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In ‘Panulukan’ (Crossroads), Filipino filmmaker Richard Soriano Legaspi explores the concept of truth as mediated by technology, and how digital platforms abet the legitimisation of state violence and corruption.

The Philippines' SIM Card Registration Act has lapsed into law despite widespread opposition from rights groups and privacy advocates calling it a "fatally flawed" measure threatening the privacy and safety of Filipinos.

EngageMedia supports the statement by the Foundation for Media Alternatives urging Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to veto the SIM Card Registration Act. The proposed measure poses serious threats to privacy and free expression.

With issues on data privacy, the Philippines' contact tracing system exhibits red flags for Filipinos' digital rights. But there's another danger: that contact tracing data could be used to reach voters in the 2022 national elections.

Impact producer Leah Borromeo and photojournalists Raffy Lerma and Vincent Go share their experiences and realisations in the impact creation process for the 2019 documentary "The Nightcrawlers", an unflinching exposé of the Philippines’ war on drugs.

The 21 film finalists of the 4th Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival for Health (QEFF), a competition and film caravan dedicated to highlighting humanity behind pertinent health issues in the Philippines, are now streaming on Cinemata.

For the month of June, Cinemata is hosting the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Pride and Independence screenings that celebrate both Pride Month and the month of the Philippines' Independence Day.

The Foundation for Media Alternatives, a Coconet community member, has published a new report, “State of the Digital Nation: The Digital Rights Report 2020”, that documents how human rights were impacted by technology and digital innovations in the country. The report is based on findings from January to December 2020.

At this year’s DaangDokyu: A Festival of Philippine Documentaries, EngageMedia co-presents two documentary masterclasses and a roundtable discussion on the state of Philippine media. The festival proper is divided into six main sections, in which select Filipino films are grouped and screened according to the following weekly themes: Martial Law, Ecology, Nation, Taboo, Localities, and Futures.