To say that the Philippine Internet has changed over the past decade is an understatement. The Internet has opened up various opportunities for Filipinos to communicate and learn. But the past few years have been challenging with how hate and prejudice ran rampant online, rendering the Internet a perilous place Read more…
GSIS ASSURES MEMBER DATA SAFETY AFTER SECURITY BREACH The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) on Friday assured its employees, members, and pensioners that their personal information remains secure following a confirmed security incident involving a compromised administrator account on a test computer. DIGITAL DIVIDE: GROWING RIFT BETWEEN BIG TECH AND Read more…
As a global leader in social media usage, the Philippines’ environment of pervasive disinformation, paired with a culture of patriarchal gender constructs, foster democratic backsliding and authoritarianism (Kunze et al., 2021). With the country’s low level of media literacy, Filipino people are especially vulnerable to the threats brought by internet Read more…
When former dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. was beginning to build his empire through unprecedented violence and corruption, he made sure to silence the press first. On this day five years ago, Marcos Sr. declared Martial Law, which led to the shutdown of numerous press outlets and arrests of top news Read more…
Continuous Rise of E-commerce While scrolling through social media, it is not uncommon these days to come across advertisements from seemingly well-known stores promoting products with unbelievably huge discounts only to find out that these are impersonators tricking you into entering your bank details and credentials on their fraudulent websites. Read more…
Philippine court orders regulator to restore license of news site Rappler A Philippine court has ordered the country’s corporate regulator to restore the license of Rappler, a news site co-founded by Nobel laureate Maria Ressa, a prominent critic of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Philippines: IFJ welcomes reversal of Rappler shutdown Read more…
The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) is eager to share with our community the strategies and lessons we picked up from fellow digital rights activists and technologists after participating at the back-to-back Digital Rights in Asia-Pacific (DRAPAC) and Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) held at the NTUH International Convention Center Read more…
Ipinasa ang Philippine Identification System Act, o PhilSys Act, noong 2018 na may layuning padaliin ang pagbibigay-serbisyo sa publiko at iba pang transaksyon na nangangailangan ng patunay ng pagkakakilanlan. Ngunit anim na taon ang lumipas mula nang maisabatas ito at tatlong taon mula nang buksan ang pagrehistro sa publiko, maraming Read more…
42 MILLION PEOPLE POSSIBLY AFFECTED BY 2023 PHILHEALTH DATA BREACH The NPC said the affected individuals should be informed of the nature of the breach, how it happened, the data compromised, and protection measures. #IFJBLOG: STANDING WITH THE UNION DESPITE RED-TAGGING Despite promises of change under the Marcos Jr government, Read more…
It is a privilege for LGBTQIA+ kids to have accepting parents considering the reality mentioned earlier. It is a dream for every unaccepted queers to be shielded by parental acceptance against societal demarcation. To aspiring parents or to those who already have an LGBTQIA+ kid, you can still actualize such Read more…