Women and girls’ increased vulnerability to violence also manifested online over the past year. This January 1 to June 23, 2021, FMA recorded 37 media-sourced reports of online gender-based violence (OGBV) with the use of an APC-hosted data mapping platform. While FMA found that the number of media reports went Read more…
1. Introduction As the Philippines slowly rolled-out vaccines and breached the 1 million mark for cases—and the 20,000 mark for deaths—of and due to COVID-19 by midyear of 2021, Filipinos struggled to adapt to a life that is mostly moving online, regardless of who it may leave behind. Read more…
8 July 2021Statement Human Rights Online Philippines and thirty (30) human rights organizations are in support of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) as it published a gallery of grim portraits, those of 37 heads of state or government who crack down massively on press freedom. Press freedom is an essential pillar of Read more…
Si Kapitan Tambay ay isang animator, illustrator, at comics artist. Makikita ang kanyang iba pang mga gawa sa kanyang Facebook page, Instagram at Twitter. COMIC TITLE: PASS THE MESSAGE (VACCINE EDITION) In the first panel, the doctor stated the possible side effects of the available COVID-19 vaccine. It includes slight swelling Read more…
June 16-30, 2021 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. Bill filed in Senate seeking to develop satellite-based Internet access Senate Bill No. 2250 seeks to improve Internet access in the country’s satellite Read more…
June 1-15, 2021 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. Internet speed accelerates in May The Philippines’ internet speed continued to accelerate in May as compared to the prior month due to the Read more…
May 16-31, 2021 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. Gov’t asked to put teeth to legislation on IP protection MSMEs should look into investing in intellectual property (IP) protection as not giving Read more…
May 1-15, 2021 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. 345,000 sensitive legal documents from the Philippines government have been exposed online A total of 345,000 confidential Philippine court records were made publicly Read more…
FMA statement on World Press Freedom Day 2021 Journalists play a key role in society, and it’s not only because the work they do involves public interest. Independent, critical, and accurate information actually saves lives, especially in the context of a pandemic. It is the most effective tool against disinformation Read more…
April 16-30, 2021 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. Two lawyers appointed as usec, asec at DICT The Department of Information and Communications Technology has named two young lawyers as undersecretary and Read more…