The legal division of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has filed a complaint against controversial TV host Willie Revillame as more letters of grievances from concerned citizens poured in to the MTRCB, seeking a preventive suspension of the host of the popular game show “Wowowee.”

The complaint filed by Jonathan S. Presquito , chief legal counsel of MTRCB, cited three separate complaints against Revillame filed by Arlene De Guzman-Ronquillo, Edward Berador, and a certain “M. Ballesteros” who alleged the popular game show as an “indecent and obscene” television program.

Revillame, 48, has filed a leave of absence with the ABS-CBN management as a result of mounting criticisms for allegedly showing disrespect to the late President Corazon Aquino during her funeral cortege which was aired live along with “Wowowee” last August 5.

Also named respondents in the six-page complaint were ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation; Socorro Vidanes, vice president for ABS-CBN TV programming and entertainment; and Raymond Ronquillo, a resident of No. 40 Spinach St,, Valle Verde 5, Pasig City and a friend of Revillame.

“The complainants are entitled to the main relief demanded, the whole or part of which restraining, enjoining or preventing the respondents from using the medium of television through the television program ‘Wowowee’, in causing psychological violence upon the complainant Mrs. Arlene De Guzman-Ronquillo and her minor children and in showing those indecent and obscene dances, as well as, from committing other acts which may render moot and academic, ineffectual or nugatory any judgment that may be rendered by this honorable committee in favor of the complainants,” Presquito said.

Arlene, estranged wife of Raymond Ronquillo, personally appeared before the MTRCB office on Timog Ave., Quezon City last Tuesday afternoon along with lawyer Gina Lorenzana to submit her own version of complaint against Revillame and ABS-CBN Corporation.

Arlene claimed that despite her appeal to Revillame to refrain from mentioning the alleged relationship of Raymond (owner of R33 luxury car dealership) and Aiko Climaco (a Wowowee dancer), the TV host continued teasing the two during live broadcasts of the game show from March until July this year.

Arlene told the MTRCB that Revillame’s uncalled for statements were witnessed by her three daughters – aged three, 11 and 12. Her two older daughters, Arlene added, now refuse to go to school because they are affected by Revillame’s alleged teasing of their father on her romantic links with Aiko.

“On August 6, 2009, the Board received a copy of the verified complaint of Ms. Arlene de Guzman against respondents ABS-CBN and Willie Revillame alleging that on several occasions, the latter did the following in his noontime television show “Wowowee”, causing psychological violence on her and her three children,” Presquito said in his complaint.

Ballesteros wrote to MTRCB that the sexy dancing style of the Wowowee dancers is not in keeping with its Parental Guidance show rating.

A businessman, Berador criticized Wowowee show for allowing dance girls to wear “very short shorts and bra-like tops” as they perform sensual moves.

Being a game show aired on prime time, Wowowee has influenced many young girls in losing their sense of decency, and social and moral responsibility, he said.