CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

House leadership brouhaha sidelines budget woes

ALL EYES WERE on the House of Representatives amid rumors of an ouster bid against Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano (1st Dist., Taguig City) because of complaints over the budget... Read more

Task Force PhilHealth unable to explain why Duque got off

THE PHILHEALTH scandal that diverted public health funds to private pockets made the pandemic even more difficult to bear for Filipinos already suffering economic deprivation and the continuing spread... Read more

September 21: Then and Now

MANY WHO lived through the years of Martial Law, proclaimed by then Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972, are gripped by a sense of déjà vu. The... Read more

SALN access restricted, but largely escapes media criticism

THE LATEST MOVE to curtail the public’s right to know ironically comes from the government’s watchdog against corruption. Ombudsman Samuel Martires restricted public access to Statements of Assets, Liabilities... Read more

Appeal to UNESCO regarding the classification of the Ampatuan massacre case as “resolved”

Alarmed by the supposed UNESCO classification of the Ampatuan massacre case as “resolved” from news reports that were based on a press release of the Presidential Task Force on... Read more

Broadcaster arrested while hosting program in Camarines Norte

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — A radio broadcaster was arrested on September 15 while hosting his radio program in Daet City, Camarines Norte. Daet City is 529 km south of Manila. Agents... Read more

Online news commentator shot dead in Sorsogon

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Two men on a motorcycle shot dead an online news commentator in Sorsogon City on 14 September 2020. Sorsogon is 529 kilometers south of Manila. Jobert “Polpog”... Read more

Disbarred lawyer threatens editor in Iloilo City

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A former Iloilo City councilor and disbarred lawyer threatened to “beat up” an editor over a news post about the former’s disbarment. Iloilo City is 655 kilometers... Read more

Duterte’s “solution”: Wait for a vaccine

“WE ARE awaiting for God’s blessing na magkaroon tayo ng vaccine either from sino diyan na bright boy: China, Russia, America. I’m sure na kung meron na sila, they... Read more

New PhilHealth Chief another link in the chain of crony appointees

IN THE midst of the worst health crisis to hit the country and a corruption scandal hounding the PhilHealth medical insurance system, President Rodrigo Duterte appointed someone without any... Read more