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Deceptive and Sensational

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for using “mass murder advocate” to describe Davao City Mayor and President-elect Rodrigo Duterte in one of its reports. On May 9,... Read more

Trillanes vs. Duterte: Asking the Tough Questions

ON APRIL 27, based on information provided by vice presidential aspirant and incumbent Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, the Philippine Daily Inquirer broke a story on Davao City Mayor... Read more

Helping Voters

CHEERS TO CNN Philippines and Rappler for their informative “how to” pieces on the proper way to vote in the upcoming May 9, 2016 elections. CNN Philippines’ May... Read more

Electoral Cockfight and Horserace

PREVIOUS CMFR monitors have pointed out the dominance of election-related reports in primetime newscasts (“Campaign Trail Story Dominates Election News”). But the reports tend to be repetitive, providing mere... Read more

Sober Conclusion to the Presidential Debates

THE THIRD and last presidential debate organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was the sober conclusion of the PiliPinas Debates 2016 series, with less personal attacks and... Read more

“Comeleak”: Identity Theft and Election Fraud

CHEERS TO several news organizations for quickly cautioning the public on the perils of the massive security leak of the Commission of Elections (Comelec) website that exposed the... Read more

Duterte’s Rape Comment: More Needed from the Media

DURING A campaign rally in Quezon City last April 12, presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte recalled how during his first year as mayor in Davao City, a prison riot... Read more

After Kidapawan: Media Look at Drought Mitigation Efforts

CHEERS TO BusinessMirror and Vera Files for running pieces that looked more closely at the El Niño weather phenomenon and government attempts to mitigate its impact in light... Read more

The First Vice Presidential Debate: Refuting the “Spare Tire” Label

TAKING OFF from the first two presidential debates, the first-ever vice presidential debate in the country’s history offered the public a refreshing view of their electoral choices in 2016.... Read more

Perverting the Party-List System

THE PARTY-LIST system was institutionalized through Republic Act 7941 in 1995 to assure marginalized sectors of society of representation in Congress. The law uses the word “under-represented” to refer... Read more