Mong Palatino

Manila

Regional Editor, Southeast Asia at Global Voices

Activist. Asia-Pacific blogger. BAYAN, IFEX, Global Voices, Bulatlat, The Diplomat. Legislator (14th-15th Congress). Kabataan Partylist founder. Tweets my own

Articles

Filipino Journalists Continue to Face Attacks Despite ‘Improved’ Media Situation

3 days ago | thediplomat.com | Mong Palatino

Despite rising in the RSF’s latest World Press Freedom Index, the country is far from hospitable to critical journalists. Subscribe for ads-free reading The Philippine government celebrated the country’s improved ranking in Reporters Without Borders (RSF)’s latest World Press Freedom Index, but local media groups warned that significant challenges continue to impede the work of journalists.
Pacific media groups cite AI, censorship, and limited resources as key challenges in their work

4 days ago | globalvoices.org | Mong Palatino |Kevin Rennie |Gina Yauri

Pacific groups marked World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) on May 3 by releasing statements, organizing a forum, and inaugurating a media summit to highlight the challenges journalists face in the region. Responding to this year’s WPFD theme, “Reporting in the brave new world – The impact of artificial intelligence on press freedom and the media,” Pacific Freedom Forum asked global stakeholders to support the region’s media outlets, which are grappling with the double-edged impact of AI.
Voces palestinas: Un papado que se sintió más cercano

6 days ago | es.globalvoices.org | Valeria Malavolta |Mong Palatino |Mariela Arnst |Oiwan Lam

Este artículo es parte de Undertones, el boletín de Global Voices del Observatorio de Medios Cívicos. Suscríbete a Undertones. Los llamados a la paz de la Santa Sede en Tierra Santa y Jerusalén han persistido durante décadas, con el objetivo de la coexistencia y libertad religiosa entre cristianos, judíos y musulmanes.
Global Voices News Quiz: Week of May 5 2025

6 days ago | globalvoices.org | Georgia Popplewell |Gina Yauri |Mong Palatino |Abdulrosheed Fadipe

See all those languages? The Lingua project at Global Voices works to bring down barriers to understanding through translation. Learn more about Lingua »
Exiled Vietnamese blogger ‘Mother Mushroom’ calls for transnational solidarity

1 week ago | tolerance.ca | Mong Palatino

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Historia moderna censurada de China resurge en archivo en línea: Entrevista con Ian Johnson, historiador de China

1 week ago | es.globalvoices.org | Filip Noubel |Julissa Álvarez Coroa |Mong Palatino |Karen Lopez

El presidente chino, Xi Jinping, ha declarado un monopolio de los relatos no de China actual, y también sobre su pasado antiguo y más reciente. En ese proceso, cualquier relato discrepante o cualquier testimonio histórico que pueda contradecir la gran narrativa oficial queda borrado y censurado. Sin embargo, la memoria histórica ha logrado sobrevivir en la sociedad china hasta nuestros días.
Catedrático estadounidense radicado en Tailandia enfrenta cárcel y deportación por presunta ofensa a la realeza y ciberdelincuencia

1 week ago | es.globalvoices.org | Mong Palatino |Karen Lopez |Adesewa Olofinko |Mariela Arnst

El catedrático estadounidense Paul Wesley Chambers enfrenta un proceso judicial en Tailandia por presuntos insultos a la monarquía y violación de la legislación sobre ciberdelincuencia del país. Académicos y defensores de los derechos humanos condenaron ampliamente su procesamiento y advirtieron contra la continua instrumentalización de las leyes para reprimir las opiniones críticas.
Ang mga tula ng paglaban ni Desiree Jaranilla

1 week ago | bulatlat.com | Mong Palatino

Rebyu sa “Awang sa Rehas”, mga tula ni DesaySa Panay unang kuminang ang husay ni Desiree ‘Desay’ Jaranilla bilang lider estudyante. Sa Pamantasan ng Pilipinas ay naging boses siya ng kabataan sa Board of Regents. Sa Pampanga at sa kalakhan ng Gitnang Luzon, pinatunayan niya ang kanyang pagiging tapat sa panatang paglingkuran ang sambayanan. Si Desay ang aming hinahangaang lider kabataan noong huling bahagi ng dekada nobenta.
Hong Kong falls to 140th in global press freedom index with historic low score

1 week ago | globalvoices.org | Mong Palatino |Akwe Amosu |Liam Anderson

This report was written by Tom Grundy and published in Hong Kong Free Press on May 2, 2025. The following edited version is published as part of a content partnership agreement with Global Voices. Hong Kong has tumbled five places in the annual Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index, entering the “red zone” — meaning a “very serious” situation — for the first time, alongside China. The city fell five places to 140th place, sandwiched between Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan.
‘Every silenced voice matters’: Defending press freedom in Myanmar

1 week ago | globalvoices.org | Mong Palatino |Akwe Amosu |Ramna Saeed |Janine Mendes-Franco

Exile Hub is one of Global Voices’ partners in Southeast Asia, emerging in response to the 2021 coup in Myanmar, focusing on empowering journalists and human rights defenders. They released a statement on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2025, an edited version of which has been published here. Press freedom is a fundamental human right that is essential for a free, peaceful, and just society.