On June 6, 2022, Hermogenes Esperon Jr., National Security Council (NSC) Advisor and Anti-Terrorism Council Vice Chairperson, wrote to the...
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CHEERS TO Philstar.com for its commentary on the state of mind of many journalists as another Marcos prepares to preside...
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CHEERS TO Rappler’s critical review of the Duterte administration. Senior reporter Pia Ranada assessed its six-year performance, recalling the president’s...
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THE CEREMONIES involved in the transition to a new administration are the least of ordinary Filipinos’ concerns. The struggle to...
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Media issue comprehensive reports on mass arrest over Tarlac land dispute
CMFR Staff
/ June 20, 2022
CHEERS TO the media organizations that issued detailed reports on the June 9 mass arrest of farmers, land reform advocates...
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THE PLAN to accredit vloggers (video-bloggers) has doubled concerns over the incoming administration’s regard for press freedom.
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More media attention needed on water contamination in Batangas
CMFR Staff
/ June 17, 2022
JEERS TO the lack of sustained media attention to, and scientific explanation for the harmful substances found in the groundwater...
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Health, economic, environmental concerns dominate the news
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BECAUSE OF COMPLAINTS of harassment, government “raids” on call centers were suspended on May 31, 2022. The Bureau of Internal...
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Inquirer.net report warns public re “rubber stamp” Senate
CMFR Staff
/ June 10, 2022
CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for calling attention to the weakened opposition in the 19th Congress. The in-depth report pointed out the...
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JOURNALISM REVIEW
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This Week in Media (June 13 to 17, 2022)
June 20, 2022THE CEREMONIES involved in the transition to a new administration are the least of ordinary Filipinos’ concerns. The struggle to make ends meet becomes more and more taxing week by... -
Media issue comprehensive reports on mass arrest over Tarlac land dispute
June 20, 2022CHEERS TO the media organizations that issued detailed reports on the June 9 mass arrest of farmers, land reform advocates and journalists in Hacienda Tinang, Concepcion, Tarlac. Reports from Altermidya,... -
More media attention needed on water contamination in Batangas
June 17, 2022JEERS TO the lack of sustained media attention to, and scientific explanation for the harmful substances found in the groundwater in eight towns and one city in Batangas. Media coverage... -
This Week in Media (June 6 to 10, 2022)
June 13, 2022Health, economic, environmental concerns dominate the news
ALERTS
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Baguio journo survives shooting
March 4, 2022CMFR/PHILIPPINES – On March 1, Aldwin Quitasol, Baguio Correspondents and Broadcasters Club President and Daily Tribune Correspondent, survived an attempt on his life while walking home in Quezon Hill, Baguio... -
Calida threatens Rappler-Comelec partnership
March 3, 2022CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Solicitor General Jose Calida threatened legal action to nullify Rappler’s partnership with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ahead of the 2022 polls. -
Journalists covering contested land issue threatened
February 5, 2022CMFR/Philippines – Two staff members of an alternative media organization were threatened and harassed by a group of armed men on January 28, 2022, in Bulacan. Bulacan is located 26... -
Journalist threatened over report on Rodriguez ambush
January 21, 2022CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A reporter for a tabloid, Hataw D’yaryo ng Bayan, was harassed and threatened online over his coverage of a recent Rizal killing.

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