CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Criminalizing criticism: More hardships for suffering public

THE INHUMANE treatment of people violating quarantine protocols has exposed the Philippine National Police (PNP) as an agency without heart. (See monitor: “Editorials assail abuses during lockdown”) The administration... Read more

Mass testing as policy: Still no plan in sight

AS THE government eases restrictions to start up the economy, cash-strapped Filipinos are eager to return to work. On May 16, modified quarantine conditions were set for some areas,... Read more

Inquirer blasts DILG drive for charter change amid pandemic

PUBLIC OPINION polls have again and again found that federalism and Charter change (Cha-cha) are not priority issues for Filipinos. The shift to federalism was among President Rodrigo Duterte’s... Read more

Media report ECQ shift to modified quarantine as just another “carmageddon”

AFTER TWO months of lockdown, the government decided to ease quarantine restrictions in some areas. Modified levels were announced for different jurisdictions from May 16 to May 31. Modified... Read more

Palace Spokesperson berates reporter during live broadcast

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque berated a reporter during a televised media briefing for her supposedly misleading report on his statement on mass testing as a response to... Read more

Radio station in Nueva Ecija harassed by local government

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Radyo Natin Guimba (RNG) in Nueva Ecija and its reporters have been receiving threats and other forms of harassment from the local government according to the National... Read more

Rappler reporter removed from NCRPO messaging group

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — A Rappler reporter was removed from the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) messaging group after the online news organization published the story on NCRPPO chief Major... Read more

Have we “flattened the curve?”

IN APRIL, as the clamor for COVID-19 mass testing intensified, the government scrambled to scale up its testing capacity. On the 30th, during the regular press briefing of the... Read more

GMA-7 airs one-sided interview against ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN’s 25-year franchise expired on May 4, 2020. The House of Representatives had not decided on the network’s application for its franchise renewal. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued... Read more

ABS-CBN signs off: Politicians dominate coverage, public interest sidelined

IN THE hands of members of the House of Representatives of Congress, franchise power has been captured by political forces. Without Congressional action on its renewal, the 25-year franchise... Read more