CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

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

Why give Harry Roque more screen time?

JEERS TO TV5 for giving Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque more screen time, as though the media were not already providing him too much of that by religiously covering his... Read more

Assessing the economic impact of the failure to control the pandemic

LAST MARCH 15, the Philippines made international headlines with the first anniversary of the world’s longest and most militarized lockdown. Most reports in Philippine media called attention to the... Read more

Media Review

MEDIA DID note the anniversary of the first day of the lockdown in March last year. But reporters did not choose to spend time reviewing all the policy failures... Read more

Government incompetence responsible for delays in vaccine arrivals — media

CHEERS TO Inquirer and Rappler for not letting pass government’s excuse for the delay of the vaccine roll out which presidential spokesperson Harry Roque hyped as a fitting Valentine’s... Read more

PH government’s slow vaccine rollout: Plainly inept or intentional?

SINCE THE pandemic hit the country in January 2020, the Philippines has moved through a chain of snafus and scandals: Filipinos suffered the longest-running lockdown, the highest number of... Read more