CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Media report tension in West Philippine Sea as US VP visits Palawan

“A HISTORIC visit” was how news reports described US Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Palawan on November 22. Harris is the first and highest-ranking US government official to... Read more

Inquirer.net explains the meaning of employment numbers

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for scrutinizing the recently revealed 0.3 percent dip in the unemployment rate, amid glowing reports that ignored the emerging problem of underemployment and the people’s shift... Read more

Some media fail to provide background on new BIR Chief

JEERS TO news accounts that reported the appointment of Romeo Lumagui Jr. as the new Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner last November 15 without any reference to the... Read more

TV5 explainer: The implausible promise of rice at PHP20

CHEERS TO TV5 for countering the claim that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is nearing the fulfilment of his promise that every Filipino will be able to afford rice at... Read more

Media explain why Paeng devastated BARMM

CHEERS TO Philstar.com, TV5, and MindaNews for reports that explained why the impact of the storm Paeng on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was so severe.... Read more

Revisiting the pain of Children in Conflict with the Law

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism’s (PCIJ) report on children in conflict with the law (CICL) which exposed the flaws of the juvenile justice system in the... Read more

PH Impunity and Government’s Denial: Unnecessary response to the killing of journalists and other HRVs

Impunity persists because it is a culture rooted in conditions that have not been addressed. Impunity has revealed that the laws and the conduct of government are no longer... Read more

Inquirer.net reviews UNHRC’s attention to PH laws, press freedom

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for its report that did more than echo quotes issued by the Philippine government and its officials during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the state... Read more

Civil society counters official claims on human rights, climate crisis

THREE HIGH-LEVEL meetings gathered Southeast Asian and world leaders last week: the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 10 to 13; the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia,... Read more

Philstar.com report makes inflation understandable

CHEERS TO Philstar.com for explaining inflation, which affects everyone, starting with what it is, what causes it, and what the Philippine government can do to address it. Published on... Read more