Social networking sites Facebook and Twitter are once again abuzz with the latest controversy.

A video posted by a certain Jeff Hernandez has sparked ill remarks from theater actors, directors, and other industry players.

The video was a recording of a TV interview of young filmmaker Rafael Santos on the show Cityscape, which aired last June 24 on the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC).

Santos's film Samarito is competing in this year's Cinemalaya Film Festival under the short films category.

Samarito is about a robber who gets caught in an awkward and critical situation that would test his conscience and temperament.

In the interview, host Lexi Schulze asked Santos this question: "You also used theater actors for your film, is it usually the case when you do shorts or independents, do you usually get theater actors and not some of the big names in the industry?"

This was Santos's reply: "Ah, well, personally, I find the theater actors are better to work with because they don't complain; you can feed them Sky Flakes three meals a day, and pay them in cat food basically..."

"Because they usually do it for free a lot of the time," Schulze interjected.

"And they're never late, and they cry when you want them to cry, other actors kasi you have to hit them first..." Santos continued.

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"VIOLENT" REACTIONS. Santos's remarks irked many actors and directors who watched the video.

These are some of the comments that PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) saw posted on Facebook and Twitter:

Award-winning director and writer Joey Reyes said this on Facebook: "OMG!!! I do not, can not and refuse to believe this. The INTEGRITY OF THEATER ACTORS is not measured by their capacity for subservience. IT IS CALLED LOVE FOR THE ART AND CRAFT. It is called PROFESSIONALISM. I am so HURT by such careless statements."

A theater actor himself, John "Sweet" Lapus made this short statement also on Facebook: "Napaka bobo mo Rafael Santos. Kawawa."

In reply to a certain Direk Pablo, top comedienne Eugene Domingo—who began her acting career in theater—also made this comment on Facebook: "If you know him personally, advise him well. sayang baka walang manuod ng trabaho niya dahil lang sa ayaw niyang mag apologize. obviously WE ARE OFFENDED. taga theatre ka man o hindi. THIS IS NOT FUNNY NOR PETTY. THIS IS PAINFUL. DO NOT GENERALIZE. BE MORE SENSITIVE. PLEASE."