"We feel for everyone who were not part of the first 4 official entries. But as Ed Lejano and I pointed out, hindi natin dapat isuko ang laban (we shouldn't give up on the fight). If we feel that excellent films ought to be part of this year's MMFF lineup and that indie films were marginalized, then we should fight for them. Even if we quit, the MMFF will still go on anyway. If we see its potential in doing something good for the industry, as we still do – proof of it is that most of the producers, even indie or mainstream, still have the intention of joining and to put it bluntly, earning from it – then we should continue guarding our gains from the past and change it from within.