CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Is the PH “winning” against COVID: Media debunks government’s spin on WHO report

DESPITE THE continued rise of cases across the country, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque claimed government is “winning” against COVID-19, and congratulated the Philippines for supposedly beating the University of... Read more

Disjointed coverage fails to report the huge crisis in education

THE RETURN of students each year has always involved all kinds of problems for the country’s educational system: perennial overcrowding in schools, and the lack of classrooms, teachers and... Read more

NTC orders shutdown of ABS-CBN’s Sky Direct, TV Plus channels

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ordered Sky Cable Corporation’s cable satellite dish service, Sky Direct; and ABS-CBN TV Plus digital broadcast channels, to stop operations on 30... Read more

Reports fail to question “overwhelming” support for the Anti-Terror Bill

AMID GROWING criticism from different sectors against the so-called Anti-Terror Bill, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque touted support from an “overwhelming majority” of local government executives based on a document... Read more

Stranded in one’s own country: Media highlight plight of Filipino migrant workers

THE COUNTRY’S lack of livelihood opportunities has long compelled Filipinos to seek better paying jobs abroad. For the same reason, Filipinos have also moved from the provinces to the... Read more

PH media coverage subdued on the verdict on Rappler

RAPPLER CEO Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos, Jr. were found guilty of cyber-libel by Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa of the Manila RTC Branch 46 on June 15, on... Read more

It isn’t just about Rappler

WITH THE conviction for cyber libel of Rappler’s Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos, Jr., every Filipino must take the cause of freedom of expression as a personal... Read more

Commuting horrors on GCQ day: Only some reports noted government incompetence

TRANSPORT WOES marred the National Capital Region’s (NCR) transition to general community quarantine (GCQ). As some industries reopened on June 1, the lack of public transport forced returning workers... Read more

A failure to celebrate

IT WAS not just the cloudy morning and last night’s rain which left our small flag hanging limp at the gate. As with so many things during the pandemic,... Read more

Media failed to flag HB 78: Semantics flouts Constitution

SHOULD HOUSE Bill 78 become law, it will amend the 84-year old Public Service Act to strictly define and differentiate between “public service” and “public utility.” The 1987 Constitution... Read more