While watching the orchestrated shooting at the Senate back in June, I only thought of one thing: the freedom of the press is compromised. Those in power are ever-desperate to control and feed the mass media with a coverage unworthy of people's attention in an attempt to cover- up their...
By Devian Claire B. Bersales QUEZON CITY — Governance issues, prolonged displacement, political interference, and continuing human rights concerns remain among the biggest challenges confronting the Bangsamoro peace process, experts said in a State of Mindanao Forum...
It is not an isolated incident but part of the continuing pattern of legal harassment that seeks to silence independent journalism through the misuse of the legal system
Nina Ronald Sayson at Ayesha Tale “Nakikita natin ito bilang sovereignty issue, environmental issue, na dapat po kagyat na i-address sa isang imbestigasyon.” Ito ang panawagan ni Atty. Renee Co, Kabataan Partylist representative, at ng mga grupong makakalikasan...
Nina Moi Balisacan and Jahzeel Sarino Umaalma ang mga tsuper ng jeepney sa Katipunan Jeepney Terminal sa nakaambang pagpapaalis sa kanilang terminal. Bibigyang-daan ang itatayong parke sa ilalim ng Urban Regreening and Renewal Program ng Metropolitan Manila...
By Devian Bersales and Jahzeel Sarino QUEZON CITY—Families of the victims and human rights advocates called for a more thorough investigation into the deaths of 19 individuals in Toboso, Negros Occidental, launching the Justice for Negros 19 Campaign Network at the UP...
Altermidya raises concern over the proposed “Anti-Fake News and Digital Disinformation Act” or House Bill (HB) 2697, sponsored by presidential son Rep. Alexander “Sandro” Marcos, and backed by House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III. We believe that it is a...
By Abegail Lupaas Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya — After weeks of sustained barricade and community resistance, Woggle Corporation has agreed to pull out its remaining drilling equipment from Sitio Keon in Barangay Bitnong. The agreement was reached during a dialogue...
Altermidya commemorates World Press Freedom Day amid grief and outrage. We condemn the killing and demand justice for our colleague, community journalist RJ Ledesma, and the rest of Negros 19. We also call for the freedom of community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio,...
Altermidya Network mourns the killing of our colleague RJ Nichole Ledesma, writer and editor of Paghimutad‑Negros and regional coordinator of Altermidya in Negros Island.RJ was killed in a supposed military encounter in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental on...
The news from Toboso is not just another headline. Nineteen lives were lost in a single armed encounter, human beings, not statistics. On one side were those identified as members of the New People’s Army. On the other, soldiers of the state. Both Filipino. Both sons...
On 23 March 2026, the judge is scheduled to decide on the defence’s motion for reconsideration of Frenchie Mae Cumpio’s conviction for the bogus “financing of terrorism,” along with a motion to reconsider her bail. A coalition of international and local press freedom...
San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza warned that escalating conflict in West Asia could worsen economic hardship for Filipinos, as rising oil prices worsened by oil speculation ripple through global energy markets. In a pastoral statement, Alminaza said the tension...