CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Rappler’s report: Duterte’s appearance reveals Senate’s lack of will to hold former president accountable

CHEERS TO Rappler’s two articles on the appearance and testimony of former president Rodrigo Duterte in the October 28 Senate hearing on the war on drugs, the central policy... Read more

Eleven years after Yolanda: Climate change call for news as platforms of action

SEVERE AND inclement weather in recent weeks highlighted the inadequacy of reporting typhoons as separate and unrelated episodes. Extraordinary climactic events were reported without reference to climate change and... Read more

Pia Ranada named Marshall McLuhan Fellow in JVO Journalism Program

JOURNALIST PIA Ranada of Rappler is this year’s recipient of the Marshall McLuhan Fellowship from the Embassy of Canada. Her selection was announced at the 34th Jaime V. Ongpin... Read more

PCIJ’s in-depth review maps political dynasties’ grip on power

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for its three-part series mapping the pervasiveness of political dynasties in the Philippines and discussing their systemic impact on governance... Read more

Community journalist Cumpio takes witness stand after four years

FOUR YEARS after her arrest, journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio on November 11 took to the witness stand, finally able to defend herself. Cumpio, the executive director of Tacloban-based online... Read more

JVO Journalism Seminar slated Nov. 19

THE CENTER for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) will hold the 34th Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar on Tuesday, November 19, at the SGV Hall in the AIM Conference... Read more

Quad comm revelations: Rappler makes sense of findings

CHEERS to Rappler for a podcast which made sense of the findings of the “Quad comm” – the four house committees which set out to jointly probe the interrelated... Read more

Media fail to highlight meaning of Sara Duterte’s “meltdown”

JEERS TO Manila Bulletin for its report that resorted to simply recording Vice President Sara Duterte’s ‘meltdown” when she called a press conference on October 18. Meanwhile, on social... Read more

News5 explains Bicol River Basin as flooding factor

CHEERS TO News5 for its explainer on the Bicol region’s topography as a major factor in the severe flooding triggered by the excessive rainfall of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine... Read more

Media let pass Go’s lies on extrajudicial killing

JEERS TO media outlets for failing to fact-check Senator Christopher “Bong” Go’s two false claims on the Duterte administration’s war on drugs. Media reports also missed the opportunity to... Read more