CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

This Week in Media (November 29 to December 3, 2021)

NEWS OF the Omicron variant which was first detected in South Africa has dampened Christmas cheer in this country and others. It has tamped down any planned downgrading to... Read more

Energy Secretary, Duterte campaign donor file suits against journalists

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and Udenna Corporation Chair and Duterte campaign donor Dennis Uy have filed separate libel and cyberlibel complaints against several journalists in the Philippines... Read more

Petitions vs Marcos Jr.: No fool’s errand

CHEERS TO VERA Files for directing public attention to the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) procedures in resolving petitions to cancel an aspirant for public office’s candidacy or in disqualifying... Read more

Philstar.com fact-checks and analyzes political clans’ power move

CHEERS TO Philstar.com for correctly pointing out how the ‘UniTeam’ Alliance is driven by the goal of ensuring “access to government power” by the political families leading the group.... Read more

This Week in Media (November 22 to 26, 2021)

THE DUTERTE administration continues to be a source of deep shame among concerned Filipinos for its continued display of incompetence, the lack of coordination among key officials, and the... Read more

VERA Files misinformation tip line

VERA Files launched VERA the truthbot in the first ever public misinformation tip line on Viber in Asia Pacific. Read more

Boy Santos, 53

FELICER “BOY” Santos, a photojournalist for The Philippine Star, passed away due to cardiac arrest at a Quezon City hospital at around midnight on Friday (November 20). Read more

This Week in Media (November 15 to 19, 2021)

AS IF local drama series on TV were not enough, the withdrawals and substitutions involving members of the Duterte family and their allies took over news coverage during the... Read more

All in the family: Philippine politics at its worst

IF IT is any indication of what’s to come in May 2022, political families and warring factions hogging the spotlight now will serve as key players, once again sidelining... Read more

Lascañas’ ICC affidavit: No laughing matter

CHEERS TO Rappler for its comprehensive series on retired Davao City police officer Arturo Lascañas’ International Criminal Court (ICC) affidavit. Read more