CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Immunity or Impunity: Rappler spotlights abuse of workers by diplomats

CHEERS TO Rappler for its investigative reports that exposed the abuse and exploitation of migrant workers by their diplomat employers. Read more

A Tale of Contrasts: Ten-day coverage of Martial Law commemoration

SEPTEMBER 21 marks one of the darkest days of Philippine history, when President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. issued Proclamation 1081 which shut down the system of government under which... Read more

Media’s selective coverage of Martin Romualdez

A QUICK scan of media coverage shows that House Speaker Martin Romualdez has been consistently in news headlines. News follows him everywhere, reporting his plans to talk with executives... Read more

From the Newsrooms: Demand for confidential funds trending across agencies

THE NATIONAL budget discussion is tedious and technical. But it remains a core process that determines how the government fulfills its mandate of public service. The process can be... Read more

Heroic effort to draw marginalized Indigenous communities into the mainstream

CHEERS TO Philippine Daily Inquirer for a report that opens up the world of Indigenous communities in Zamboanga province, describing the work of a dedicated Filipino to enable his... Read more

Rappler, Ressa acquitted of 5th tax evasion case

ON SEPTEMBER 12, Pasig City Regional Trial Court Branch 157 acquitted Rappler Holdings Corporation (RHC) and its president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa of the fifth tax... Read more

From the Newsrooms: Retailers, economists hit rice price cap

THE MARCOS administration seems to have gotten snagged by its economic policies as the private sector and academe pounced on the president’s decision to cap rice prices, so soon... Read more

FINALLY, GMA explains erratic weather, connects strong storms to looming El Niño

CHEERS TO GMA Integrated News for their report on how El Niño could be affecting our weather, explaining both the immediately felt effects and the longer-term phenomena that could... Read more

GMA-7 report calls attention to El Niño’s impact in Mindanao

CHEERS TO GMA Integrated News Weather Center for a report that checked on the situation of Mindanao agriculture, providing information that identified it as the region that will bear... Read more

Araullo’s magnum opus: GMA sheds light on crime hounding children

CHEERS TO GMA News Online for a searing special report on a criminal practice at once hidden and on the rise: the online sexual exploitation of children or OSEC. Read more