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...
Altermidya Network condemns the arrest of our colleague in Tacloban, Frenchie Mae Cumpio of Eastern Vista. Cumpio was arrested with 4 other known human rights leaders in Tacloban City, including Marissa Cabaljao, spokesperson of People Surge Network in the...
The Altermidya Network strongly denounces the continued harassment against community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio of the Tacloban-based outfit Eastern Vista. Amid reports of an impending police raid of a progressive group’s office in Tacloban — similar to the Negros...
Altermidya Network, a broad formation of alternative media outfits and community journalists in the Philippines, condemns in the highest possible terms the recent red-tagging and intimidation committed by regional state forces to our colleague Sherwin De Vera of...
National alternative media group Altermidya strongly denounces the intimidation and arrest of Davao-based reporter Glenn Jester Hitgano of Radyo ni Juan. Hitgano was interviewing protesting workers from banana company Philippine Dream Farm Dev’t in Carmen, Davao del...
Altermidya, the nationwide network of independent and progressive media outfits, stands in full support with the call of thousands of media workers, actors, directors, and employees of ABS-CBN for the renewal of the franchise of the broadcast network, which is set to...
STATEMENT OF ALTERMIDYA NETWORK ON THE AMPATUAN MASSACRE VERDICT The conviction of members of the Ampatuan clan is an initial victory of the families and of the people who have joined their long journey for justice. We hail the courage and determination of families,...
ON DECEMBER 19, the day set by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221 for the promulgation of its much-awaited verdict on the Ampatuan massacre, it will be 10 years and 25 days since the killings occurred in Maguindanao on November 23, 2009. Let that sink in:...
IT HAS BEEN A DARK DECADE of injustice for families and loved ones of the victims of the Ampatuan massacre, which killed 58 individuals, 32 of them journalists. A decade of unbearable grief and pain, as they watch the masterminds of the world’s single deadliest attack...
Altermidya Network condemns the surveillance conducted by suspected state security forces against Philippine Collegian, student publication of University of the Philippines Diliman. At around 9:30 p.m. yesterday, November 16, a certain Wilfredo Manapat tried to break...
Altermidya expresses alarm at the information that the Philippine National Police is planning to serve a warrant of arrest to someone supposedly within the premises of IBON Building in Timog Ave., Quezon City where we, and several other local and international NGOs...
On The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, Altermidya is publishing this opinion piece by Annie Game, Executive Director of IFEX, a global network promoting and defending freedom of expression and information. On this International Day to...
Today, Nov. 2, is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, and the Altermidya Network calls on the Duterte administration to immediately release Negros-based community journalist Anne Krueger, who was unlawfully arrested with 56 others in...