CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Finding the missing: Media and the disappeared

APRIL 28, 2024 marked one year since the abduction of Cordillera activists Gene Roz “Bazoo” De Jesus and Dexter Capuyan in Taytay, Rizal – activists who have yet to... Read more

Suspect in 2019 killing of Ed Dizon arrested

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) gave an update on the 2019 killing of broadcaster Eduardo “Ed” Dizon on May 3, World Press Freedom Day... Read more

Coverage of ABS-CBN, Villar deal ignores relevant context

JEERS TO media for failing to include relevant background in reporting the signing of documents by officials of ABS-CBN and ALLTV to seal a business deal. Read more

Underutilized bike lanes? Rappler checks on number of cyclists on EDSA

CHEERS TO Rappler for exposing the skewed data that Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has been using to justify its opposition to the widening of bicycle lanes in the... Read more

From the Newsrooms: April 21 to May 4, 2024

More attacks by the China Coast Guard in WPS; PH falls two notches in World Press Freedom Index Read more

STATE OF MEDIA FREEDOM IN THE PHILIPPINES 2024

CMFR and NUJP recorded around 135 incidents of attacks and threats against media workers from 1 July 2022 to 30 April 2024. This number exceeds the number of attacks... Read more

Security guards confiscate equipment of photojournalist in Cavite

CMFR/PHILIPPINES -- Private guards confiscated the equipment of a photojournalist covering a land dispute in Barangay Tartaria, Silang Cavite on April 20, 2024. Cavite is located 68 kilometers south... Read more

‘Controlled forum:’ Rappler highlights underrecognized transport sector in Marcos’ traffic town hall

CHEERS TO Rappler for pointing out the absence of some civil society groups and transport advocates in the very first public town hall on traffic; and for actually giving... Read more

El Niño effects reported nationwide

THE INTENSE heat and its effects nationwide continue to dominate the current news cycle. The hot summer season from March to early May has exacerbated the effect of El... Read more

From the Newsrooms: April 7 to 20, 2024

“IT’S COMPLICATED.” The two words were all President Marcos Jr. had to say about his relationship with the Duterte family. Read more