September-October-2011-monitor Archives | CMFR

• Casting light on the “lemon” bill

  Cheers to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for casting light on a bill that involves protecting the rights of consumers, particularly buyers of brand new cars. Read more

• Accusations

  Jeers to Malaya Business Insight for reporting the complaints of some 100 Iranian dentistry students before the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) against faculty members, security guards, and students... Read more

• Dissecting dengue

  Cheers to the news organizations that provided background information about the deadly dengue fever, which has claimed hundreds of lives these past months. Read more

• Looking back

  Cheers to InterAksyon.com for reminding its readers of the historic rejection of the U.S. bases in the country 20 years ago by the Senate. Read more

• Covering the Typhoons: Media’s Focus on Themselves

  In reporting the areas affected by the typhoons, the media included reports on themselves to the neglect of such issues as why, after ‘Ondoy’ flooded... Read more

• When too much is too much

  Jeers to 24 Oras and especially TV Patrol for devoting excessive airtime to Shamcey Supsup’s bid in this year’s Miss Universe beauty pageant last Sept. 13. Read more

• Inaction

  Jeers to Malaya for publishing a one-sided story on the Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines’ (CBCP) supposed inaction on sexual abuse cases. Read more