CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Jade Castro and the danger of warrantless arrest: Rappler, Philstar.com explain when such arrest is legal

CHEERS TO Rappler and Philstar.com for calling attention to the highly irregular arrest of filmmaker Jade Castro and his companions in the province of Quezon. Read more

Media’s political memory fades on Enrile’s 100th birthday

JEERS TO the media that made news of the 100th birthday milestone of Juan Ponce Enrile as one would for a celebrity, with hardly any mention of his checkered... Read more

Media reports on week of disasters and climate issues

FLOODS, LANDSLIDES, a forest fire, drought – news this month presented a rather frightful state of the country. Read more

From the Newsrooms: February 11 to 17, 2024

WITH PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s clear signal of his approval, it was no surprise for the media to pick up the heightened discussion of charter change (Chacha) in the... Read more

GMA reveals inadequacy of government plan and budget for climate change

CHEERS to GMA Integrated News for a video report discussing the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP), the official document that details the use of the budget allocated for... Read more

Quick questions from Frontline, TV Patrol check Duterte’s proposal for Mindanao secession

CHEERS TO TV5 and ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol for their reports that discussed the constitutionality of Rodrigo Duterte’s proposed secession of Mindanao from the Philippines. Read more

From the Newsrooms: February 4 to 10, 2024

MARCOS’ VISIT on February 7 fixed the news spotlight on Davao. Although bad weather had caused quite severe flooding and landslides in the area, the President’s schedule which had... Read more

Rappler unpacks SC ruling on Estrada plunder, bribery case

CHEERS TO Rappler for an explainer that dissected the case of Senator Jinggoy Estrada and thoroughly discussed the ruling of Sandiganbayan. On January 19, the Sandiganbayan released a 396-page decision... Read more

MediaQuest, TV5, and Nine Media Corp. ink deal for RPTV

MEDIAQUEST HOLDINGS and its broadcast unit TV5 signed on Tuesday, February 6, a collaboration agreement with Nine Media Corp. to launch RPTV – a new free-to-air channel offering sports... Read more

From the Newsrooms: January 29 to February 3, 2024

ON JANUARY 30, the Philippine Daily Inquirer used a fitting phrase in headlining the effect of the separate rallies held by the Marcos and Duterte camps on January 28:... Read more