FIRST PERSON: Dalaw sa Tacloban City Jail
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.
Opinion
On USec. Paul Gutierrez’s Red-tagging of Journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio
Altermidya takes strong exception to Undersecretary Paul Gutierrez’s accusation and red-tagging of our member, Ms. Frenchie Mae Cumpio. In his January 4 “Paul’s Alarm” column on JournalnewsOnline, the Presidential Task Force On Media Security (PTFOMS) executive...
Hands Off Reynard Magtoto! Defend community journalists
The Altermidya Network strongly condemns the 93rd Civil Military Operations (CMO) Company of the Armed Forces of the Philippines for its attempt to summon our member Baretang Bikolnon’s Reynard Magtoto through a local government unit.
How To Save A Life: On surviving my own attempt and preventing another
I am not sure where I stand with this year’s Day of the Dead celebration. I certainly commemorate this time among the living, but am just as aware that things could have panned out very differently.
On the Gaza information crisis
The worsening conflict in Palestine’s Gaza amid Israel’s unrelenting offensives indicates a humanitarian crisis of global concern.
Maggie Wilson’s IG story exposé: The PR industry will learn, how about media?
Maggie Wilson has brought national attention to the country’s information disorder once again, a problem so prevalent since the 2016 presidential election that it has become normalized to Filipinos.
Altermidya stands in solidarity with journalist Atom Araullo
Altermidya stands in full solidarity with journalist Atom Araullo on his firm stand against enemies of press freedom and other human rights violations. Today, our colleague filed a P2-million civil suit against notorious red-taggers Lorraine Badoy-Partosa and Jeffrey...
FIRST PERSON: I will miss my Lola’s funeral because of red-tagging
My grandmother just died but I am unable to go home to mourn properly.
Threats to Truth-telling, Free Expression Worsen During Marcos Jr.’s First Year in Office
One year into the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the state of free expression has not improved. In fact, it has further deteriorated in the Philippines. President Marcos Jr. pledged to uphold press freedom. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines,...
On ABS-CBN’s TeleRadyo ceasing operations
The repercussions of the Duterte administration’s attacks against press freedom and the people’s right to know continue to be felt until today.
On the conviction of accomplices to Percy Lapid’s murder
Altermidya welcomes the news that three accessories to the murder of broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa last year had been convicted yesterday, June 23.
Junk the NTC blocking order vs websites: #UnblockTheTruth
The alternative media community remains steadfast in its call to junk the blocking order as it brazenly restricts press freedom and constitutes an overreach that impedes the people’s right to know.
On the listing of 3 media organizations as ‘front organizations’: Unconstitutional, dangerous
Altermidya Network denounces the unconstitutional, undemocratic, and dangerous resolution released by the Kalinga Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC).