CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Bizarre, Brash, and Brazen: Media fixated on Dutertes

NEWS CONVENTIONS favored the out-of-ordinary, including colorful, even outrageous personalities. The Dutertes’ political success relied on a tried-and-true news brand that gets more attention for simply standing out. Unfortunately,... Read more

Looking back to move forward

CMFR has taken the short style, or the minimalist mode to fulfill this annual exercise, presenting brief reviews of four thematic concerns that were given the most prominence in... Read more

Araullo wins red-tagging case against Badoy and Celiz

Broadcast journalist Atom Araullo won his civil suit against the red-tagging of Lorraine Badoy and Jeffrey Celiz on December 12. Read more

NBI summons raises concerns among journalists who attended Sara Duterte’s presscon

THREE JOURNALISTS appeared before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Cybercrime Division on December 4, responding to a subpoena for them to shed light on the threats made by... Read more

Roque flees to UAE: Rappler shows up the fugitive’s route to evade the law

CHEERS TO Rappler for its report on the qualified human trafficking complaint against Harry Roque and how this would proceed now that Roque has fled the country. Read more

Before the meltdown: Trail of massive corruption during Sara Duterte’s short term as DepEd Secretary

VICE PRESIDENT Sara Duterte’s midnight press conference on November 23 was only the tip of outrageous conduct. She has so far refused to yield and cooperate with the House... Read more

Star, Inquirer editorials emphasize urgency of dismantling POGOs

CHEERS TO the editorials of The Philippine Star and Philippine Daily Inquirer that highlighted the criminality involved in Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), stressing the need to fully shut... Read more

Rappler reviews ties between Zuleika Lopez and Sara Duterte

CHEERS TO Rappler for its report that traced the ties between Zuleika Lopez to and Vice President Sara Duterte. Lopez currently serves as Duterte’s chief of staff. Reviewing past... Read more

Garma escapes! How serious is government’s fight against drugs?

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte’s “war on drugs” was out to implement the “Davao model” nationwide. Testifying at the House Quad committee hearings, Ret. Police Colonel Royina Garma described the system... Read more

Legal actions recommended to deal with vice president’s “meltdown”

THE HOUSE order to transfer Zuleika Lopez, Vice President Sara Duterte’s chief of staff, to the Women’s Correctional Facility provoked Duterte to hold her furious virtual press conference at... Read more