CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Woman in a sewer leads ABS-CBN News to expand reports on housing for poor

CHEERS TO the ABS-CBN News Online for providing expanded reports on government assistance and housing for the poor after the viral spread on May 26 of a photo showing... Read more

Inquirer.net links China’s presence in Malaysian shoals to Philippine experience

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for diving deep into the background and reporting on the emerging situation in Malaysia’s Luconia Shoals, drawing its parallels to the conflicts in the West Philippine... Read more

Beyond the declaration, where’s the change in Marcos’ drug policy?

PRESIDENT FERDINAND Marcos Jr. has publicly maintained that his administration has departed from the brutal violence of his predecessor’s campaign against drugs. In a recent interview on Anthony Taberna’s... Read more

Required reading: Some background on Code of Conduct in the South China Sea

CHEERS TO the news organizations that provided background information on the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. renewed the call for... Read more

Philstar.com exposes pro-Duterte vloggers who spread pro-China views on WPS issue

CHEERS TO Philstar.com for its analytical report on Filipino vloggers who, as supporters of Rodrigo Duterte, continue to push the false narratives that Duterte promoted during his presidency. These... Read more

Free TV Election Reporting: Small Shifts, Familiar Shortcomings

Primetime television displayed modest shifts in its coverage of the May 2025 elections but remained stuck in old habits. Compared to the past, media outlets did cast a wider... Read more

Reports include sectoral concerns on the EDSA rehab

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN News’ TV Patrol, Manila Bulletin, and Philstar.com for its sharp projection of the impact of the looming rehabilitation of the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) on... Read more

PCIJ maps out mid-term electoral outcomes for political dynasties

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for mapping dynastic rule in Philippine politics as reflected in the midterm elections. A folio of articles posted from May... Read more

Journalists barred from covering voting proceedings

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Several community journalists were reportedly barred from voting and accessing voting precincts for media coverage according to an alternative media organization. Read more

Violence on the vote: Can there be democracy at gunpoint?

THE 2025 MIDTERM elections in the Philippines were generally hailed as a triumph of democratic participation. News outlets noted the “orderly” polls in urban centers, the visible enthusiasm of... Read more