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#MediaMonitor: When the smoke of battle cleared, the “Toboso 19” emerged not just as a military victory, but as a battle for the press too. This review monitors the media’s shift from passive stenography to active interrogation... cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

#MediaMonitor: A bridge linking the town of Malay in Aklan province to Boracay will ease land travel for the countless travelers who visit the famed beaches of the island. But opposition to the project may color the public reaction. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

#Cheers to @ABSCBNNews and @bulatlat for reporting on the plight of Kowloon House employees who went on a six-day strike after three years of negotiations with business owners. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r… #JournalismReview

#Cheers to the media reports for looking into the problem of debt that has hounded teachers in the past, once again calling attention to what has been a perennial problem for many of the country’s educators. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r… #JournalismReview #mediamonitor

ICYMI | #Cheers to the news organizations that flagged the potential violations of citizens’ constitutional rights in the implementation of the Safer Cities program initiated by the Department of Interior and Local Government. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r… #JournalismReview

#WPFD2026 : Protecting press freedom is a shared responsibility. Without it, the public’s right to know and the foundations of democratic society are at risk.  | "An Attack on the Press is an Attack on the Public’s Right to Know" READ: cmfr-phil.org/press-freedom-…

#Alert: Community journalist RJ Ledesma was killed during a military operation in Toboso, Negros Occidental, on April 19, 2026. The pattern of red-tagging that hounded Ledesma indicates the need for a rigorous and transparent investigation of his death. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

#Cheers to Rappler for its investigative report that looked into the potential conflict of interest involving a high-ranking health official and a construction firm owned by his brother. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r… #JournalismReview

#Cheers to media organizations which noted the extended absence of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa from the Senate, counting the 31 days that he did not attend the 58 scheduled sessions. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

#MediaMonitor: Broadcast news played up its visual strength, showing the sorry state of commuters lining up for hours and recording the complaints of drivers whose earnings went almost entirely to fuel costs... cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

ICYMI | #MediaMonitor: News shared the violence of a police shoot-out in Palawan, the arrest of two women activists in Iloilo, and on Easter Sunday, an act of animal cruelty marred jubilant church rites in Malabon. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

#MediaMonitor: The emergency showed up media’s capacity beyond simple news updates to provide news that presents creative projects that can define the roadmap for building future energy supplies. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r… #JournalismReview

#JournalismReview: News media in March celebrated Women’s Month with stories that captured the challenges and long-standing issues that women in the Philippines continue to face. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r… #MediaMonitor #Cheers

#Cheers to @manilabulletin and @rapplerdotcom for discussing concerns raised about the trimester school calendar announced by DepEd, and for examining the proposed changes in the light of other urgent challenges presented by the country’s education crisis. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

CMFR will take a break for the Holy Week. #pressnotes

#InContext: These sexist remarks, irrelevant during the occasion and offensive at any time, were uttered in consecutive days in March, officially designated as Women’s Month. The incident reveals so much of what needs to be done... cmfr-phil.org/in-context/sex… #JournalismReview

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#FortheRecord: This Women’s Month, the CMFR highlights the profile and plight of Filipino women journalists, tracing their journey from the margins of the newsroom to positions of leadership, while confronting the persistent risks they face today. (1/6) cmfr-phil.org/in-context/for…

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