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 court ruling amplifies the climate of impunity already reigning in Philippine society.
We in the Altermidya Network reiterate our call to drop the fabricated charges against community journalist Anne Krueger. We express our concern over the Bacolod City regional trial court’s denial of the motion to quash search warrant today, Dec. 7.
We in the Altermidya Network express concern over reports that the Philippine National Police are conducting house-to-house operations directed toward journalists. GMA News reporter JP Soriano posted on social media that a person introducing himself as...
The red-tagging must stop. The red-taggers must be held into account.
In our newsroom, the coffee she brews is as strong as her resolve to fight for a free press.
The Altermidya - People's Alternative Media Network condemns the brutal slaying of radio broadcaster and columnist Percy Mabasa, or known as Percy Lapid. Lapid was known to be critical of the presidential terms of Rodrigo Duterte and Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr....
It’s fairly common in journalism circles, particularly among students and graduates of mass communication-related fields, to discuss the prospects of volunteering for the alternative media.
During a health and economic crisis that incapacitated schools worldwide, I learned more than I ever have in any four-walled classroom (physical or virtual)—working as a journalism intern at Altermidya Network.
The Philippines observes its first National Press Freedom Day today, August 30, 2022, after former president Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 11699 on April 13. The date marks the birth anniversary of Filipino propagandist Marcelo H. del Pilar,...
The Altermidya Network expresses support to our member-outfit Bulatlat in filing a petition today, July 8, to nullify the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) order blocking its news sites along with Pinoy Weekly, Arkibong Bayan, and 25 other websites.
We in the alternative media community stand in defiance with Rappler and denounce the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) order to shut down the online media outfit.
We in the Altermidya Network demand the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to reverse its order blocking the news sites of two of our member outfits, Bulatlat and Pinoy Weekly. The order for Internet service providers to block readers’ access to the websites...