CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Saksi fact-checks president’s claim that government did enough

Cheers to GMA-7’s late night newscast Saksi for its sharp and pointed coverage. Joseph Morong presented an 8-minute report that aired on April 17 that was a clear... Read more

Media Review

APRIL may have ushered in the Easter season, which in this country is a time of joy, family reunions and holiday travel. But in 2021, it proved to be... Read more

Military reacts to Zambrano’s follow up on West PH Sea tension

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN’s Chiara Zambrano for her enterprising coverage of the current situation in the West Philippine Sea. Zambrano had reported in March on the mooring of Chinese vessels... Read more

Rappler reports strong consensus to counter DOH claims; sounds the alarm on country’s health care capacity

CHEERS TO Rappler for detailing the dire state of the healthcare system. The report directly countered the DOH claim that the “health care utilization rate” or the capacity of... Read more

Media call out government’s all brawn enforcement of ECQ protocols

CHEERS TO the media for keeping in the public eye the aggressive implementation of the recent enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) with reference to human rights and past quarantine abuses.... Read more

Philstar.com takes down own report but publishes DOF response

JEERS TO Philstar.com for taking down its own report on the country’s agreements with China while publishing a Department of Finance (DOF) letter protesting its contents. On April 1,... Read more

Chinese military ships harass vessel with journo in Philippine waters

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — A Filipino civilian vessel with ABS-CBN reporter Chiara Zambrano on board was harassed by Chinese coast guard and two missile attack ships just 90 nautical miles from... Read more

Media Review

Every two weeks, CMFR will provide a quick recap of the media coverage of the biggest stories or issues, noting the same slips that our monitors have been doing. ... Read more

Tracking the vaccine roll-out

CHEERS TO News.ABS-CBN.com for creating an interactive vaccine tracker embedded in its reports on the vaccine roll-out. Read more

Unheard grievances, rising cases: Rappler spotlights government rank and file

CHEERS TO Rappler for looking at administration officials’ inability to protect their own ranks against COVID-19, which has obviously contributed to the surge in cases in the capital where... Read more