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  • Voter Receipts: Redundant or Necessary?

      NOT TOO many Filipinos are aware that the law requires the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to provide the voter a receipt of his or her vote. The Comelec... Read more

  • On the Campaign Trail

      ATTACHED TO, or embedded in a candidate’s political campaign, reporters are forced to follow a set schedule, a task that can be repetitive and sometimes useless in terms of helping... Read more

  • Election Surveys: Beyond the Numbers and the “Horse Race”

    SURVEY RESULTS on voter preferences are a staple of election reports, gaining wider public interest as the election nears. CMFR’s election monitors over the years have found that these... Read more

  • Disguising Ads as Editorial Content

    JEERS TO three major dailies for passing off an advertisement as editorial content. On March 15, 2016, the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the Philippine Star, and the Manila Bulletin ran... Read more

  • Obit

    Antonio Cabangon Chua, 81 MEDIA MAGNATE Antonio Cabangon Chua died Friday, March 11. He was 81. Cabangon Chua was the head of several companies within the ALC  group, which... Read more

  • Gaming the Party-List System

      CHEERS TO Rappler.com for running a story that examined the party-list groups and their nominees for congressional positions. In “2016 party-list nominees: Taking a ‘shortcut’ to Congress?” posted... Read more

  • PAGCOR Photography Contest Now Accepting Entries

    Professional and amateur photographers are invited to send their entries to the 4th PAGCOR (Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corporation) National Photography Competition.Filipino nationals at least 18 years of age as... Read more

  • Showing the Money Trail

      CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its use of an infographic to show the movement of the funds in the money-laundering scandal that erupted early this month. The... Read more

  • Former Gov’s Aide Convicted in Ortega Case

      CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Puerto Princesa City court convicted of murder last 7 March 2016 one of the  suspects in the killing of broadcaster and environmentalist Gerardo “Gerry” Ortega... Read more

  • 2016 Hildegarde awardees recognized

    OUTSTANDING WOMEN in mass media and communication were recognized in the 10th Hildegarde Awards held last March 8 at the Saint Scholastica’s College. The Hildegarde Awards are named after... Read more