CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Philstar.com spotlights issues faced by ‘Yolanda’ survivors, eight years after

CHEERS TO Philstar.com for its two-part series on the state of ‘Yolanda’ survivors eight years after the disaster. The first part reminded the public issues on relocation and resettlement... Read more

This Week in Media (November 1 to 5, 2021)

WILL THE Philippines have a “better Christmas?” The downgrading of the capital’s Alert Level from 3 to 2 effective November 4, the lifting of curfews and the increased capacity... Read more

Public Interest in Malampaya: Everyone’s a stakeholder

CHEERS TO TV5’s Frontline Tonight for its segment which helped the public understand the importance of the Malampaya gas project which was the first to develop the power of... Read more

PCIJ looks into COVID impact on children in conflict with the law

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism’s (PCIJ) report that looked at the situation of children in conflict with the law (CICL) during this pandemic. Read more

Romeo Gacad, 62

VETERAN PHOTOJOURNALIST Romeo Gacad, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, passed away on Saturday evening (October 30) in Thailand at the age of 62. Read more

Reporter gunned down in his home in Davao del Sur

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Still unidentified suspects shot and killed a reporter on 30 October 2021 in Davao del Sur. Davao del Sur is 1,522 kilometers south of Manila. Read more

This Week in Media (October 25 to 29, 2021)

PRE-CAMPAIGN events and government hype about the country’s return to normalcy should not distract the media from the revelations of the Right to Know, Right Now Coalition (R2KRN). Everyone... Read more

PCIJ 2nd National Conference on Investigative Journalism

THE PHILIPPINE Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) will be holding its 2nd National Conference on Investigative Journalism. It will take place entirely online. Read more

Cautionary truths on the “decline” of COVID numbers

AT THE risk of being a spoil sport, CMFR is asking the media to provide the necessary context to the government’s determination to relax COVID restrictions. Read more

Inquirer.net and Rappler zoom in on slow vaccination pace

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net and Rappler for their explanatory reports on the slowdown of the vaccination program, after the media had echoed official announcements about how the government had secured... Read more