It’s Showtime” was called to testify by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) after it received complaints about “concerning scenes” showing alleged indecent acts by hosts Vice Ganda and Ion Perez.

MTRCB, chaired by Diorella “Lala” Sotto-Antonio, released a “Notice to Appear and Testify” to the noontime show’s producers on Monday, July 31, citing the celebrity couple’s gestures during its “Isip Bata” segment during its episode last Tuesday, July 25.

“Said scene is in violation of Section 3 (c) Presidential Decree No. 1986. The hearing date is scheduled on 31 July 2023, 10:00 am at the MTRCB Office in Timog Avenue, Quezon City,” the MTRCB said.

In the assailed segment, Vice Ganda and Perez were supposedly sharing a tender moment, where the comedian licked the icing off the cake offered by his partner using his own finger. A clip of the couple was showed in a video uploaded on ABS-CBN Entertainment’s YouTube channel.