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The Importance of Context: PH media coverage on US-Israel attacks on Iran

ON FEBRUARY 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched massive joint air strikes on Iranian targets, including Tehran. Described by US President Donald Trump as "major combat operations,”... Read more

EDSA at 40: Between commemoration and counter-narrative

FORTY YEARS after the fall of Ferdinand Marcos Sr., the commemoration of the 1986 People Power Revolution unfolded as an annual ceremonial rite of remembrance, showcasing its enduring significance. Read more

EDCOM II: Media on findings and future effects

THE SECOND Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II), a national commission established in 2022 to assess the performance of the Philippine education sector, concluded its legislative mandate on January... Read more

Impeachment in the headlines: How media covered the cases against Duterte and Marcos

IMPEACHMENT IS a paramount tool provided in the Philippine Constitution so Filipinos can exact accountability for wrongdoing in high office. It is a political instrument to address serious political... Read more

Rappler notes lack of transparency in Palace bulletins on Marcos health

CHEERS TO Rappler for examining how the Palace handled the announcement of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos’ recent illness. Rappler’s Bea Cupin was the only reporter who said the refusal... Read more

Rappler and CDN explain the roots of the Binaliw landfill tragedy

CHEERS TO Rappler and Cebu Daily News for moving away from episodic coverage of disaster and instead examining the context of failure that preceded the deadly collapse at the... Read more

Radio journalist arrested late at night in Negros Occidental

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Police arrested radio broadcaster and journalist Erwin “Ambo” Delilan late Monday night, January 19, at his home in Barangay Alicante, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, over an unjust... Read more

Typhoons in November: Disaster reporting in a time of climate crisis

TWO SUPER typhoons demonstrated the impact of the climate crisis as a severe tropical storm “Tino” and typhoon “Uwan” pummeled extensive areas in the Visayas and Mindanao. Read more

Cai Ordinario, 45

CAI ORDINARIO, a veteran journalist and communications professor, passed away on November 17 from cancer. She wrote on macroeconomic and urban development issues for BusinessMirror. Read more

Six journalists to join 35th JVO Journalism Seminar on November 27

The Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) will hold the 35th Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar on Thursday, November 27. For the first time, CMFR will hold the... Read more