CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Media spotlights research studies on discrimination against LGBTQIA+ in workplaces

CHEERS TO Rappler, to Daily Tribune, and ABS-CBN News for calling attention to research studies on the discrimination faced by LGBTQIA+ workers. Read more

Shabu at sea: Rising pattern calls for media attention and scrutiny

IN RECENT weeks, The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and other law government agencies have picked up large quantities of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) from coastal waters and beaches in... Read more

Philstar.com, MindaNews help spot AI fakery online

CHEERS TO Philstar.com and MindaNews for stepping up with critical reporting about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate public opinion, offering practical tools to help identify AI-generated... Read more

“Need to Know:” Correcting misinformation on HIV

CHEERS TO GMA News Online’s “Need to Know” video explainer that debunked myths surrounding Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), emphasizing that contracting the virus is not a death sentence. Read more

Media reports death of wage hike bill

CHEERS TO Michelle Abad of Rappler and Kurt Dela Peña of Inquirer.net for their in-depth reports that traced the legislative timeline of the wage hike bill. Read more

Voice of the people on VP’s impeachment: No to dismissal, no to delays

CONCERNS CONTINUE to grow over the Senate’s prolonged inaction on the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. More than four months have passed since the House of Representatives... Read more

Leticia Boniol, 75

LETICIA “LETI” Boniol, an Inquirer.net editor passed away on June 14 due to a lingering illness. She was 75. Read more

Woman in a sewer leads ABS-CBN News to expand reports on housing for poor

CHEERS TO the ABS-CBN News Online for providing expanded reports on government assistance and housing for the poor after the viral spread on May 26 of a photo showing... Read more

Inquirer.net links China’s presence in Malaysian shoals to Philippine experience

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for diving deep into the background and reporting on the emerging situation in Malaysia’s Luconia Shoals, drawing its parallels to the conflicts in the West Philippine... Read more

Beyond the declaration, where’s the change in Marcos’ drug policy?

PRESIDENT FERDINAND Marcos Jr. has publicly maintained that his administration has departed from the brutal violence of his predecessor’s campaign against drugs. In a recent interview on Anthony Taberna’s... Read more