The Altermidya Network reiterates the call to dismiss the charges against our colleague Frenchie Mae Cumpio and the rest of 'Tacloban 5' as the community journalist took the stand for the first time in almost five years on Nov. 11.
Christopher Ryan Maboloc, a philosophy professor of Ateneo de Davao University, and author of “Radical Democracy in the Time of Duterte”, posted this reaction last October 29 about the Senate blue ribbon sub-committee hearing: “Senator Risa Hontiveros achieved nothing yesterday.”
Human rights lawyers in Mindanao criticized former President Rodrigo Duterte for his statements made during the Senate hearing as he justified the extrajudicial killings in his war on drugs campaign.
A decade later, through many trials, we in the Altermidya remain. We continue to tell the people’s stories.
Three political families – Nograles, Garcia and Al-ag – have formed a coalition to challenge the control of the Duterte family in Davao City politics.