CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Info-tainment can work: Check out Dapat Totoo series on voters education

CHEERS TO the #DapatTotoo series of GMA Integrated News for taking a fresh approach to voter education. Its Elections 2025 digital campaign “#DapatTotoo” has found an effective way to... Read more

Deepening marginalization: ABS-CBN News underscores genuine party-list representation in the congress

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN News for calling public attention to the failure of the party-list system and the need to represent marginalized groups in the House of Representatives. Read more

Hardly anything new: Print, online stick to the familiar campaign trail

MIDTERM ELECTIONS do not gain the same kind of fanfare as presidential elections but the exercise is far from insignificant. The election of senators, House representatives and local executives... Read more

Philstar.com explains ‘ghost students’ in DepEd’s voucher program as a perennial problem

CHEERS TO Philstar.com for breaking down the complexities of the senior high school voucher program and explaining the long-standing issue of ‘ghost students’ benefiting from it. Read more

Kicking off the campaign period: Admin-backed senatorial candidates receive more TV news mileage

THE OFFICIAL campaign period kicked off on February 11 for the May 2025 midterm elections with 66 senatorial candidates and 156 party-list groups vying for seats in Congress. Different... Read more

Philstar.com tracks impact of Trump’s freeze order on USAID fund

CHEERS TO Philstar.com for checking the consequences of President Donald Trump’s stop-work order on United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for development work in the Philippines. Read more

Media explain process, identify actors in Sara’s impeachment

CHEERS TO the media reports that provided the necessary context on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, explaining a complex political process so it can be understood by... Read more

Few reports help the public stay informed during campaign season

CHEERS TO the few reports that exemplify the role of journalism in informing the public about the rules and regulations governing elections, including voters' rights Read more

Election-Related Killings receive scant media attention

VIOLENCE CONTINUES to hound Philippine elections raising questions about the integrity of this fundamental exercise. Since the filing of certificates of candidacies (COCs) in October 2024 until February 17,... Read more

ANC anchor Kat Domingo threatened online

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – On February 11, 2025, Katrina Domingo, ANC’s Headstart anchor, and ABS-CBN’s reporter, posted on her twitter account that she was threatened online. Read more