# Dominican media disputes involving Santiago Matías

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/dominican-media-disputes-involving-santiago-matas
> Updated: 2026-09-09T02:15:26.000Z. Sources: 10. Developments: 2.

In the Dominican Republic, media personality Santiago Matías has become a central figure in several public disputes. Initially, Matías engaged in a verbal confrontation with Angelita Peña, addressing national issues such as corruption and migration while criticizing Peña’s political history and referencing past legal matters involving offshore companies.

Following these exchanges, journalist Melvinson Almánzar called for state intervention regarding Matías’s conduct. Almánzar argued that Matías, known as ‘Alofoke’, uses his social influence to engage in confrontational and intimidating behavior toward other communicators. Almánzar specifically cited an alleged incident in New York to suggest that Matías employs pressure to obstruct the right to public scrutiny and opinion.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-09: Melvinson Almánzar calls for state action against Santiago Matías

Journalist Melvinson Almánzar has urged the Dominican state to take a firm stance against the public conduct of communicator Santiago Matías (Alofoke), citing social impact and intimidating behavior.

10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/melvinson-almnzar-calls-for-state-action-against-santiago-matas

### 2026-08-18: Dominican communicators respond to public disputes

Dominican communicators Santiago Matías and Merisa Montás have issued public responses to recent controversies involving Angelita Peña and Isaura Taveras, respectively.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/dominican-communicators-respond-to-public-disputes

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