CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

CNN PH and Inquirer.net review BBB program, zoom in on transport crisis

CHEERS TO CNN Philippines’ and Inquirer.net’s online reports which reviewed former President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘Build, Build, Build’ (BBB) program, and its promise to improve transportation all over the country.... Read more

Quick response: Media question legality of NTC order vs alternative press

CHEERS TO several media organizations for quickly challenging the legality of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) order blocking access to two alternative media news sites. TeleRadyo and TV5 conducted... Read more

SEC affirms decision to revoke Rappler’s corporate registration

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) affirmed its 2018 decision to revoke the certificates of incorporation of the social news site Rappler and Rappler Holdings Corporation (RHC)... Read more

FMFA STATEMENT IN SOLIDARITY WITH BULATLAT AND PINOY WEEKLY

THE undersigned journalists, media organizations and advocacy groups unequivocally condemn the government’s blocking of access to the websites of media outlets Bulatlat and Pinoy Weekly and of other organizations... Read more

This Week in Media (June 20 to 24, 2022)

NEWS REPORTS this week featured the farmers, fisherfolk, jeepney drivers and commuters who are most directly affected by the impact of still rising petroleum product prices. Rising steadily in... Read more

CNN PH and ANC quiz incoming BIR Chief Guillermo

CHEERS TO CNN Philippines’ The Final Word and ANC’s Headstart for their separate interviews with Lilia Guillermo, the President-elect’s choice to head the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Read more

TV5, Philstar.com explain legal process in Mandaluyong hit-and-run

CHEERS TO TV5’s Frontline Pilipinas and Philstar.com for explaining the basic rules of criminal procedure in connection with the June 5 hit-and-run incident that injured a security guard on... Read more

NTC blocks alternative media websites

On June 6, 2022, Hermogenes Esperon Jr., National Security Council (NSC) Advisor and Anti-Terrorism Council Vice Chairperson, wrote to the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) ordering “Philippine Internet Service Providers... Read more

Commentary warns: journalists face an uncertain future

CHEERS TO Philstar.com for its commentary on the state of mind of many journalists as another Marcos prepares to preside over the nation. But the piece did more than... Read more

Rappler challenges Duterte “real change” narrative

CHEERS TO Rappler’s critical review of the Duterte administration. Senior reporter Pia Ranada assessed its six-year performance, recalling the president’s key promises, and challenging the government’s narrative that it... Read more