CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

From the Newsrooms: December 11 to 16, 2023

BEIJING’S RISING belligerence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) has dampened the mood of seasonal merry-making, especially for the Filipino troops stationed in the area and the fisherfolk who... Read more

From the Newsrooms, December 4 to 9

THREE MANILA-based broadsheets called attention to continued low ranking of the country, giving the news front-page banner-treatment on December 6 and 7. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star... Read more

Jeremias “Jerry” Tundag, 70

VETERAN JOURNALIST Jeremias “Jerry” Suico Tundag passed away on December 8. He was 70. Read more

Climate talk: Marcos’s contradictory policies on reclamation, energy, mining

AS ALL eyes are on the COP28 conference in Dubai, reports in the country continue to highlight climate change and environmental concerns; in the process exposing the Marcos administration’s... Read more

Pros and cons of rejoining ICC: In the end, it’s about justice

PRESIDENT FERDINAND Marcos Jr., in a seeming reversal of an earlier statement that the Philippines will not rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced during a media interview on... Read more

MSU blast a grim reminder of 2017 Marawi siege

MEDIA DESCRIBED the December 3 bombing at the Dimaporo Gym of the Mindanao State University (MSU) as one of the deadliest terror attacks since the Marawi siege in 2017.... Read more

From the Newsrooms: November 27 to December 2, 2023

REPORTS OF a surge of respiratory illnesses in China recall the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2019. Hospitals in Northern China, particularly in Beijing and Liaoning, have filled up with... Read more

Media fail to highlight HR issues in GSP+ talks

JEERS TO news outfits that focused entirely on the trade benefits of the European Union’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) without discussing issues involving human and labor rights,... Read more

Under the budget gun: Rights body falls victim to pressure politics

THE COMMISSION on Human Rights (CHR) succeeded in having its budget for 2024 approved by the Senate but did not emerge from it unscathed. Its proposed PHP1.9 billion was... Read more

A week of cases: Legal actions cast more doubt on ‘dangerous’ anti-terror law

THE ANTI-TERRORISM Act (ATA) is one of the most contested laws in Philippine history. Since it was signed into law in 2020, the ATA has been repeatedly challenged before... Read more