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This Week in Media (March 28 to April 1, 2022)

COVID-19 SEEMS to have receded as a government concern, but other problems have made life for most Filipinos as difficult as ever. Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

Calida threatens Rappler-Comelec partnership

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Solicitor General Jose Calida threatened legal action to nullify Rappler’s partnership with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ahead of the 2022 polls. Read more

Media highlight candidates’ campaign sorties

AMID THE COVID-19 pandemic, the campaign period for the May 9 elections started last February 8. The official candidate list of Commission on Elections (Comelec) include: 10 presidential bets;... Read more

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

AS CANDIDATES draw media attention to their campaign, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has also attracted its share of news coverage, much of them negative. Read more

This Week in Media (January 31 to February 4, 2022)

THE OTHERWISE lackluster week sparkled on Friday with media showing their skills while providing citizens another close look at the candidates for president. Even on remote, the candidates made... Read more

This Week in Media (January 24 to 28, 2022)

ON THE pandemic front, media reported this week the pilot run of vaccinations for children aged 5 to 11 to start on February 4 and the approval for public... Read more

ANC spotlights Facebook campaign spending, points to loopholes in Comelec’s rules

CHEERS TO ANC’s Rundown for expanding the discussion on the more significant role of social media in the election campaign. Read more