Foundation for Media Alternatives

A cure worse than the disease? | On a national ID system

11 July 2017
Foundation for Media Alternatives’ statement on a national ID system

Officials of the Department of Finance made headlines recently with the pronouncement that the…

This Day in #Herstory: Asociacion Feminista Filipina

State of Surveillance in the Philippines

With a history immersed in years of colonialism and tainted by martial law, Philippine society is no stranger to surveillance. Even now, tales of past regimes tracking their citizens’ every move find their way into people’s everyday conversations. This, for…

FMA and other FOI Advocates issue Statement on Rodrigo Duterte’s planned Executive Order on FOI

Coalition Welcomes Duterte Plan to Issue EO on FOI

Multistakeholder Consultation Workshop in Cebu City

Cebu City, Philippines — Stakeholders from different sectors gathered last October 19, 2015 at the Harolds Hotel in Cebu City for the offline Consultation of the Philippine Declaration on Internet Rights and Principles. This consultation…

UN Women Conducts Safe Cities Hackathon

The Safe Cities Metro Manila Programme is part of a global initiative of UN Women, joined by over 24 cities around the world that aim to improve women’s safety as they move about in the highly urbanized cities. Here in the Philippines, Quezon City is the first…

Women’s Rights Online Network held its 3rd Annual Meeting

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This Day in #Herstory: Women of Malolos

On Dec. 12, 1888, a group of 20 women from Malolos, Bulacan participated in a peaceful movement for educational reforms in the country. These are Elisea Tantoco Reyes, Juana Tantoco Reyes, Leoncia Santos Reyes, Olympia San Agustin Reyes, Rufina Reyes, Eugenia…