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...
Today, February 7, is community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio’s second year in jail. In the middle of her unjust and prolonged detention in Tacloban, another trumped-up case was filed against our colleague in another trial court.F
Altermidya Network condemns the shooting of journalist Manuel Garcellano of alternative media outfit Umani Productions.
THE NEW WAVE of cyberattacks against media outfits Vera Files, Rappler, and ABS-CBN seems to be a preview of heightened attacks against journalists as the 2022 national elections near. As part of the media community that continues to weather distributed denial of...
We in the Altermidya Network condemn the online harassment against our news reporter and secretariat member, which we believe is another case of intimidation on the independent media.
The Altermidya Network expresses solidarity with colleagues in the mainstream media who are facing cyberlibel complaints filed by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and known Duterte ally and businessman Dennis Uy. These complaints, all filed simultaneously involving seven...
As Filipino journalists, we are concerned about the fragile state of press freedom in our country, especially as the 2022 elections draw near.
After waiting for months, the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-PH) under the Department of Information and Communications Technology gave us a copy of its initial findings confirming that the source of the cyberattacks on our websites originated from an IP...
ALTERMIDYA stands with former Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) executive editor Jose Ma. D. Nolasco, former news editor Artemio Jun Engracia, and former PDI reporter Nancy Carvajal in their denunciation of the current PDI management’s decision to strike a compromise...
Pinakamataas na saludo ang iginagawad ng Altermidya Network kay Jose Jaime 'Nonoy Espina', itinuturing na isa sa mga haligi ng malayang pamamahayag ng aming panahon. Buong-buo ang suporta at masigasig ang pamumuno ni Sir Nonoy sa paglaban ng mga mamamahayag sa bansa,...
We take note of the DOST’s statement denying any involvement in the cyberattacks against alternative media sites. We call on the agency to conduct its own investigation on the use of their IP, make its findings available to the public, and do its part in stopping the...
It is exactly a year after a cease-and-desist order, and later the vote of 70 legislators, forced the largest, most watched and heard broadcast network off the air. The shutdown of ABS-CBN is the most highlighted attack on press freedom under Pres. Duterte — a...
As the world commemorates World Press Freedom Day, the media community and freedom-loving Filipinos grieve the rapidly shrinking space for free expression and press freedom.