CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Media and climate change: Spikes in temperature went unexplained, unexplored

JEERS TO the broadcast news media for their limited reporting on the extreme heat experienced in the country during the last few weeks of the dry season. As a... Read more

Journalist Joe Torres named new PIA chief

JOURNALIST JOSE “Joe” Torres Jr. has been appointed as the new director general of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA). An award-winning journalist and author, Torres will manage the country’s... Read more

Limited view on power issues: Media only highlight transmission, security concerns

JEERS TO the media’s limited coverage of the country’s energy sector, a crucial area that requires reporting beyond planned and unplanned blackouts. Read more

Media and advocacy work: Promoting inclusivity for the marginalized

CHEERS TO Rappler’s feature on a volunteer educator of indigenous peoples who passed the March 2023 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). The story went beyond the usual plaudits for... Read more

For lending her voice to social causes, journalist-activist Espina-Varona wins Hildegarde award

JOURNALIST AND activist Maria Salvacion “Inday” Espina-Varona was awarded the 2023 Hildegarde Award for Women in Media and Communication by Scholastica’s College Manila. Read more

Radio broadcaster shot dead in Oriental Mindoro third journalist killed under Marcos Jr.’s watch

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Two men aboard a motorcycle shot and killed a radio commentator on May 31, 2023, in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, 237 kilometers south of Manila. Read more

Talabong admits media’s flaws in reporting “drug war”

CHEERS TO freelance journalist Rambo Talabong for his video report on May 25 that took an introspective look into his coverage of the “war on drugs.” Read more

Militaristic mindset: News media’s failure to contextualize Sara Duterte’s NTF-ELCAC appointment

JEERS TO the news media for neglecting to include key pieces of information and important context in their coverage of the appointment of Vice President Sara Duterte, concurrently Education... Read more

MindaNews names Timonera as new editor, marks 2 decades of Mindanao journalism

JOURNALIST ROBERT “Bobby” Timonera is taking over as editor in chief of MindaNews effective on June 1, 2023. Outgoing editor Carolyn Arguillas will head the outfit’s Publications, Archives and... Read more

Commemoration of sixth year of Marawi gets scant attention

THE QUIET lakeside city of Marawi in Lanao del Sur became known to the larger Filipino population for an unfortunate reason: On May 23, 2017, fighting broke out between... Read more