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Accused Mastermind in 2011 Killing of Journalist Granted Bail

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Former Coron City, Palawan, Mayor Marjo Reyes, one of the accused in the 2011 killing of broadcaster and environmentalist Gerardo “Gerry” Ortega, has been granted bail.... Read more

Muntinlupa Mayor’s supporters block journalists

SUPPORTERS OF the incumbent Mayor of Muntinlupa prevented members of the media from looking for vote-buying stories on 7 May 2016. According to the National Union of Journalists... Read more

Trillanes vs. Duterte: Asking the Tough Questions

ON APRIL 27, based on information provided by vice presidential aspirant and incumbent Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, the Philippine Daily Inquirer broke a story on Davao City Mayor... Read more

Blocktimer Car Riddled with Bullets in Zamboanga del Norte

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A day before World Press Freedom Day, celebrated yearly on May 3, two motorcycle-riding men fired at the car of a local radio blocktimer in Sindangan... Read more

Journalist Accused of Libel Held in Court in Masbate; Cebu Journalists Face Libel Raps

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Masbate Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge held in court a journalist who came late for a court hearing on 28 April 2016. Masbate is 576... Read more

Freedom House Releases 2016 Freedom of the Press Report

INDEPENDENT WATCHDOG Freedom House released last April 27 its 2016 Freedom of the Press report, which assesses the degree of print, broadcast, and digital media freedom in 199... Read more

Helping Voters

CHEERS TO CNN Philippines and Rappler for their informative “how to” pieces on the proper way to vote in the upcoming May 9, 2016 elections. CNN Philippines’ May... Read more

TV News Programs as Campaign Logs

Editorial Note: Up to the last week before the elections the TV news programs remained neutral but failed to provide the critical information that citizens need when casting their... Read more

Electoral Cockfight and Horserace

PREVIOUS CMFR monitors have pointed out the dominance of election-related reports in primetime newscasts (“Campaign Trail Story Dominates Election News”). But the reports tend to be repetitive, providing mere... Read more

The Ties that Bind

THE FEBRUARY election monitor of CMFR had already noted the ties that could possibly explain the favorable media mileage senatorial aspirant Martin Romualdez has been getting, particularly in The... Read more