Beyond Digital Security: Why Well-Being, Self-Care, and Collective Care Matter This article draws on reflections and shared learnings from FMA’s three-day Holistic Security and Wellbeing Workshop, held in October 2026, with the support of Numun Fund, the first dedicated fund for feminist technology in and for the Global South. Our Read more
Join the Disruption: Feminist Movements Across Southeast Asia Unite Against Anti-Gender Backlash Two days of conversations, shared experiences, and collective action brought feminist activists and advocates from across Southeast Asia together to strengthen regional solidarity and develop strategies to counter the growing anti-gender backlash. On 27–28 October 2026, the Foundation Read more
Digital Rights Round-up (October 1 to 31, 2026) PH’S 95.8 MILLION SOCIAL MEDIA USERS FACE FAST-CHANGING AI-DRIVEN INTERNET The Philippines had 95.8 million social media user identities and 98 million Internet users in the latest country-specific digital report, underscoring the scale of the market as generative artificial intelligence reshapes how Read more
I. Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) is being adopted rapidly across the Philippines—in government services, banking and finance, agriculture, education, health, media, labor platforms, the creative industries, and law enforcement—often without adequate public consultation, regulatory oversight, or safeguards, especially for vulnerable communities. While AI presents opportunities for Read more
Global Encryption Day: Encryption Protects More Than Data. It Protects Women Human Rights Defenders Digital security is a matter of safety, privacy, and justice for women human rights defenders working to document abuses, support survivors, and organize communities. For Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs), encryption is more than a technical Read more
Digital Rights Round-up (September 1 to 30, 2026) DEPED TO ROLL OUT SCHOOL DIGITAL SAFETY CAMPAIGN As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen school safety, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to launch a School Digital Safety Campaign for students, teachers, and parents. Secretary Sonny Angara said that the Read more
Digital Rights Round-up (August 1 to 31, 2026) META SHARING SOCMED DATA TO HELP PH PROBE THREATS American technology firm Meta Platforms Inc., which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has made a commitment to the Philippine government to remove harmful artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfakes from its platforms and cooperate with Read more
Mid-Year Report on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) in the Philippines (January–June 2026) Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) remains a significant concern in the Philippines as digital technologies and online platforms continue to be used to facilitate harassment, sexual exploitation, abuse, and other forms of gender-based harm. From January to June 2026, Read more
Who Bears the Cost? Mapping the Impacts of AI in the Philippines Last July 28, 2026, the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), together with Fair Transition Lab, held “Mapping the Impacts of AI in the Philippines: A Civil Society Risk-Mapping Workshop,” bringing together civil society and grassroots representatives to identify Read more
New Report Highlights Risks of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Against WHRDsWomen human rights defenders (WHRDs) in the Philippines face increasing risks of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), with online attacks often extending into real-world threats and harm. The new report, “Strengthening Protection of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) through the Development of Read more