Marcos shrugs off showing of controversial “Barbie” movie in PHbr br President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. dismisses the controversy surrounding the screening of the movie 'Barbie' in the Philippines after the Movie Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) approved its release. In an interview with the media in Samar where he inaugurated the province's coastal road project on Friday, July 14, 2023, Marcos said the film was 'a work of fiction.