TV5 Archives | CMFR
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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
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Update on Free TV News and Current Affairs Channels in the Philippines
THE FREE-TV news landscape in the Philippines remains dynamic, constituting a mix of long-standing commercial networks, state broadcasters, religious-owned channels, and a growing number of blocktimed programs and digital... Read more
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Philippine flood-control scandal: Official neglect of people’s lives
IT WAS only in September 2025 that the fraudulent use of flood control funds became public knowledge. The scandal overshadowed other concerns, with the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee providing... Read more
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Journalism Under Fire: Two cases show media accused of “spin” and paid PR
IN AUGUST 2025, both Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto and Leyte Rep. Richard “Goma” Gomez clashed with the press — with Sotto accusing broadcasters of paid PR and Gomez claiming... Read more
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A safe SONA, a cautious press
PRESIDENT FERDINAND Marcos Jr. delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28, 2025, filling an hour and 11 minutes with feel-good updates on rice subsidies,... Read more
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Free TV Election Reporting: Small Shifts, Familiar Shortcomings
Primetime television displayed modest shifts in its coverage of the May 2025 elections but remained stuck in old habits. Compared to the past, media outlets did cast a wider... Read more
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Election Day 2025: TV5 shines with live data reporting
MEDIA HIGHLIGHTED the violence and mechanical disruptions in the coverage of the 2025 midterm elections on May 12, which were held amid significant political developments, including the falling out... Read more
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Sandy Cay is Ours: Frontline Tonight debunks China’s propaganda
CHEERS TO TV5’s Frontline Tonight's reports on the Philippines’ assertion of sovereignty over the Sandy Cay, in response to the disinformation campaign by a Chinese media. Read more
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Hearing on fake news: Media coverage highlights self-regulation
CHEERS TO Inquirer.net Philstar.com, Rappler, and TV5’s Frontline Pilipinas for their reports that went beyond the focus of the House Tri-committee hearing on “fake news” and discussed the need... Read more
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Feb 17 to March 9, 2025: Airtime for election news dips
Election coverage during the second, third, and fourth weeks of the campaign period consolidated news on campaign sorties and rallies of senatorial candidates into single reports. This collective reporting... Read more