)). 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