Lisa Garcia, Author at Foundation for Media Alternatives

Closing distances and fuelling the Philippine internet governance community via remote participation at APrIGF 2018

This blog post was originally published by the Association for Progressive Communications. I did not fly to Vanuatu for the 2018 Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF). But still, I participated in this year’s APrIGF, albeit remotely. My organisation, the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), together with the Internet Society (ISOC) Philippines Chapter Read more…

By Lisa Garcia, 6 years ago

Gender & ICT

RightsCon 2018: A conversation on surveillance and gender-based violence

This entry was originally posted by the Association for Progressive Communications. It has been three years since I attended my first RightsCon, which was held in Manila in 2015. This year, my participation at RightsCon Toronto was made possible with support from the APC Member Exchange and Travel Fund. I organised Read more…

By Lisa Garcia, 6 years ago

Home

FMA holds consultation on UPR submission

Sept. 9 – FMA today called for a consultation meeting with partners working on internet rights for a joint submission on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Established in 2006 by the UN General Assembly in resolution 60/251, the UPR is a unique process, which involves a periodic review of the Read more…

By Lisa Garcia, 8 years ago

Internet Governance & Policy

The Internet That We Want in ASEAN

Dili, Timor Leste – From August 2 to 6, the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN Peoples’ Forum (ACSC/APF) was held in Dili, the capital of Timor Leste with the theme”Expanding Peoples’ Solidarity for a Just and Inclusive ASEAN Community.” The said conference was participated by more than 800 representatives from civil Read more…

By Lisa Garcia, 8 years ago

Events

FMA attends APrIGF 2016

Taipei, Taiwan – On its sixth year, the Asia Pacific regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) was held in Taipei, Taiwan with the theme “A New Interner Era – Merging Physical Space with Cyberspace.” And for the third straight year, the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) sent representatives to take part in the Read more…

By Lisa Garcia, 8 years ago

Events

IRR Consultations on the Data Privacy Act

FMA, in cooperation with the National Privacy Commission (NPC) is co-sponsoring public consultations in Manila and Davao City on the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 10173 or the Data Privacy Act. On July 13, the consultation will be held at Room 301, ISSI, UP Diliman from 8:00 am to 5:00 Read more…

By Lisa Garcia, 8 years ago

Gender & ICT

FMA signs petition rejecting amendments to HRC32 draft resolution protecting civil society space

The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) was one of more than 200 civil society organizations that extended its hand in calling for support and solidarity to reject amendments to HRC32 draft resolution on the protection of civil society space. The draft resolution spells out the essential ingrediants for States to Read more…

By Lisa Garcia, 8 years ago

Gender & ICT

The Internet that Urban Poor Women Want

On 20 March 2016, Liza Garcia and Christina Lopez from the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) held a discussion with residents, mostly women, from Barangay 180, Caloocan City. It is the same barangay (village) where we conducted a year ago, on 19 March 2015, the pilot survey. A few of those Read more…

By Lisa Garcia, 9 years ago

Internet Rights

Philippine Declaration on Internet Rights and Principles

On 04 November 2015, the Philippine Declaration on Internet Rights and Principles was launched after several months of collective drafting and consultations with civil society Internet rights groups and ICT policy community. The initiative for the creation of the Declaration was launched during the Philippine Multi-stakeholder Forum on Internet Governance, Read more…

By Lisa Garcia, 9 years ago

Gender & ICT

Women’s Rights Online in the Philippines

The Republic of the Philippines is an archipelago made up of more than 7,000 islands spread over 300,000 square km. It has a burgeoning population of more than 100 million. In 1994, it formally linked to the Internet, and to date, Internet penetration is about 40% of the population. 113% Read more…

By Lisa Garcia, 9 years ago