CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

State agents harass media workers who refused to sign as witnesses in drug op

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Reporters covering the aftermath of an anti-illegal drugs operation in Pasay City, Metro Manila were harassed by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on March... Read more

Media highlight environmental damage from the Mindoro oil spill

NEWSROOMS HAVE kept up coverage of the oil spill since the tanker MT Princess Empress capsized off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on February 28. In three weeks,... Read more

Remembering Luis

This eulogy was shared by CMFR Executive Director Melinda Quintos De Jesus as she remembered CMFR Trustee Luis V. Teodoro (LVT) on March 16, 2023, at the memorial program... Read more

No media coverage on PUVMP provisions to address jeepney drivers’ concerns

AS REPORTED in some accounts, the government agreed to a dialogue with transport groups two days before the scheduled start of the jeepney drivers’ week-long transport strike in protest... Read more

Luis V. Teodoro, esteemed journalist and educator, passes away at 81

CMFR mourns the passing of Professor Luis V. Teodoro. He succumbed to a heart attack on March 13, 2023, shortly before midnight. He was 81. He was a member... Read more

Philstar.com questions Anti-Hazing Act, explores other factors to prevent hazing

CHEERS TO Philstar.com for a report that goes beyond the surface of developments which followed the death of John Matthew Salilig, a student of Adamson University, due to injuries... Read more

Transport strike coverage surfaces need to review PUVMP, the country’s transport crisis

THE LAST time jeepney drivers figured prominently in media coverage was during the first year of the COVID pandemic, when the operations of the most accessible and affordable modes... Read more

Media on Environment: Clash between defenders of environment and drivers of development trigger spike in coverage

NEWS REPORTS on the push and pull between development and environmental protection are on the rise, calling attention to the clash of concerns that confronts the government. The level... Read more

Cycle of violence recalls dark Duterte legacy

Journalism review, This week in media, Killings of local chief executives, Student hazing, Drug-related killings, Drug war, Dahas, UP Third World Studies Center, ICC, Rodrigo Duterte, Davao Death... Read more

ANC calls out proposal to benefit ex-Presidents with life-long privileges

CHEERS TO ANC’s “Dateline Philippines” for the quick and prompt check on the proposed Former Presidents Benefits Act, an example of the misplaced priorities and patronage politics practiced by... Read more