mˈɛni ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃənz pɹətˈɛstᵻd ænd ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd bˈɔɪkɑːts ɐɡˈɛnst ðə ʃˈoʊɪŋ ʌvðə dɐvˈɪntʃi kˈoʊd ɪnðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz, ænd ðə fˈɪlm wʌz bˈænd fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ skɹˈiːnd ɪnðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːn kˈæpɪɾəl ʌv mɐnˈɪlə, wɪððɪ ɛksˈɛpʃən ʌv ɪts mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən ˈɛɹiə.
Many organisations protested and organised boycotts against the showing of The Da Vinci Code in the Philippines, and the film was banned from being screened in the Philippine capital of Manila, with the exception of its metropolitan area.