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 dangerous measure that potentially...
By Kristel Ogsimer TONDO, MANILA - After the groundbreaking ceremony of the Vitas High Rise Residential Buildings in Katuparan on Feb. 25, shouts of “Demolisyon labanan, huwag pahintulutan!” broke out from the crowd. A throng of residents gathered in an alley to...
We in the Altermidya Network welcome the decision of Judge Monique Quisumbing-Ignacio of the Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court to grant the motion to release Manila Today editor Lady Ann Salem and trade unionist Rodrigo Esparago. Judge Ignacio dismissed the charges of...
THE ALTERMIDYA NETWORK condemns the Cordillera Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (RLECC) for passing a resolution recommending a “Tokhang-style” tactic against individuals, including journalists, who are known "Left-leaning personalities". This...
While we in the Altermidya Network hail the order of Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 209 Judge Monique Quisumbing-Ignacio dismissing the charges of illegal possession of firearms & explosives against our colleague Lady Ann Salem and labor union...
“Binuhusan po nila ng gasolina ang buong bahay. Tapos sinilaban nila,” kwento ng mga magsasaka sa Hacienda Yulo.
Today, it is exactly a month since journalist Lady Ann Salem of Manila Today, along with six trade unionists, was abducted and detained by the Philippine National Police on Human Rights Day, December 10. The past weeks have been filled with outrage as state forces...
TWO JOURNALISTS ARRESTS in 2020, ten months apart: One was in February, a few weeks before the pandemic fully enveloped the country, while the most recent one was in December, ironically coinciding with the observance of the International Human Rights Day. Frenchie...
MEDIA GROUPS under Altermidya Network filed a case against members of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) over red-tagging. The complaint is the sixth petition filed before the Ombudsman against the anti-communist task force....
Hindi palalagpasin ng alternative media groups ang sunod-sunod na pag-atake bunsod ng red-tagging.
Sa gitna ng tuluy-tuloy na pagtulong sa mga magsasakang nasalanta ng bagyong Ulysses, red-tagging at panggigipit ang kinakaharap ng mga organisasyon sa Cagayan Valley.
Human Rights Day pero sa araw na ito nireyd ang mga bahay at dinakip ang 7 human rights defenders. Kabilang dito si Lady Ann Salem, editor ng alternative media outfit na Manila Today.
We demand the PNP to release Lady Ann! The alternative media has faced continuous repression under this administration, and we will not allow another journalist to be attacked. We urge our fellow journalists and human rights defenders to join in our call to free Lady Ann.