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NCCC Mall blaze: Whose Fault and Failure?

Screen grab from 24 Oras official YouTube channel THE NIGHTMARE before Christmas day began at 9:30 in the morning of December 23, as a blaze swept through the third floor of... Read more

Without a Quorum: TRAIN Railroaded into Law

WITH OR without the distractions of December, Congress has always had to deal with empty seats. But the absent members of Congress stand out on certain occasions, as... Read more

Enough Echoing the PNP’s Press Releases

With so many questions left unanswered about the number of killings in the course of President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, some etched in the public mind for their horror... Read more

LIBEL WATCH: Journalist Held by Police, Another Charged, One Case Dismissed

CMFR/Philippines – Several journalists faced libel challenges in November. One broadcaster accused of libel was held by the police, while a libel complaint was filed against another, an... Read more

Media on 31st ASEAN Summit

Screen grab from the ASEAN 2017 official website The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit is always a major media event, especially in the country that hosts it,... Read more

More Mud from Mocha

CMFR would rather ignore Mocha Uson. But she is a public official, involved in presidential communication. AS SUCH, what she says or blogs should be subject to scrutiny. ... Read more

Dissenting Opinions on the De Lima Case

THE PUBLIC must learn to appreciate the value of dissenting opinions on Supreme Court decisions, especially in landmark cases that may affect the state of human rights and... Read more

Understanding Survey Results: More than just Numbers

PUBLIC OPINION surveys are a way to assess what people think. It involves a methodology that has been proven accurate in tracking changes in attitudes and opinions. Polls... Read more

Conscientious in Cebu, Bloodless in Bogo: Oplan Pokemon, Tight Cooperation Bring Desirable Results

IS IT possible to wage a bloodless war against illegal drugs? Cebu and Bogo City show the way. A year into President Rodrigo Duterte’s term, the grim scene of... Read more

A Game of Musical Chairs: Drug War Back to PDEA

FROM PNP to PDEA – once more. President Rodrigo Duterte passed the responsibility for all anti-illegal drug operations to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) with a memorandum... Read more