CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Poblacion Girl: Getting distracted from the issues that matter

JEERS TO News5 and GMA-7 for amplifying trivia and distractions related to the case of Gwyneth Chua, who violated quarantine restrictions after arriving from abroad last December. Read more

Misplaced optimism about Omicron

THE FIRST week of 2022 saw the steady rise in the number of COVID-19 cases and the looming threat of the Omicron variant. Perhaps in an attempt to calm... Read more

DZRH spotlights controversial candidate

JEERS TO dzRH for the publicity it gave Rose Nono Lin’s campaign activities while failing to discuss her involvement in the Pharmally scandal. Read more

VERA Files reports need for sex education, reproductive health services

CHEERS to VERA Files for calling attention to the dismal state of reproductive health care services and sex education, especially among Filipino youth. The report by Nica Rhiana Hanopol,... Read more

This Week in Media (January 3 to 7, 2022)

THE FIRST week of the year was a bad start for 2022. First off, a case of blatant misconduct based on the rather common moral failure among Filipinos who flaunt... Read more

Philippine Star editorial urges testing, tracing

CHEERS TO The Philippine Star for its editorial that raised critical points otherwise absent from news accounts on the current surge of COVID-19 cases. Read more

It’s all about connections: Inquirer questions handling of Gwyneth Chua case

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s editorial “Quarantine and connections” published January 5, 2022 for its critical take on the recent controversy surrounding the case of Gwyneth Chua who... Read more

Inquirer.net on PDP-Laban extension plea: Grasping at straws?

WHO’S MISSING a presidential candidate? As political forces go, the PDP-Laban faction led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi looked desperate. Cusi scrambled to file a petition on December 31... Read more

Rappler report among finalists in global media competition

A RAPPLER investigative report is a finalist in the 2021 International Labour Organization (ILO) Global Media Competition on Labour Migration. Read more

TV Patrol returns to free TV

AFTER ALMOST two years of absence, ABS-CBN’s flagship news program TV Patrol is now back on free TV via A2Z channel 11. Read more