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Open letter to request for strong user privacy protections in the Philippines’ COVID-19 contact tracing efforts

08 July 2020 The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) Department of Health (DOH) Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Multisys Technology Corporation (Multisys) World Health Organization (WHO) Open letter to request for strong user privacy protections in the Philippines’ COVID-19 contact Read more…

By Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), 5 yearsJuly 8, 2020 ago

News Blog

Hands off our freedom of speech and access to information!

We, the undersigned, express our grave concern over a provision of Republic Act No. 11469 or the Bayanihan To Heal As One Act that threatens our constitutional rights to free expression and access to information. Haphazardly approved on 25 March 2020, the law penalizes “fake news” or disinformation under Section Read more…

By Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), 5 yearsMarch 31, 2020 ago

ICT in the Philippines

Covid-19, public health, and privacy: The FMA Digital Rights Report

How does the Covid-19 pandemic impact public health surveillance and our privacy rights? In the Philippines’ national capital region (NCR), military and police enforce a ‘community quarantine’ that restricts human movement in and outside Metro Manila, subject to necessary exceptions. Leaders urge citizens to practice social distancing to avoid exposure. Read more…

By Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), 5 yearsMarch 15, 2020 ago