Sillimanians on Feminist Principles of the Internet The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) brought the conversation on feminist technology and internet rights to Silliman University in a workshop on the Feminist Principles of the Internet (FPI). Held in partnership with Silliman University, the SU Student Government, and Illuminates of the Read more
As we celebrate World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) is one with the community in promoting press freedom as a basic human right, one that needs to be protected more than ever amid threats facing journalism and journalists. In the Philippines, media organizations, Read more
Through our mass actions, public gatherings, and different forms of protest, we are commemorating this year’s International Women’s Day as an occasion to celebrate the victories that we have won and to affirm our continuing fight against forces that set us back in our hard-won struggles—forces of patriarchy, of misogyny, Read more
The members and partners of the Consortium on Democracy and Disinformation strongly denounce the continuing harassment of Rappler editor Maria Ressa and the news organization she leads. Her arrest on February 13, 2019 is a betrayal of the guarantees of press freedom and freedom of expression enshrined in the Constitution. Read more
Without a free press, without a public sphere that encourages difference and dissent, individual forces increase their capacity to manipulate and monopolize public opinion. This is how authoritarian regimes are born. We cannot let any attempt to curtail press freedom succeed.
The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), along with its partners, the Department of Information and Communications Technology and the Internet Society – Philippines Chapter, hosted an Internet Governance (IG) Symposium in Malolos City on December 11, 2018. The event was the second in a series of IG roadshows that kicked Read more
Today, we celebrate International Women Human Rights Defenders Day. Women human rights defenders are women who defend human rights, and all persons who defend the rights of women, girls and LGBTQIA+ persons. Several human rights defenders and organizations declared November 29 as the International Day on Women Human Rights Defenders Read more
We, the undersigned, as civil society organizations and concerned citizens of the Philippines, express our grave concern for the recent proceedings regarding the promulgation of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11055, or the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Act. During the weekend of September 22, the Read more
Guest post by Engr. Benjz Gerard M. Sevilla (Plans and Policy Development Division, DICT / Fellow, APrIGF 2018). The recently concluded Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) 2018, held 13 – 16 August at Port Vila, Vanuatu, centered on the theme Empowering Communities in Asia Pacific to Build an Read more
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