Safeguarding Digital Rights Amid the Philippine Elections

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: Online violence as ‘real-world violence’, surfacing feminist lens on the borderlessness of the Internet

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

On election disinformation, Smartmatic leak and the Public Service Act: The FMA Digital Rights Roundup (March 1-31, 2022)

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

On satellite internet, cyber attacks and cyebr-libel: The FMA Digital Rights Roundup

‘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

GenderScoop: Safer internet? Combatting online persecution of women, exploitation of girls, and the dangers of SIM registration

GenderScoop is a monthly digest on gender & ICT in the Philippines February 2022 scoop: Weaponization of ICT against women and girls, initiatives for safer and inclusive internet, and clamor regarding the SIM card registration bill What we gather this month: State initiatives. Policy efforts on recognizing online dimension of gender-based violence Read more

On Fake News, Cybercrime, and Vetoing the SIM Card Registration Act: The FMA Digital Rights Roundup

February 16-28, 2022 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. Philippines’s Mandatory SIM Card Registration Threatens Privacy and Free Speech The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act, ratified recently by the Philippine Read more

On internet services, digital transactions, and the SIM card registration: The FMA Digital Rights Roundup

February 1-15, 2022 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. PCCI, DICT partner for satellite broadband connectivity The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has partnered with the Department of Information and Read more

On e-wallets, fraud incidents, and fight for facts: The FMA Digital Rights Roundup

January 1-31, 2022 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. BSP pushes use of alternative data, including from social media, for credit scoring The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is urging the industry Read more