A regional rights group denounces a deadly military operation in Negros Occidental that left 19 dead, including civilians, and urges an independent investigation.
Digital Age, Same Old Battles: Disinformation Weaponized Against Indigenous Peoples
As the Philippines goes digital, disinformation is increasingly weaponized against Indigenous Peoplesโreshaping narratives to justify exploitation and silence resistance.
OPINION I Why Frenchie Maeโs fight is our fight
At dawn, on February 7, 2020 armed men stormed a small house in Tacloban and arrested a 20-something journalist named Frenchie Mae Cumpio. She has been behind bars ever since. For nearly five years now, Cumpio has faced a barrage…
Wings may break, but Frenchie Mae Cumpioโs fight lives beyond the cage
Frenchie Mae Cumpio was only 20 when she began making waves in Eastern Visayas journalism. As a campus editor, radio commentator, and later head of the alternative media outlet Eastern Vista, she gave voice to typhoon survivors, farmers, and fisherfolk…
Legal Victory of Atom Araullo is a Beacon for Press Freedom and Journalists’ Rights
Broadcast journalist Atom Araullo has triumphed in a P2-million defamation suit against Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) hosts Lorraine Badoy and Jeffrey Celiz, who red-tagged him and his family. The decision, handed down by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court…
