CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Terror law signed: Media keeps up with two opposing sides

DESPITE MUCH opposition and calls for a presidential veto, Rodrigo Duterte signed the anti-terrorism bill into law on July 3. Critics of the bill, particularly those in the law... Read more

Media should report on ABS-CBN shutdown fallout

AFTER 12 taxing hearings focusing on alleged violations that government agencies denied, ABS-CBN’s ordeal in the House of Representatives ended with a disappointing but unsurprising decision. On Friday, July... Read more

Duterte boasts he did it: But Palace tries to hide the truth

WHEN THE government controls the narrative, and spins the interpretation of what officials are saying, the media as watchdog must report the truth. The latest on the closure of... Read more

Press Freedom’s Ally

THE DENIAL by the House of Representatives of ABS-CBN’s application for the renewal of its franchise is but one more step in the return of authoritarian rule and the... Read more

Possible loss of lives in sea mishap calls for media follow up

FOURTEEN FILIPINOS are still missing after the collision involving the Filipino fishing vessel Liberty 5 and the Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship Vienna Wood. The incident happened off the coast... Read more

Battle for Cebu: Local media question militarized COVID-19 response

THE ALARMING spike in cases, the high mortality rate, and the rise of severe and critical cases in the province of Cebu last June pushed the National Task Force... Read more

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