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...
Community teachers of a Davao del Norte-based Lumad school were alarmed over the reported abduction of one of their students, Maui Bago on April 12. Witnesses reported that the 21-year-old Lumad was abducted by members of the 60th Infranty Battalion (IB) of the...
A total of 2,357 residents from 13 villages in Calbiga and Pinabacdao, Samar have fled their homes and are now temporarily staying at the Calbiga town gymnasium after intensified military operations in their communities. The evacuees--composed of 949 children,...
THE FORMAL peace negotiations between the Philippine government (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) concluded an “exacting yet successful” fourth round of talks in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. One of the gains made from the round was...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Sec. Judy Taguiwalo yesterday assured the department's support for the Lumad affected by militarization and promised relief and rehabilitation for communities, including those affected by recent aerial bombings...
In a period marked by intensified human rights violations and rapid developments in the peace process between the Philippines government and belligerent groups, there is a need for journalists to be equipped with the proper tools for human rights documentation and...
Farmers called on the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) to adopt a program on free land distribution in negotiations for a Comprehensive Agreement on Socio-Economic Reforms (CASER), saying...
Isang dokumentaryo hinggil sa pangangamkam ng lupa sa Maragondon, Cavite ng mga Virata at ni Henry Sy para sa expansion ng resort na Pico de Loro. Ayon sa mga kagaya ni Tatay Dolly na matagal nang nangingisda sa Patungan Cove, "laban, habang may buhay." Kuha at...
Masama nga ba ang mining closures na inorder ni Secretary Gina Lopez? Panoorin ang 'myth busting' ni Jane Biton ng Altermidya.
The AlterMidya Network expresses deep concern over the unjust conviction of Malaysian human rights defender Lena Hendry, who faces possible imprisonment for screening a documentary about alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka. The incident is a setback to the exercise of...
Maraming dahilan ang ibinibigay ng administrasyong Duterte para itigil na ang formal peace talks sa pagitan ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas (GRP) at National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). Pero kung NDFP ang tatanungin, nananatiling bukas at pursigido ang...
Hinalughog diumano ng mahigit 10 miyembro ng Philippine National Police sa ilalim ng 415th Provincial Police Mobile Group ang Barangay Guisguis Talon sa Sariaya, Quezon upang hanapin ang organisador na si Ara Marcellana at iba pang mga miyembro ng Pambansang...
A former Bayan Muna party-list coordinator alleged by the military as an officer of the New People’s Army (NPA) was not killed in a shoot-out, but murdered in cold blood. This was the statement of the family of Glenn Ramos, 39, who was shot last February 7 inside the...