CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

ROTC as “cure” for mental health problems: Media cite experts to refute DND Claim

CHEERS TO reports which quickly debunked the claim of Secretary of National Defense Carlito Galvez, Jr. who argued for making the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program mandatory, because... Read more

Duterte’s Basic Education Report: Media welcome Sara’s admission of deficiencies

SARA DUTERTE’S presentation of a Basic Education Report (BER) was obviously designed to assure the people and the rest of government that she is giving her most serious attention... Read more

Marine Life and Livelihood: Inquirer zooms in on Manila Bay fisherfolk and their plight

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s two-part series focusing on the fisherfolk in Manila Bay and the dangerous effect of quarrying and reclamation projects to both the country’s marine... Read more

7.6 growth rate in 2022: Print trumpets superlative claims, TV and online news provide more realistic assessment

SEVEN MANILA-based broadsheets featured it as banner story on January 27, echoing the superlative terms used by government to describe the 7.6 percent growth of the country’s economy in... Read more

MindaNews focuses on RHU’s initiatives in combating COVID

CHEERS TO MindaNews for a story that should be a model for national media. Featuring a rural community’s response to COVID-19, it described measures to arrest the spread... Read more

Quick Turnaround: Justice Secretary’s son cleared in speedy trial

THE DRUG case filed against Juanito Jose Remulla III, son of the Secretary of Justice (SOJ) Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla, had been hounded by controversy since news of it... Read more

Media Fail to Verify Alleged Renovations in Malacañang

JEERS TO the Malacañang Press Corps (MPC) for failing to confirm or verify alleged construction within Palace grounds, and for not sharing the story about its secrecy. Read more

Oxfam Pilipinas calls for stories on gender issues in PH

OXFAM Pilipinas, a part of the international confederation Oxfam working with communities in 90 countries, is offering journalists a one-time grant of PHP 15,000 for journalists to write stories... Read more

Media echo government narrative on Marcos’ WEF trip

THE GLOBE-trotting president strikes again, this time in the wintry mountain town of Davos in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum (WEF). Read more

Rappler compares bills for charter change in the House

CHEERS TO Rappler’s in-depth report that compared the different charter change bills that have been filed at the House of Representatives. Read more