COMELEC FORMS TASK FORCE TO GO AFTER PEDDLERS OF FALSE INFO VS POLL BODY The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc approved the creation of a task force that seeks to crack down on individuals and entities propagating election-related disinformation – specifically against the poll body. Commissioner George Garcia said Read more…
The World March of Women-Pilipinas for Leni, through its national coordinator, Jean Enriquez, condemns in the strongest manner possible the lewd and pornographic sites set up by unscrupulous groups who consider the Leni-Kiko campaigners as enemies. “This is the legacy of sexism, machismo, and misogyny of the current administration that Read more…
This year-end cybercrime and human rights report for 2021 (covering the period of July to December 2021) documents cybercrime cases and developments in the Cybercrime Prevention Act (CPA) and Anti-Terrorism Law (ATL) after the release of the midyear cybercrime and human rights report. In this report, other notable observations related Read more…
On April 9, Engage Media is organizing an online event titled “Safeguarding Digital Rights Amid the Philippine Elections”. Prof. Nicole Curato and Dr. Jonathan Ong will share their insights on online disinformation, trolls, influencers, and other digital threats to democracy. Panel reactors include Atty. Rona Ann Caritos of LENTE Philippines, our very own Read more…
Oh no! Nandito na ang INVADER SIM Katakut-takot na personal data? Jackpot sa hackers yan. At pano na ang anonymity? Pano na ang alte— este, kpop stan accounts mo? Pano na ang mga kapatid nating LGBTQIA na nakasalalay ang kaligtasan sa kalayaang lumikha ng sariling identity online? Tignan ang komiks Read more…
The year 2021, like last year, was another challenging year for the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), considering the continued presence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the challenges, the organization managed to conduct project activities, published reports and briefing papers, helped capacitate partners, participated in meetings and forums and continued Read more…
Mandatory SIM card registration poses risks to multiple fundamental human rights. Among others, it will mandate people to register their social media accounts. Most notably, freedom of expression, as well as the protection that anonymity gives to journalists, activists, human rights defenders, whistleblowers, and government critics, will be affected. The Read more…
GenderScoop is a monthly digest on gender & ICT in the Philippines March 2022 scoop: Recognizing online violence as ‘real-world violence’, surfacing feminist lens on the borderlessness of the Internet What we gather this month: Manifestations of online gender-based violence (OGBV). Incidence of ICT-facilitated trafficking and gendered disinformation continued. Election disinformation efforts target to damage Robredo’s Read more…
DUTERTE SIGNS AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC SERVICE ACT President Duterte has signed into law the measure amending the Public Service Act (PSA), saying this will help the economy recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. In his speech, the President thanked Congress for the “timely ratification of the amendment of Read more…
This report is a documentation of what transpired in 2021, specifically how human rights were impacted by technology and digital innovations in the Philippines. While we continue to experience life under the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, we also see new challenges and events such as the emergence of COVID-19 variants, Read more…