CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Media track cuts, spikes in Marcos’ proposed budget

ONCE MORE, ‘tis the season for budget talk. This is one area of concern about which the media can lead with news and commentary to help the public understand... Read more

Editorial cartoons and the long journey of political commentary

THE SLIDE of print as a source of news continues. And the decision to cut out cartoons from more Op-Ed pages is poignant. Read more

Rappler tour exposes Marcoses’ ill-gotten wealth, highlights PCGG role

CHEERS TO Rappler's exclusive video tour of New York with Ruben Carranza, former commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG). Clearly not your usual tour of the... Read more

This Week in Media (August 22 to 26, 2022)

AFTER TWO years of a national school lockdown, schools opened with face to face classes on Monday, August 22. Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte... Read more

Beyond event reporting: Vera Files and Rappler recall history on Ninoy Aquino Day

CHEERS TO Vera Files and Rappler for taking a different tack on the 39th anniversary of the assassination of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. on August 21, 1983. Read more

Inquirer.net report: inequalities, online classes worsened PH learning poverty

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net’s comprehensive and data-driven report on the resumption of face-to-face classes. It connected the learning losses suffered by Filipino students to the national government’s pandemic response and... Read more

The media and the DSWD dole-out mess

SOCIAL WELFARE and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo bared plans last August 18 to distribute cash aid to indigent students. A former broadcaster himself, he detailed the program during... Read more

Ninfa Leonardia, 89

VISAYAN DAILY Star (VDS) co-founder, president, and long-time editor-in-chief Ninfa Leonardia passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, August 23. She was 89. Read more

Not just DepEd: Agencies flagged by COA

THE PUBLIC should now be well aware that the Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged various agencies for failing to observe the procedures for spending and accounting for their... Read more

Rene Aranda, 66

CHIEF EDITORIAL cartoonist of the Philippine Star for 33 years since 1987, Rene Aranda passed away in his home in Pasay City on August 24 of lung cancer. He... Read more