CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

EDITORIAL: Crisis in government communication calls for media to step up

COMMUNICATION IS vital to democratic governance in normal times. But it is even more essential during and in the aftermath of disasters, political, social and economic crises, and such... Read more

Still on COVID-19: A closer look at DOH mass testing

THE COVID-19 pandemic may have caught the world off-guard, but with the right combination of resources and sound policy-making, some countries have addressed the peril more effectively than others.... Read more

GIA not Gallup Inc.: Parroting dubious surveys

PUBLIC OPINION polls are supposed to reflect the people’s sentiments. Thus, polls are an obvious source of information, reviewed and studied by interested parties, like governments, taking their cues... Read more

The news that looks ahead

THE PUBLIC has had little guidance about what to expect after the extended lockdown period for Luzon, which was previously set to end on April 30 but is now... Read more

The Landscape of Information

ON ANY given day, the Filipino public can expect to watch at least four televised briefings providing updates on the COVID-19 situation as well as the actions undertaken by... Read more

Philippines Graphic website hacked

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The website of a Manila-based weekly news magazine was hacked by still unidentified parties on 18 April 2020. Clicking links to stories published by the Philippines Graphic... Read more

Focus on the Forgotten: Sad state of the NCMH

MEDIA COVERAGE of the pandemic has rightly placed medical professionals and all health care workers front and center in the news. The group’s vulnerability to the disease is obvious... Read more

Prison outbreak: PCIJ report warns of risk of COVID-19 contagion in the jail system

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for a report posted on April 10 warning of the imminent spread of COVID-19 in one of “the most crowded... Read more

The importance of information in time of pandemic

CMFR CHEERS Cielito Habito for deftly detecting a failure in the government approach to fight COVID-19. From the start of the crisis, none of the public officials seemed inclined... Read more

Student journalist harassed in Nueva Ecija

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — A student journalist was forced by barangay officials in Nueva Ecija on 6 April 2020 to publicly apologize after a heated exchange with his former teachers in... Read more