CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

On Australian TV: No ill-gotten wealth? Only a few dared to speak up in Manila

CHEERS TO Rappler, Philstar.com, News5, and Vera Files for exposing the lies that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said about his family’s ill-gotten wealth in an interview on Australian television... Read more

From the Newsrooms: March 3 to 9, 2024

THIS WEEK the news followed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as he traveled to Australia to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia summit from March 4... Read more

News on China’s actions in WPS need to shift focus

MEDIA FOLLOWED recent incidents in the West Philippine Sea as Chinese vessels engaged in maneuvers to block patrol boats of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on February 12. The... Read more

From the Newsrooms: February 25 to March 2, 2024

HEADLINES LAST week called public attention to the killing of 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar who was shot by police in August 2023. A local court promulgated on February 27... Read more

EDSA as commemorated by Marcos, Duterte, and the media

FEBRUARY 25, 2024 marked the 38th year of the EDSA People Power anniversary as Ferdinand Marcos Jr. moves through his second year as president. As the dates continue to... Read more

From the Newsrooms: February 18 to 24, 2024

Quiboloy evades another congressional grilling; new Philippine-China dispute in WPS Read more

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