In her second time taking the witness stand on January 13, 2025, journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio will refute charges of ‘terrorism financing’ against her and lay worker Marielle Domequil. The case is but another trumped-up charge compounded on the illegal possession of firearms and explosives...
As we mark the 15th year since the brutal Ampatuan Massacre, widely regarded as the worst case of election-related violence and the worst attack on media workers in Philippine history, we continue our fight for justice. Justice because convictions in the case came a...
The Altermidya Network reiterates the call to dismiss the charges against our colleague Frenchie Mae Cumpio and the rest of 'Tacloban 5' as the community journalist took the stand for the first time in almost five years on Nov. 11. In yesterday's hearing,...
Nananawagan kami para sa kagyat na pagpapalaya ng kapwa mamamahayag na si Frenchie Mae Cumpio, isang community journalist at Executive Director ng Eastern Vista, kasapi ng Altermidya Network at ng International Association of Women in Radio and Television-Philippines....
As we observe the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on Nov. 6 and 7, we are reminded of the unyielding courage and sacrifice of journalists who face threats, harassment, and even death for uncovering the truth. This annual...
On October 10, 2014, a meeting of independent, alternative media outfits and progressive institutions and individuals gave birth to Altermidya - People’s Alternative Media Network. The aim was to unify alternative newsrooms scattered throughout the country and...
Altermidya Network denounces the relentless killing of journalists amid US-supported Israel's war on Gaza. A year later, at least 128 journalists were killed, the majority of whom were Palestinians. Alongside them were a significant number of journalists that were...
Minabuti ko nang sumama sa dalaw sa loob ng jail. Ang hirap kasing dumalaw do’n kung ibang araw; ang daming butas na kailangang pasukan. Biruin mo ‘yon, hindi na nga dapat nakakulong, ang hirap pang dalawin.
The tone may have changed, but the press freedom landscape remains virtually unaltered: In the Philippines, journalists remain under attack for reporting the truth; the people’s right to know remains vastly curtailed; and the practice of journalism remains a dangerous...
We at the Altermidya Network stand behind our member, filmmaker JL Burgos, and the Burgos family in their fight against censorship and other state-sponsored attacks on free expression. This is after the Movie Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB)...
By Raymund Villanueva Journalism in the Philippines (and in much of the world) is often criticized for being the voice of the status quo—deservedly so for the most part. A review of today’s commercial television and radio’s primetime news show that programs allocate...
On February 5, 2024, leaders of people’s organizations and the editors-in-chief of two alternative news media organizations wrote the National Telecommunications Commission urging it to rescind its order to block access in the Philippines to 27 websites. The call was...
As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict enters its eighth month, the media and the flow of accurate information about the war have been severely impacted. The decision to close Al Jazeera's office in Tel Aviv amid the escalating conflict in Gaza has only made this...