A reporter for the Zambales Herald, Adrian Montallana, posted bail after a warrant for his arrest was issued by Regional Trial Court 72 Judge Richard A. Paradeza for a charge of unjust vexation. Montallana, along with Philippine Inquirer correspondent Joanna Aglibot...
[Statement] SC ruling on GMA cameramen a win for media workers’ rights
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines hails the victory of 30 cameramen and assistant cameramen who the Supreme Court ordered GMA Network to reinstate with full backwages, allowances and other benefits from 2013, when they were illegally dismissed, to...
[Statement] A free press for a free people
On this day 48 years ago, Ferdinand Marcos, then president of the Republic, subverted the democracy he was sworn to defend and declared martial law on false pretenses, letting loose a 14-year reign of terror that saw thousands killed, disappeared, tortured or jailed...
[Statement] As ABS-CBN regionals close, let us ward off the darkness
Today, August 28, 2020, the light goes out on one of the cornerstones of independent community journalism in the country as ABS-CBN's regional stations air their final newscasts after more than 30 years of dedicated service. Today, hundreds of our colleagues, among...
[Statement] Sunstar CDO, fulfill your obligations
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines-Cagayan de Oro City Chapter is standing with our colleagues in the media industry who are in the process of lodging a complaint with the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) against their former employer....
[Statement] NUJP stands with GMA docu’s Lumad story
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines calls out the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict for its lame attempt to smear GMA's I-Witness and reporter Atom Araullo for an episode that it did not agree with. The NTF-ELCAC should stop...
[Press Statement] NUJP SUPPORTS PEOPLE’S INITIATIVE TO BRING BACK ABS-CBN
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) hosted a webinar today, August 10, to discuss PIRMA Kapamilya -- the People’s Initiative to bring ABS-CBN back on air by granting it a new franchise, and how the Filipino people can participate in the...
[Statement] More free expression, not social media regulation
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines rejects new Armed Forces chief Lt Gen Gilbert Gapay's ill-conceived proposal to include the regulation of social media in the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. Proposals like this are the perfect reason why the Supreme...
[Statement] We stand with Altermidya
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines stands by our colleagues in Altermidya-People's Alternative Media Network as they submit before the Commission on Human Rights complaints against government civil and security agencies and officials who have...