CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

The Philippine crisis in education

THE PANDEMIC threw education off course all around the world. But some have fared better than others. In the Philippines, it is a loss so profound as to cast... Read more

A Timeline of State Hostility towards Healthcare Workers

CELEBRATED BY the public as heroes, our healthcare workers have cared for the sick and saved lives, standing guard on the frontlines against COVID-19 from the earliest stages of... Read more

This Week in Media (September 6 to 10)

THE NUMBERS have not dipped, and the country broke records with 22,820 new cases on September 9. With the positivity rate at almost 30 percent, one out of three... Read more

Rappler reports severe setbacks for local PPE manufacturers and jobs for Filipinos

over local manufacturers in providing the personal protective equipment (PPEs) health workers need. Not only do their PPEs cost less, the Filipino producers would have also provided much needed... Read more

This Week in Media (August 30 to September 3, 2021)

THE REVELATIONS by the Commission on Audit (COA) of huge anomalies in the use of pandemic funds should not be regarded as allegations. The commission’s findings were based on... Read more

AlterMidya and ANC discuss the Constitution after Duterte’s bid for VP

Midya and ANC’s After the Fact for each giving adequate time to interview former COMELEC chair, Constitution framer and lawyer Christian Monsod, who provided a thorough and clear explanation... Read more

Jose Veloso Abueva, 93

JOSE VELOSO Abueva, who served as president of the University of the Philippines, and a former trustee of CMFR, died in his home in Antipolo, Rizal, in the early... Read more

Veteran journalist Melo Acuña, 64

VETERAN JOURNALIST Melo Acuña passed away early Friday morning, August 27, at the Quezon City General Hospital. He was 64. Read more

This Week in Media (August 23 to 27, 2021)

THE MEDIA sharpened its focus on the worsening conditions of the pandemic, as reports followed up on Congressional hearings which further revealed the scope of the financial deficiencies in... Read more

Headstart for 2022: TV Patrol gives Pacquiao pre-campaign boost

JEERS TO TV Patrol for giving boxer and senator Manny Pacquiao airtime to advance his 2022 political agenda through an exclusive interview four days after he lost against Cuban... Read more