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#MediaMonitor: Some reports broadened its scope and provided backgrounders on the historical context, along with the requisite localized lens to discuss the economic and humanitarian issues that were of immediate concern to Filipino communities. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

#Cheers to media organizations that fact-checked the deliberate disinformation targeting the families of drug war victims during former president Rodrigo Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearings at the International Criminal Court (ICC). cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

#MediaMonitor: The 40th anniversary of the uprising on February 25 highlighted the diverse ways the media sought to transcend mere nostalgia, working to deepen the significance of this milestone. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

#Cheers to the news organizations that went beyond reporting recent statistics on teenage pregnancy in the Philippines, with reports that reopened much needed discussion of this issue. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

#Alert: On February 25, 2026, Deputy Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy, Guo Wei, publicly criticized the PCIJ and journalist Regine Cabato on social media platform X, accusing them of being tools of U.S. propaganda. cmfr-phil.org/press-freedom-…

#Cheers to Jessica Soho’s KMJS and Inquirer.net for presenting the threat of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) on the population. It called attention to the growing incidence of the disease among the younger generation... cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

EDSA on my mind | Melinda Quintos De Jesus, CMFR Executive Director Read more: tinyurl.com/yc2rj642 #EDSA40

ICYM I The learning crisis has been the subject of media coverage through the years. With the findings of EDCOM II, media can more easily follow up on identified solutions, tracking government’s implementation of the NatPlan or its failure. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

Forty years after 1986,we must keep the spirit of the EDSA People Power Revolution alive. We must not forget. #EDSA40

#Chronicle: @bulatlat's 25-year record has done well to demonstrate the role that journalism plays in broadening the public discussion, including the communities whose experiences may fall out of the usual scope of established news conventions. cmfr-phil.org/chronicle/bula…

ICYMI | The Cabral case provides enough leads for the media to establish the process that determines the allocation of massive funds for infrastructure and the political influence that shapes budget decisions. cmfr-phil.org/in-context/for… #InContext #MediaMonitor

#YearendMediaReview: The critique notes how the media captured the key narratives and key actors who set the stories in motion. It notes the failure of journalists to interpret the meaning of the news as events which unfold from past circumstances. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

#Cheers to Rappler for examining how the Palace handled the announcement of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos’ recent illness. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

#Cheers to GMA 7’s Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS) for presenting the technical and complex national budget issues recently linked to large-scale corruption, with a sharp focus on the practice of unprogrammed appropriations (UA). cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

#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 Binaliw landfill in Cebu City. cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

ICYMI | 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 vexation complaint. cmfr-phil.org/press-freedom-…

ICYMI | The squabble was irrelevant to the current news about the national budget or the country’s state of affairs in general. Unfortunately, some news outfits could not resist reporting the exchange. #Jeers cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

#Alert: The decision drew sharp condemnation from local and international press freedom organizations that described the ruling as a miscarriage of justice and a dangerous precedent for journalism in the Philippines. cmfr-phil.org/press-freedom-… #pressfreedom #caseupdate #FreeFrenchie

#Cheers to @PCIJdotOrg's in-depth report, which described the nature of “allocable funds” and discussed the issues of transparency involved in the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the past years. #JournalismReview cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…

#Cheer: @PhilstarNews and @inquirerdotnet demonstrated the value of context, which should inform the family drama from the outset. These reports include the necessary background to situate the development in Philippine politics. #JournalismReview cmfr-phil.org/media-ethics-r…