CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

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

PCIJ looks into early ad spending, Villar’s use of Facebook

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for its two reports that focused on the Facebook campaign ad spending of senatorial aspirants for the 2025 midterm polls.... Read more

Same Marcos extravagance: Media dazzled by Bahay Pangulo renovation

A SELECT group of journalists were given a tour of the Bahay Pangulo (President’s House), the newly renovated residence in the Malacañang Palace complex located just across the Pasig... Read more