CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

PCIJ report: Villar companies are Las Piñas’s top tax delinquents

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for its report on the Villar political family and the conduct of their business. Read more

Moving on with COVID: Discussion needed on PH policy as WHO lifts international emergency status

THE WORLD HEALTH Organization (WHO) announced on May 5 that COVID-19 would no longer be classified as a global public health emergency (PHEIC). But it also provided abundant reminders... Read more

Deep dive in WPS: Strong sources support Inquirer’s comprehensive analysis

CHEERS TO Inquirer for the two-part report by Kurt Dela Peña on the issues roiling the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Read more

Rappler exposes illegal sale of DepEd laptops

CHEERS TO Rappler for following up on the pattern of corruption in the Department of Education’s (DepEd) procurement system. Ryan Macasero and Bonz Magsambol co-wrote the two-part series. The... Read more

BBM’s US visit strengthens PH-US alliance as Chinese intimidation in WPS calls for strong moves to uphold Philippine sovereignty

THE WEEK opened with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s working visit to the US for one-on-one talks with President Joseph Biden. The talks followed closely at the heels of the... Read more

KBP marks 50th anniversary

THE KAPISANAN ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding last Thursday, April 27, 2023 with a gala dinner at the ballroom of the... Read more

Tactless media reports continue to reduce human life

JEERS TO some print and online media for treating a human tragedy as mere spectacle. Media failed to report suicide as a public health issue, and ignored guidelines for... Read more

State of Press Freedom in the Philippines 2023

This report focuses on the present, the state of the press in the country in the first ten months of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Read more

COVID in the news again!

UNFORTUNATELY, GOVERNMENT and media are not helping Filipinos to understand the state of threat. Read more

Rappler reviews Marcos Jr.’s lackluster performance in national and local crises

CHEERS TO Rappler's two special reports which reviewed the failure of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to act on urgent issues involved in national and local problems. Read more