April 2022 Scoop: Elections, disinformation against women, and fighting for ‘digital rights’ What we gather this month: Manifestations of online gender-based violence (OGBV). Incidence of OGBV continued, pressing concerns on safe online spaces for women. Danish national nabbed for sharing photos, videos of Filipino wife “The victim told authorities that the suspect allegedly shared Read more
DUTERTE VETOES SIM REGISTRATION BILL DUE TO MANDATORY REGISTRATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed the proposed Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act, Malacañang said on April 15. The provision ordering the mandatory registration of social media accounts prompted Duterte to veto the measure, acting presidential Read more
Malapit na ang eleksyon! Sundan ang mga usapin at makilahok sa mga ganap ng FMA sa susunod na linggo. April 22 (Bukas) – Philippine Digital Rights Electoral Agenda | Youth Launch kasama ang UP Internet Freedom Network – via Facebook Live and YouTube Live April 28 (Martes) – Twitter’s Policy Efforts on Fair Read more
A video taken from a BBM-Sara rally is currently being shared in various social media platforms. The video features a scantily clad woman dancing provocatively as some form of entertainment during the official campaign activity. We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, this flagrant objectification of women, on the very Read more
COMELEC FORMS TASK FORCE TO GO AFTER PEDDLERS OF FALSE INFO VS POLL BODY The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc approved the creation of a task force that seeks to crack down on individuals and entities propagating election-related disinformation – specifically against the poll body. Commissioner George Garcia said Read more
The World March of Women-Pilipinas for Leni, through its national coordinator, Jean Enriquez, condemns in the strongest manner possible the lewd and pornographic sites set up by unscrupulous groups who consider the Leni-Kiko campaigners as enemies. “This is the legacy of sexism, machismo, and misogyny of the current administration that Read more
On April 9, Engage Media is organizing an online event titled “Safeguarding Digital Rights Amid the Philippine Elections”. Prof. Nicole Curato and Dr. Jonathan Ong will share their insights on online disinformation, trolls, influencers, and other digital threats to democracy. Panel reactors include Atty. Rona Ann Caritos of LENTE Philippines, our very own Read more
GenderScoop is a monthly digest on gender & ICT in the Philippines March 2022 scoop: Recognizing online violence as ‘real-world violence’, surfacing feminist lens on the borderlessness of the Internet What we gather this month: Manifestations of online gender-based violence (OGBV). Incidence of ICT-facilitated trafficking and gendered disinformation continued. Election disinformation efforts target to damage Robredo’s Read more
DUTERTE SIGNS AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC SERVICE ACT President Duterte has signed into law the measure amending the Public Service Act (PSA), saying this will help the economy recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. In his speech, the President thanked Congress for the “timely ratification of the amendment of Read more
‘EVEN RIZAL USED A PSEUDONYM’: DUTERTE URGED TO VETO SIM CARD REGISTRATION OVER PRIVACY CONCERNS Internet freedom and ICT rights advocacy group Democracy.Net.PH on Wednesday urged President Rodrigo Duterte through a written petition to veto the SIM Card Registration Act, saying it has flawed and unclear provisions that violate freedom Read more