CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Radyo5, Rappler spotlight public funds used in Bagong Pilipinas rally

CHEERS TO Radyo5 and Rappler for calling the people’s attention to the exorbitant cost of holding President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s rally on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. Read more

Education’s old problems, new stop-gap measures: Why media need to look at the bigger picture

THE CRISIS in education may not be the only serious challenge facing the new year. But it has certainly captured media coverage and more public attention engaging stakeholders, not... Read more

Shrinking news space: CNN Philippines shuts down due to financial losses

CNN PHILIPPINES officially announced on Jan. 29 that it was shutting down operations on all platforms following several years of financial losses. Read more

From the Newsrooms: January 22 to 27, 2024

IF FORMER Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is to be believed, the investigative probe of the International Criminal Court into the Philippine drug war is done “as far as the... Read more

Mood meter journalism: In rare, exclusive interview, GMA-7 decides to go easy on the President

JEERS TO GMA Integrated News for its interview with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that failed to tackle critical issues about his policies, public statements, and governance. GMA-7 decided to... Read more

That extra step: How TV Patrol verified Rep. Paolo Duterte’s questionable PHP51-billion infrastructure budget

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol for its report that confirmed that Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte received a total of PHP51 billion for infrastructure projects from 2020... Read more

From the Newsrooms: January 15 to 20, 2024

MEDIA REPORTED earlier this month the reshuffle in the Department of Agriculture (DA). The retirement of two senior career undersecretaries, Leocadio Sebastian and Domingo Panganiban, caused ranking officials to... Read more

Liberal laws, policy gaps: Rappler, ANC question need for Cha-cha to open economy

CHEERS TO Rappler and ANC’s Market Edge for reviewing current laws that have opened up the economy to foreign investments. In doing so, the accounts question the purpose of... Read more

TV5 contextualizes push for Charter change via people’s initiative

CHEERS TO TV5 for its explainer on the controversial push for Charter change (also called Cha-cha) through the mechanism of a people’s initiative. The five-minute report provided the necessary... Read more

From the Newsrooms: January 8 to 13, 2024

THE IDEA had been simmering but it broke out for all the public to think about when House Speaker Martin Romualdez took up the need for Charter change (Cha-cha).... Read more