Duterte administration

Duterte regime leaves seafarers’ lives adrift

by David Manuel March 22, 2021 The pandemic has been harsh on seafarers. But the Duterte regime has been harsher. In the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic and the Duterte regime’s disastrous response, the lives and livelihood of hundreds of thousands of seafarers now lie...

Silencing activists, ‘Tokhang-style’

Silencing activists, ‘Tokhang-style’

In the Philippines, murderers walk free to kill another day. But for human rights groups, they are clad in official uniforms, using official weapons, and bearing official titles. They are government forces mandated to serve and protect. The latest in state-sponsored...

Against Independence

Against Independence

PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE’S repeated threats against ABS-CBN are wrong for its pettiness and narrow, self-serving, and vindictive partisanship. But it is equally wrong for its pro-people and anti-oligarchy pretensions. Mr. Duterte did not only shut down the country’s...

Press freedom under systematic attack

Press freedom under systematic attack

By DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Remember May 5, 2020. On that day, ABS-CBN was forced to cease its operations in what media organizations label as the biggest attack on press freedom under the Duterte administration. As if this was not enough, it was also on this day Cornelio...

Thrashing press freedom

Thrashing press freedom

The attempt to block the renewal of the ABS-CBN franchise is part of the Duterte regime’s continuing assault on the constitutionally-protected right to free expression and press freedom. With Congress having only a few weeks left before it adjourns on March 14, nine...

Support ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal, defend press freedom

Support ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal, defend press freedom

Altermidya, the nationwide network of independent and progressive media outfits, stands in full support with the call of thousands of media workers, actors, directors, and employees of ABS-CBN for the renewal of the franchise of the broadcast network, which is set to...

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