Honey** opens her laptop as the day begins in Sarawak, the largest among all states in Malaysia. For the queer and neurodivergent youth, the act of logging onto her device and connecting to the internet is more than just a routine. It is an opening into a world that understands Read more…
Universal Health Care (UHC), also known as Kahimsogan Para Ha Ngatanan in Waray-Waray, is a phrase that has yet to achieve full sincerity in the Philippines. With PhilHealth members covering at least 60% of their medical expenses out of pocket and an increasing number of women facing unmet needs for Read more…
August 30 was declared National Press Freedom Day under Republic Act 11699 to honor the father of Philippine journalism, Marcelo H. Del Pilar. Despite this Philippine government initiative, our press freedom is continuously under siege. The Philippines’ ranking in the World Press Freedom Index dropped this year, to nine places ending 147th Read more…
The rise of the femtech industry saw the emergence of different apps, services, and startups that make use of technology to deliver solutions to female-specific healthcare needs. Among the innovations in women’s healthcare, period tracker apps have amassed an estimated 50 million users worldwide. In 2020 alone, period tracker app Read more…
This event was organized under the regional project Women, Peace and Cybersecurity: Promoting Women’s Peace and Security in the Digital World. The project, supported by the Governments of the Republic of Korea and Australia, aims to ensure that governments, civil society and cyberdefenders have increased access to information and capacity-building support to advance gender-responsive cybersecurity, informed by the commitments to the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325.
Last month, the Foundation for Media Alternatives observed the National Information and Communications Technology (ICT) month. As part of our commitment to advancing the people’s right to privacy, intern Victoria Champagne from the Alternatives spoke with Filipina visual artist Christa Vega (ART by slothbender), who challenges the default sexualization of Read more…
A study conducted by the Development Action for Women Network (DAWN) in partnership with Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact on international migration (including labor migration) and on migrant workers. Women migrant workers particularly felt the abrupt changes of needing to return to their Read more…
The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) will soon release a policy research paper tentatively titled “Filipino Women’s Digital Agenda: Inclusion of Women’s Voices Towards Policy Reform.” The policy paper generally aims to shed light on the state of the digital divide in the Philippines, especially the gender digital divide. Specifically, Read more…
This paper shall provide an overview of the existing laws and policies on women’s rights in the Philippines, especially those in relation to the use of ICTs in four major areas, namely, (1) education, (2) employment and entrepreneurship, (3) privacy, safety and security, and (4) expression and identity. It shall Read more…
FMA | Statement for International Women’s Month 2021 It has been almost a year since the Philippines was placed on lockdown, and during this period we have seen how devices and digital platforms have become essentials for Filipinos in the ‘new normal’. Jobs, economy, public services, and education have been Read more…