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Change. Move. Achieve: Moving forward through Social Media
With the theme “Change. Move. Achieve: Moving forward through Social Media” about 1000 participants from Philippine National Police, National Defense, Philippine Navy, Philippine Air Force, academe, media, college students from various universities and CSOs were present during the 3rd Social Media Summit organised by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Read more
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A Statement of Concern
Dutertismo Should Address – Not Contribute to – the Climate of Impunity Preventing Rhetoric from Becoming Reality in Respecting Rights Though it is still two weeks before President-elect Rodrigo Duterte is formally proclaimed as the country’s next Chief Executive and Commander-in-Chief, his electoral victory has been apparent early on, just Read more
ICT in the Philippines
Commentary: The IRR of RA 10175
In stark contrast to the passage of its parent Statute, the recent issuance of the Cybercrime Protection Act’s (RA 10175) Implementing Rules and Regulations came about with little to no hostility and controversy involved. The three government agencies charged with crafting its watered-down provisions—the DILG, DOJ, and DOST—met for a Read more
Gender-Based Violence
Mapping Technology-based Violence against Women in the Philippines
Did you know almost 74% of women, aged 18-30 and younger are more likely to experience online violence? And did you know that Facebook (28%) and mobile phones (23%) are the platforms where most violations were reported? Check out this infographic that draws on the 130 cases reported on the Read more
Gender-Based Violence
Aksyon VAW on the App Store
BREAKING NEWS: The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), a non-government organization based in Quezon City is happy to announce that Aksyon VAW is now available on Appstore. FMA began in 2012 to map cases on technology-related violence against women (see Take Back The Tech Philippines) in order to find ways Read more
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79th Anniversary of Filipino Women’s Suffrage
[Press Statement] Tomorrow, April 30, 2016, is the 79th anniversary of Filipino women’s suffrage. We cannot allow our gains to be pushed back, especially by national candidates like Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. We want change — the comprehensive and wide-ranging kind of change. Like majority of Filipinos, we are disgusted Read more
Gender-Based Violence
FMA’s Engagement in the Safe Cities Metro Manila Programme and Hackathon
The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) has a longstanding track record of working at the intersection of gender, technology, digital rights, and women’s safety. An early example of this work was FMA’s participation in the Safe Cities Metro Manila Programme, a Philippine implementation of UN Women’s global Safe Cities initiative, Read more
Resources
Pre-event: Safe Cities Hackathon
The Safe Cities Metro Manila Programme is part of a global initiative of UN Women, joined by over 24 cities around the world that aim to improve women’s safety as they move about in the highly urbanized cities. Here in the Philippines, Quezon City is the first in the country Read more
News Blog
Women Resist the Neo-Fascists!
[Press Statement] Women’s groups today blocked traffic at the corner of Tobias and Timog streets to express resistance to neo-fascism. Dubbing the action as “Women Resist the Neo-Fascists,” the leaders of around eighty (80) women stated that the action is to dramatize how they are already being gagged and forced Read more