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A serious charge—from unnamed sources

JEERS TO The Standard for publishing an inaccurate report from anonymous sources about the alleged use of a Chinese national to fund alleged bribes for lawmakers for the swift... Read more

Road map on transportation regulation

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN 2's Failon Ngayon for looking at the state of land transportation and regulation in the country — specifically the issues on driver's licensing and the Motor... Read more

Disrespecting the deceased

JEERS TO several media organizations for their gory reports on a crime involving a minor. Read more

Inhumane and tasteless

JEERS TO TV Patrol Southern Tagalog for trivializing the plight of protesting workers and producing a report that was offensive, inhumane, and tasteless. Read more

Reporting the House vote on the BBL: Legitimizing media bias

CMFR MONITORED the reporting on the debates and voting on the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) from March 18 to 20. Read more

Sidebar | Other Voices on the BBL: Helping Develop Public Understanding

RARELY DID the media organizations monitored present the views of those directly affected by the voting’s outcome, such as the indigenous peoples’ communities, the people of Mindanao in general... Read more

Reminding people about Climate Change

CHEERS TO Aksyon for reminding Filipinos of the Philippines’ vulnerability to climate change, and what can be done to make the country more resilient. Read more

Looking at the state of construction workers

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN News Channel’s (ANC) Dateline Philippines for looking into the plight of construction workers. In an April 10 report, Dateline Philippines raised issues on the safety and... Read more

News reports or PR pieces?

JEERS TO several media organizations for publishing and airing stories that are PR pieces on the possible presidential candidates in the 2016 elections. Read more

Insensitive—again

JEERS TO several news organizations for their insensitive treatment of the coming out story of American Olympic champion Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner. Read more