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
With anti-terror law, red-tagged campus press struggle to report during pandemic Since 2010, the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) has reported nearly 1,000 violations of campus press freedom and threats to campus publications have become more severe with the COVID-19 pandemic and the passage of anti-terror law. They also mentioned that Read more
The FMA Digital Rights Roundup contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. SC reports 80% success rate for 170,000 videocon hearings From May 4, 2020 to January 8, 2021, 27,000 courts around the country held 170,000 videocon hearings. The Supreme Court issued Administrative Circular Read more