The Altermidya Network expresses alarm over the recent spate of attacks against community journalists in the Bicol region. These incidents undermine the crucial role of journalists in providing information and threaten their fundamental right to free expression. Vince Casilihan, anchor of...
The AlterMidya, a national network of independent and alternative media outfits, welcomes Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s signing today of an executive order (EO) implementing the Freedom of Information (FOI). The EO is an important step in promoting transparency and...
AlterMidya, a national network of alternative media practitioners, calls for the dropping of charges against the “Haran 15”, which includes one of our members from Kilab Multimedia, Jaja Necosia. The Haran 15 is a collective term for fifteen human rights advocates,...
"What direction will Philippine foreign policy have?" Change is coming, they say. Newly-installed President Rodrigo Duterte proudly proclaims that during his college days, he was a member of the Kabataang Makabayan (KM). KM led the anti-Vietnam war demonstrations...
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte's support for the resumption of peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), his pledge to release political prisoners involved in the talks, his designation of two nominees (out of a promised four) of the...
REGRETTABLY, the conversation between President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and the news media has turned sharp and shrill. All but lost in the noise is the two parties’ common duty in law and tradition to serve and to inform the Filipino people on issues, events and...
We, alternative media members of AlterMidya, express our concern over Facebook's blocking of certain accounts of journalists, artists and activists apparently because they shared posts criticizing the Marcos family and the plans to move the late dictator Ferdinand...
It was quite a shocker to have president-elect Rodrigo Duterte hit the media as hard as he did last week. The words “kill journalism” and “don’t f*ck with me”—no matter the context—were enough to send shivers down my spine. But after the initial shock, one realizes...
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte errs in declaring that most journalists are being killed for being corrupt and in implying that only corrupt journalists have been killed in the Philippines. While corruption is a continuing problem in the press and media, it is simply...
Perhaps the most unexpected, yet most significant, outcome of the Duterte presidential campaign is the return of the peace negotiations into the national consciousness and discourse. To his credit, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was the only presidential candidate who made the...
Ferdinand Marcos' widow Imelda is a member of the House of Representatives. His daughter Imee is running unopposed for reelection as governor of Ilocos Norte. His son Ferdinand Jr. is leading the pack of six candidates for Vice President – and whether or not he wins...
Ang sabi sa isang kanta, ang magtanim ay di biro. Pero biro pa nga bang matatawag kung ang mga nagtatanim mismo ay wala nang makain? Noong Abril 21, nakadalo ako sa sa isang porum ng Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) kung saan inilunsad ang Tiempo Muerto, isang...
Una, ano ang akala nyo, tanga ang magsasaka na hindi sila pwedeng magmulat, kumilos at magmobilisa ng sariling hanay, na kailangan nila ang Kaliwa para gawin ito para sa kanila? Ikalawa, kung hindi lumaban ang magsasaka— ginamit ang anuman maaring makakapagtanggol sa...