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Media quick to record warnings election watchdogs

CMFR CHEERS the media accounts highlighting the looming threats to free and fair elections in May. From the start of the national campaign, some citizen groups have warned about questionable practices, calling for transparency on the part of Comelec and flagging rising threats of electoral fraud.

CNN election reports spotlight marginalized sectors

CHEERS TO CNN Philippines for its program “Sectors in the Sidelines,” which highlights the concerns of those communities that are commonly marginalized in the news. "Sectors in the Sidelines" is a sub-segment of CNN Philippines’ “The Filipino Votes, ” in which the network features all election-related reports.

Past, Present, and Future: Media mark Women’s Month

THE COVID-19 pandemic, the May elections, and the conflict in Ukraine and its economic after-shocks could have made it difficult for media to highlight women’s issues during Women’s Month, but they proved equal to the task.

Fuel Crisis takes over front pages; print and online media report unverified campaign claims

The red-tagging story was also picked up by The Philippine Star, Manila Standard, and Manila Times in their front pages. Star and Standard cited an ‘intelligence report’ and Duterte’s statements, while the Times repeated Lacson’s claims and the columnist’s views.

Political and election-related controversies highlighted in the fifth and six weeks of the campaign period

METHODOLOGY: CMFR reviewed and analyzed primetime news programs of four broadcast stations: GMA-7’s 24 Oras and 24 Oras Weekend, ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol and TV Patrol Weekend, CNN Philippines’ News Night and Newsroom Weekend, and TV5’s Frontline Pilipinas (no weekend newscast) for two weeks, from March 7 to 20, 2022....

This Week in Media, March 21 to 25

THE DOUBLE-DIGIT price rollback for diesel fuel and other petroleum products was probably the best news for Filipinos this week. But media continued to feature the demands of public utility operators and drivers for relief from the current crisis.

Inquirer.net misrepresents source in report praising Lacson, Sotto

JEERS TO Inquirer.net for an article heaping praised on Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates Ping Lacson and Tito Sotto for their performance in the recent Comelec “PiliPinas” debates. The piece failed to mention that the complimentary comments were made by someone who had already endorsed Sen. Tito Sotto in November...

Vote-buying: Media flag Election Code violations

SOME CANDIDATES ave reportedly been engaging in questionable practices to boost their chances of winning in the 2022 elections. Journalists have recorded allegations of vote-buying in various areas, enough to cause public concern as some cases involve aspirants for both national and local posts.

Media mum on possible Comelec misconduct

JEERS TO the general lack of media attention to the processes involved in the automated elections. A development as significant as the printing of ballots without the required witnesses should have been flagged by the media, but reports after the fact were all based on what was revealed during...

This Week in Media (March 14 to 18, 2022)

SOME NEWS organizations called on Filipinos to come forward as sources by speaking out on the burden of rising oil prices. The collective strain has compelled workers and consumers to go public, pleading for assistance. Journalists talked to farmers, fisherfolk and public utility drivers who told them about planning...