CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

ICSC offers grants to journos in honor of Jaime “Nonoy” Espina

THE INSTITUTE for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), an international non-government organization advocating for fair climate policy and low carbon, climate-resilient development, is offering journalists the ‘Jaime Espina Klima... Read more

Fuel Crisis takes over front pages; print and online media report unverified campaign claims

The red-tagging story was also picked up by The Philippine Star, Manila Standard, and Manila Times in their front pages. Star and Standard cited an ‘intelligence report’ and Duterte’s... Read more

Political and election-related controversies highlighted in the fifth and six weeks of the campaign period

METHODOLOGY: CMFR reviewed and analyzed primetime news programs of four broadcast stations: GMA-7’s 24 Oras and 24 Oras Weekend, ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol and TV Patrol Weekend, CNN Philippines’ News... Read more

This Week in Media, March 21 to 25

THE DOUBLE-DIGIT price rollback for diesel fuel and other petroleum products was probably the best news for Filipinos this week. But media continued to feature the demands of public... Read more

Inquirer.net misrepresents source in report praising Lacson, Sotto

JEERS TO Inquirer.net for an article heaping praised on Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates Ping Lacson and Tito Sotto for their performance in the recent Comelec “PiliPinas” debates. The piece... Read more

Vote-buying: Media flag Election Code violations

SOME CANDIDATES ave reportedly been engaging in questionable practices to boost their chances of winning in the 2022 elections. Journalists have recorded allegations of vote-buying in various areas, enough... Read more

Media mum on possible Comelec misconduct

JEERS TO the general lack of media attention to the processes involved in the automated elections. A development as significant as the printing of ballots without the required witnesses... Read more

This Week in Media (March 14 to 18, 2022)

SOME NEWS organizations called on Filipinos to come forward as sources by speaking out on the burden of rising oil prices. The collective strain has compelled workers and consumers... Read more

Media boost false claims on “500k” crowd at UniTeam rally

JEERS TO the media organizations that parroted without checking the grossly exaggerated number of people who supposedly attended the Marcos-Duterte campaign event on March 13. Some online news accounts... Read more

One PH promotes foreign policy as key election issue

THE RUSSIA-Ukraine conflict has posed challenges for leaders across the globe. In the Philippines, the effects are mostly felt in the high prices of petroleum products and other commodities.... Read more