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FMA signs joint statement on WMW-Pilipinas’ International Women’s Day 2020
Women Occupy Spaces sit down strike on Sunday, March 8, as the world celebrates International Women’s Day #IWD2020
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FMA signs open letter to Google on the exploitative practices of pre-installed apps
Together with Privacy International and over 50 other organizations from all over the world, FMA signed the letter below, addressed to Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai, asking Google to take action against exploitative pre-installed software on Android devices. You can add your voice to this campaign by signing the petition […]
ICT in the Philippines
Amid social media crisis, internet freedom in PH continues to decline
Every year, Freedom House publishes assessments on global internet freedom. This year, the report is titled “The Crisis of Social Media,” highlighting how social media spaces have been exploited due to lack of regulations in terms of their susceptibility to be utilized as tools for “political distortion and social control.” […]
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FMA holds internet governance symposium in Luzon
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 […]
Internet Governance Symposium: Luzon
FMA, with support from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Australian Government, and in collaboration with the Department of ICT and Internet Society-Philippines Chapter, held an Internet Governance (IG) Symposium on December 11, 2018 at Malolos Resort Club Royale, Malolos City, Bulacan. The event is part of […]
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Foundation for Media Alternatives launches Ang Pangako.net
By JV Manglicmot Almost two years into the campaign against illegal drugs, accountability remains to be a problem. With thousands of Filipinos dead and thousands more widowed or orphaned, while rich drug lords remain free and unscathed, the campaign to rid the country of illegal drugs has not only been […]
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Workshop on a Gender-Responsive National Broadband Plan
In June 2017, the National Broadband Plan (NBP) was launched after a series of consultations with various stakeholders. The NBP’s goal was to develop recommendations to address longstanding issues surrounding Philippine Internet. However, FMA is of the opinion that NBP should be gender-responsive, i.e., it should also consider the needs […]
Gender & ICT Resources
We want to provide valuable resources for you to have deeper understanding on women, gender diverse people and issues related to technology in the Philippine context. Briefing Papers: Research: Prevalence of Online Gender-based violence in the Philippines: Gendered Disinformation in the Philippines: 1. Gendered Disinformation: Attacking Women for Being Female, Online, and Politically […]
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Joint Statement on Facebook’s Internal Guideline for Content Moderation
The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) is one of the signatories of a joint statement on Facebook’s Internal Guideline for Content Moderation, and its impact on women and gender violence. This statement is borne out of the UK-based Guardian publication releasing in late May 2017 “The Facebook Files“, leaked internal documents […]
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By Philip Arnold Tuaño, Christina Lopez and Kenneth Reyes[1] I. Introduction The Open e-Governance Index (OeGI) is an action-research project that aims to develop a quantitative tool to gauge the state of e-governance around the world. It builds on an earlier effort by the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) to […]