CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

This Week in Media (July 11-15, 2022)

FORMER PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte left the job with a 78 percent satisfaction rating, according to the April 19 to 27 survey of Social Weather Stations. But he left behind... Read more

Quick follow-ups by media on student’s death counter police claims

CHEERS TO the media organizations that followed up on the death of Amierkhan Mangacop, a 19-year old student shot by a non-uniformed personnel of Police Regional Office (PRO) outside... Read more

Three newspapers insist on Bong Go spotlight

JEERS TO some print media’s relentless spotlighting of a senator who won his seat in 2019. Solely based on his proximity to the highest source of power and his... Read more

ANC report takes closer look at Marcos Jr.’s vlog

CHEERS TO ANC’s Dateline Philippines anchor Karmina Constantino who asked Malacañang reporter Pia Gutierrez to share her insights on President Marcos’ “Unang Linggo” vlog on YouTube, in which he discussed his first week... Read more

Media recall new COA Chair Calida’s dubious track record

CHEERS TO two media organizations for recalling Jose Calida’s questionable record after he was named chairperson of the Commission on Audit (COA). Read more

Various groups express woes amid transport crisis

THE TRANSPORT crisis, along with shortages in other basic needs such as food, water, and electricity have topped media headlines in recent weeks. Media showed long lines and counted... Read more

Women political prisoners prove Duterte’s misogyny

CHEERS TO Bulatlat for calling attention to one more aspect of the country’s failed penal system. Its two-part special report revisited a long-standing issue: the plight of women... Read more

This Week in Media (July 4 to 8, 2022)

MORE BAD news hit Filipinos, who are already struggling with the high cost of living due to the oil crisis and inflation. The steady increase in the price of... Read more

News5 interview with Aimee Marcos: Unmentioned family ties

ON JULY 4, News5 entertainment correspondent MJ Marfori reported on One Balita Pilipinas – a program of News5’s affiliate channel One PH – that she had done an exclusive... Read more

GMA News Online checks Marcos Jr.’s dismissal of PSA’s inflation figure

CHEERS TO GMA News Online’s report that provided the necessary critique in the story. Asked by a reporter for comment on the reported 6.1 percent inflation rate for June... Read more