CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

Immigration Story: Influx of Chinese and POGOs

THE HEAT IS on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), and by extension, the influx of Chinese nationals, with the latter under scrutiny for criminal activities and incidents of bad... Read more

Tall order? Questions about South Korea travel ban

WITH 64 countries other than China reporting confirmed cases, governments have stepped up efforts to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). South Korea is second only to China in the... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (February 29 to March 6)

Malaya Business Insight, March 3, 2020 Malaya Business Insight, March 5, 2020 Manila Bulletin, March 6, 2020 Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 6, 2020 The Philippine Star, March 6, 2020 Read more

Tracking the polls: Context and analysis warranted

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte’s satisfaction rating hit an all-time high in the fourth quarter of 2019. In the same quarter, self-rated poverty rose to 54%, the highest in five years. But... Read more

Senate’s war on terror: Bill goes unquestioned by the media

ANOTHER MEASURE broadening the scope of state action to fight terrorism is on the horizon. But the proposed legislation, which was approved on its third and final reading this... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (February 22 to 28)

The Philippine Star, February 22, 2020 Malaya Business Insight, February 24, 2020 Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 26, 2020 Malaya Business Insight, February 27, 2020 Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 28,... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (February 15 to 21)

Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 15, 2020 Malaya Business Insight, February 17, 2020 The Philippine Star, February 19, 2020 Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 19, 2020 Malaya Business Insight, February 20,... Read more

Curious confidential funds — and media’s curious loss of interest

THE RESIGNATION of a public official at the level of undersecretary does not usually make news. But when Eliseo Rio, Jr., undersecretary in the Department of Information and Communications... Read more

Government’s COVID-19 response: Media must ask for the finer details

FEAR AND restlessness is a natural response to crisis. More so when the crisis involves an epidemic spreading with the speed of the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV). The outbreak... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (February 8 to 14)

Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 8, 2020 The Philippine Star, February 10, 2020 Malaya Business Insight, February 12, 2020 BusinessMirror, February 13, 2020 The Philippine Star, February 14, 2020 Read more