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Philippines Baseline Study
Philippines Baseline Study
The formation of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) addresses
one of the critical concerns confronting the Philippines after People Power toppled the
Marcos dictatorship in February 1986. That concern calls attention to the power of the
media and the role of the free press in the development of Philippine democracy.
CMFR was established in 1989 as a private, non-stock, non-profit organization
involving different sectors in the task of building up the press and news media as a
pillar of democratic society. Its programs uphold press freedom, promote responsible
journalism and encourage journalistic excellence.
The CMFR's main objectives are:
1) To protect and strengthen the free press as a pillar of democracy
2) To establish a framework of responsibility and ethics in the practice of the press
3)To promote journalistic excellence, and
4) To engage different sectors of society in building a free press in the Philippines.
The CMFR publishes the Philippine Journalism Review (PJR), a quarterly publication
of commentary and feature reporting on political, economic, social and media-related
issues.
The CMFR is also a founding member organization of the regional Southeast Asian
Press Alliance (SEAPA) and a member of the International Freedom of Expression
Exchange (IFEX).
CMFR:
2F Ateneo Professional Schools-Salcedo
#130 HV dela Costa St., Salcedo Village,
Makati City 1227, Philippines
Telefax: (63-2)840-0889
EmaIl: staff@cmfrphIl.org