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Manila: A plan to publish a Philippine edition of Playboy has drawn condemnation from a high profile leader of the country's conservative Roman Catholic Church.
Archbishop Oscar Cruz of the Lingayen-Dagupan Archdiocese said the proposed April 2 launch "shows the declining moral values and system among the present generation of Filipinos".
Cruz said that while people have yet to see the issue Filipinos should shun it as much for what it may contain as for what it represents. He said the magazine is synonymous with graphic nudity.
"It means to say that we are drifting away from morality and these are indications that we failed to inculcate the right value system among our people," Cruz was quoted as saying by reports.
But Playboy Philippine edition's editor Beting Laygo Dolor said the traditionally racy magazine will not feature frontal nudity and will appeal to readers not so much for the pictures but for the "intelligent and well written" articles inside.
Wide experience
Dolor, who has wide experience in international journalism, says Playboy Philippine edition will contain articles on "anything under the sun of interest to men".
He said the edition will continue with Playboy's track record of combining the work of investigative journalists and award-winning fiction writers.
Dolor said he believed the predominantly Roman Catholic Philippines would be more receptive to Playboy than neighbouring Indonesia, where the magazine was met with violent opposition from Islamic groups.
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