CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

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

‘Systemic shortcomings:’ Rappler spotlights not-so-PWD friendly rail system

CHEERS TO Rappler for its in-depth report and documentary on the plight of persons with disability (PWDs) who commute using the public rail system in Metro Manila. Both shed... Read more

From the Newsrooms: Monsoon rains flood NCR; Price cap on rice

SUPER TYPHOON Goring, Typhoon Hanna and the prevailing southwest monsoons drenched Metro Manila, including some provinces in Northern Luzon and Western Visayas with continuous rain. Widespread flooding disrupted the... Read more

Misplaced zeal: Media reports highlight potential “impeachment” ahead of the discussion

WITH BUDGET talks underway, media are doing the right thing calling attention to the exchange on allocations and other issues related to the budget. Indeed, members of the minority... Read more

Miguel “Mike” Enriquez, 71

GMA NETWORK's long-time broadcast journalist Miguel ‘Mike’ Enriquez passed away on Tuesday, August 29. Enriquez battled with diabetes, underwent a heart bypass operation in 2018, and a kidney transplant... Read more

Rappler reports examine DepEd, Coast Guard confidential, intel funds

CHEERS TO Rappler for its in-depth reports calling attention to the imbalanced allocation of confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) among agencies. Read more