‘A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE’: Altermidya condemns the guilty verdict on Frenchie Mae Cumpio’s case
The decision is a grave injustice and is a serious peril to the already dire state of press freedom and free expression in the Philippines.
Opinion
Groups picket at DOJ ahead of promulgation: Acquit Frenchie Mae Cumpio, Drop all charges against Tacloban 5!
Tomorrow, January 22, our colleague Frenchie Mae Cumpio will face the promulgation of the two trumped-up charges against her at the Tacloban regional trial court. The Altermidya Network, together with all advocates of press freedom and free expression, demands the...
#FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio: International NGO Coalition Urges Journalist’s Release ahead of expected verdict
January 14, 2025 – A coalition of international and local press freedom organisations is urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to immediately and unconditionally release prominent journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, whose promulgation of judgment in the illegal firearms...
Of counter-hegemonic ‘dictators’
I’m glad that even a majority, I think, of liberal commentaries have correctly taken a stand against the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the US military actions against his country. This is so unlike the Iraq War, when the majority of the liberal...
FIRST PERSON | I shook hands with a ‘rebel surrenderee’
It was a kind of spur of the moment decision. Frankly, I had ideated the many ways I would berate her if we ever came face-to-face. But I stretched out my hand, looked her in the eye, and introduced myself. Neil, journalist, from Altermidya. Her name is Alma Gabin. On...
FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio: International coalition of NGOs
The international coalition of press freedom NGOs welcomes thedecision of the Laoang Regional Trial Court Branch 21 to grant the motion to quash thebaseless murder charge filed against community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio. Thisruling marks a significant step...
STATEMENT: Civil forfeiture case dismissal highlights folly of ‘terrorist’ allegation, trumped-up charges vs Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Marielle Domequil
Altermidya Network welcomes the Court of Appeals’ decision to void the civil forfeiture case filed by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) against community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and lay worker Marielle Domequil. The case is in relation to the PHP557,360...
Why does the Marcos Jr. administration still refuse to account for the death of Eric Saber?
A month has passed since September 21, when Eric Saber — a construction worker who happened to be at Recto Avenue — was caught in the middle of a violent police dispersal of young protesters, the so-called “young stunnas” in Gen Z and street parlance. He was merely...
Stop the harassment of student journalists covering anti-corruption protests
Altermidya Network condemns the apparent attempt by the Philippine National Police–Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP–CIDG) to intimidate campus journalist Jacob Vergara Baluyot, associate editor of The Catalyst, after he covered the September 21 Aksyon...
‘Goodbye Duterte Youth, Hello Gabriela’
Original photo from The Philippine Daily Inquirer Ni TONYO CRUZContributor Masayang umaga ang bumati sa mga tao ngayong araw ng Linggo dahil sa balita na ipo-proklama na ng Comelec ang Gabriela bilang nanalong partylist sa 2025 elections. Paliwanag ni Chairman George...
#FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio: International NGO Coalition Urges journalist’s Release on Philippines’ National Press Freedom Day
Ahead of the Philippines’ National Press Freedom Day, a coalition of international and local press freedom organizations is urging President Ferdinand"Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to immediately and unconditionally release community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio. Detained...
Altermidya condemns the killing of journalist Anas al-Sharif, 4 others in Gaza
Altermidya – People’s Alternative Media Network condemns in the strongest terms the killing of Anas al-Sharif, a respected Gaza correspondent of Al Jazeera, along with four other remaining Al Jazeera journalists still covering inside the besieged territory. Anas was...
Reinstate Bulatlat’s account, Altermidya urges Meta
Altermidya Network strongly condemns the complete disabling of our member publication Bulatlat.com’s Instagram account by Meta on August 8, 2025. This unilateral move, which Meta did without explanation, recourse, or transparency, is outright censorship. It denies the...