CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Yolanda ten years later: Media goes back to communities, zoom in on perennial problems

TEN YEARS ago, the tragedy caused by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) claimed at least 6,300 lives and forced 750,000 people to flee their homes. Media accounts recalled the day... Read more

BSKE coverage reveals urgent need for electoral reform

THE COUNTRY finally held its long overdue Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on October 30, 2023. After two postponements, the vote for over 670,000 elected officials at the... Read more

Rina Jimenez David, 68

PHILIPPINE DAILY Inquirer columnist Rina Jimenez David died on Sunday morning, November 12. She was 68. Read more

Team Unity: A very visible break-up

THE CRACK-UP of the UniTeam which carried Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte to victory in 2022 became the big story of the week as newsrooms picked up the... Read more

‘Unimaginable and inhumane:’ TV Patrol highlights urgent need for medical services in Gaza

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol for a report that relied on an independent non-government organization, Doctors Without Borders or Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), a global institution that provides humanitarian... Read more

PCIJ tracks dynastic, patronage ties in Marcos appointments

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism for a report that provided the necessary background to the appointment of the new agriculture secretary. Read more

Conrado de Quiros, 72

LONGTIME PHILIPPINE Daily Inquirer columnist Conrado de Quiros passed away on November 6, his brother Paul de Quiros announced in a Facebook post late on Monday. He was 72. Read more

From the Newsrooms: Death and disorder mar barangay polls

NEWS CAPTURED the political violence that bloodied the first barangay elections in five years. Delayed twice by the pandemic, the vote for grassroots leaders was hotly contested around the... Read more

Gov’t data used in doxxing of two Cagayan de Oro journos

MANILA – The Cagayan de Oro Press Club Inc. (COPC) expressed “deep concern” on Saturday, November 4, over the doxxing of two of its members. Read more

Misamis Occidental broadcaster gunned down while on air

Armed men gunned down a radio anchor on Sunday, November 5, while broadcasting live at his home studio in Calamba town, Misamis Occidental, in the southern Philippines. Read more