The lawyers of Frenchie Mae and Marielle Domequil will appeal the conviction today at the Court of Appeals. The two were convicted wrongfully fo terrorism financing early this year. We maintain that the ruling of the Tacloban Regional Trial Court, issued by Judge Georgina Uy-Perez,...
May naaalala akong mga litrato ni Mamim. Mga solo portrait niya na mistulang headshots, kaya tuwing nakikita ko ang mga iyon lagi akong napapaisip: Artista ba ang aking ina? Apat na taong gulang siguro ako noong naisip ko iyon at hindi katakataka para sa’kin na...
On 23 March 2026, the judge is scheduled to decide on the defence’s motion for reconsideration of Frenchie Mae Cumpio’s conviction for the bogus “financing of terrorism,” along with a motion to reconsider her bail. A coalition of international and local press freedom...
We in the Altermidya Network welcome the statement issued by five UN Special Rapporteurs and independent experts of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) urging the provisional release of Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio...
I have never been to the United States, but in many ways I feel as if I have. In some respects, I feel I know more about it than I do about many other societies. I cannot speak for all Filipinos, but this does not feel like an uncommon condition among us. We have...
On February 7, Frenchie Mae Cumpio, a community journalist from Leyte, marks her sixth year in detention—an incarceration that rights and media groups strongly believe stems from her work as a journalist. As a radio broadcaster, Frenchie reported on the lives of...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...