CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Three trips in a month: What did Filipinos gain?

RODRIGO DUTERTE set a record as President by making 19 foreign trips in his first year in office. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has made three so far in one month,... Read more

This Week in Media (September 26 to 30, 2022)

JUST LAST September 20, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was urging “industrialized” nations attending the United Nations General Assembly to do more in addressing the climate crisis, as developing countries... Read more

More than lines on a map: Re the Maguindanao split

THE PEOPLE of Maguindanao have spoken. The plebiscite on September 17 confirmed the split of the province into two -- Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur. Read more

ALLTV’s Marcos interview shows early signs of media cronyism

JEERS TO the September 13 interview with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. of celebrity host and vlogger Toni Gonzaga-Soriano. It was an insult to the public, a PR piece... Read more

This Week in Media (September 19 to 23, 2022)

FIFTY YEARS since Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s declaration of Martial Law, his only son is now president. The Marcos family’s efforts to return to power have culminated in Marcos... Read more

Martial law @ 50: Media repression then and now

SEPTEMBER 21 marks one of the darkest days of Philippines history, when President Ferdinand Marcos issued Proclamation 1081 revoking all civil liberties, shutting down the democratic system of government,... Read more

This Week in Media (September 12 to 16, 2022)

BUDGET HEARINGS in Congress are necessarily detailed. They are important undertakings that have not received the kind of journalistic coverage they deserve. Their relevance to good governance, corruption and... Read more

Mask on or off? Inquirer.net questions new policy, government messaging

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for its inquiry into the recently implemented voluntary mask-wearing policy. Aside from presenting data showing COVID-19 as a continuing concern, Cristina Eloisa Baclig reported the government’s... Read more

On the supposed gains of Duterte’s “war on drugs”: Did bloody policy bring down crime rate?

IT SEEMED like a small matter, another one of those moments when a politician or public official let slip a thought that perhaps was best left unsaid. But CMFR... Read more

Aborted deal between ABS-CBN, TV5: More than a business deal

WE CAN only speculate what could have been achieved by the planned investments agreement between ABS-CBN and TV5. When the venture was first announced in early August, Filipinos felt... Read more