Today, July 10, 2020, the House of Representatives of the 18th Congress of the Philippines has declared itself enemy of democracy. Today, this chamber has lost all claim to represent the people and our interests. Today, not only have more than 11,000 people been...
Alyssa Clarin
[Statement] Be on the right side of history, approve ABS-CBN’s franchise
After 12 sessions, the joint hearing on the franchise of ABS-CBN by the House committees on legislative franchises and on good governance and public accountability finally ended on July 6, 2020. In the coming days, the legislative franchises committee is expected to...
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[News Release] NUJP holds motorcade for ABS-CBN Franchise
6 July 2020 MANILA—The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), ABS-CBN employees, and supporters on Monday, July 6, held a motorcade rally at the House of Representatives in Quezon City in support of the ABS-CBN franchise renewal. Forty-six cars, 12...
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[Statement] NUJP to Guimba LGU: Stop harassments, address people’s issues
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines calls on the local government of Guimba, Nueva Ecija, to immediately stop harassing Radyo Natin Guimba and its staff and preventing them from covering events of public interest in the municipality. We have received...
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[Statement] NUJP to Roque: You owe CNN and Triciah Terada an apology
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque owes CNN Philippines and its reporter Triciah Terada an apology for his boorish and, as it turned out, misbegotten tirade. Roque took exception to a CNN tweet on Monday, May 18, that said he admitted that the government has no...
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[Statement] Appeal vs presenting suspects not yet formally charged
The case of teacher Ronnel Mas has, for unfortunate reasons, placed media in the spotlight. This is because, while the prosecutor ruled that his warrantless arrest by the National Bureau of Investigation was invalid, this was subsequently “cured” by what was described...
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[Press Release] Asian media unions protest ABS-CBN closure
Media unions from Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and Hong Kong have protested the closure of broadcast network ASB-CBN and called on the Duterte administration "to act swiftly to ensure that Congress renews the network’s license and restore ABS-CBN to the air." In their...
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[Statement] NUJP denounces red-tagging of ex-chair Paraan
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) condemns the malicious and deplorable use of photographs of the first all-women media safety training held in the Philippines to red-tag our former chairperson, colleagues and the NUJP. A social media post by...
An appeal to bring CH.2, DZMM, MOR, and CH.23 back on air
12 May 2020 The signing off of broadcast network ABS-CBN not only endangers the employment of its 11,000 workers but, just as important, if not more so, affects the lives of citizens as well. Government clearly trampled on freedom of the press and of expression when...