CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

The narrative war and dehumanization of “Toboso 19”

ON APRIL 19, 2026, the 79th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army reported a "series of encounters" in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental, that ended with a count of... Read more

Media highlights local government pushback on Boracay bridge

A BRIDGE linking the town of Malay in Aklan province to Boracay will ease land travel for the countless travelers who visit the famed beaches of the island. But... Read more

A record win for workers

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN News and Bulatlat for reporting on the plight of Kowloon House employees who went on a six-day strike after three years of negotiations with business owners. Read more

Media expose teachers’ “cycle of debt” trapping Filipino teachers

CHEERS TO the media reports for looking into the problem of debt that has hounded teachers in the past, once again calling attention to what has been a perennial... Read more

DILG Safer Cities: Reports flag human rights concerns

CHEERS to the news organizations that flagged the potential violations of citizens’ constitutional rights in the implementation of the Safer Cities program initiated by the Department of Interior and... Read more

Presidential health: When private becomes public

PRESIDENT FERDINAND Marcos Jr. was hospitalized for diverticulitis on January 21 this year. On January 22, Claire Castro, Palace Press Officer, said the president was discharged on the same... Read more

An Attack on the Press is an Attack on the Public’s Right to Know

THE STATE of press freedom in the Philippines remains weighed down by pressures. Persistent physical attacks against individual journalists are the most visible. Online harassment has risen, fueled by... Read more

Community journalist RJ Ledesma among 19 killed in Negros military operation

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Community journalist RJ Ledesma was killed during a military operation in Toboso, Negros Occidental, on April 19, 2026. Read more

The money trail: Rappler probes family ties in DOH contracts

CHEERS TO Rappler for its investigative report that looked into the potential conflict of interest involving a high-ranking health official and a construction firm owned by his brother. Reports... Read more

Media reports Senator Bato Dela Rosa’s record of attendance and the policy on absenteeism in the Senate

CHEERS TO media organizations which noted the extended absence of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa from the Senate, counting the 31 days that he did not attend the 58... Read more