CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

TV Patrol, Frontline reports on child’s killing fail to examine drug use, mental health, poverty

JEERS TO TV Patrol and Frontline Pilipinas for airing incomplete reports on a mother who allegedly killed her two-year-old son in Bacoor, Cavite. The reports focused on the alleged... Read more

From the Newsrooms: Typhoon Egay pummels Luzon; Marcos spends week on high-level events

MEDIA HAD made public President Marcos’ itinerary for the week: after his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24, BBM would make a three-day state visit to... Read more

GMA’s Tordecilla is 2023 Nieman fellow, to study for a year in Harvard

JAEMARK TORDECILLA, head of digital media at GMA News and senior assistant vice president at GMA Network, has been selected by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism as one of... Read more

From the Newsrooms: Maharlika signed in time for SONA; ICC proceeds with probe

IT WAS a busy week for President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Obviously celebrating the signing into law of the Maharlika investment fund last July 18, BBM gathered Cabinet, Palace and... Read more

Unsure about winning ‘drug war’? Media give law enforcement free pass

JEERS TO the media’s lack of comprehensive follow-up on the drug war under the Marcos administration. As president-elect, Marcos assured focus on prevention and rehabilitation in continuing his predecessor’s... Read more

From The Newsrooms: PH allies affirm arbitration ruling; Water supply still short

A LOW pressure area and southwest monsoons this week poured rain onto depleted Ipo and Angat dams. Maynilad, a water concessionaire that depends on the two reservoirs for its... Read more

Reports highlight better tourism services amid slogan mess

CHEERS TO BusinessWorld and Philippine Daily Inquirer for their reports that broadened the discussion about tourism, breaking away from the fiasco of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) latest campaign,... Read more

Rappler presents rising sea levels through community lens

CHEERS TO Rappler’s in-depth report on the island municipality of Isla Pamarawan in Malolos, Bulacan which has been sinking due to rising sea levels. Read more

Philstar.com tackles inadequacies in climate education

CHEERS TO Philstar.com’s special report that explored the challenges faced by teachers and students in discussing climate change. The first part was published on July 2; the second on... Read more

Mario Dumaual, 64

ABS-CBN’S LONGTIME entertainment journalist Mario Dumaual died on July 5 due to septic shock while recovering from a heart attack. He was 64. Read more