Alyssa Clarin

[Statement] NUJP hails GMA workers’ victory

The National Union of Journalists hails the Court of Appeals decision ordering the GMA network to reinstate, with no loss of seniority rights, and with full back wages and benefits, 51 regular employees who had been found illegally terminated. We congratulate the...

[Statement] Pullout of film from Sinag is censorship

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines decries the pullout of the film "Walang Kasarian Ang Digmaang Bayan" from the 2020 Sinag Maynila Film Festival and support director Jay Altarejos' demand for the organizers to come clean about the real reason for...

[Statement] Gag order petition meant to suppress the truth

The petition for a gag order filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida is an obvious attempt to silence all voices opposed to this government's push to shut down ABS-CBN.This is evident in Calida's asking the high court to gag "parties and persons acting on (ABS-CBN's)...

[Statement] On Robin Padilla’s challenge

The NUJP is one with Mr. Robin Padilla in deploring labor only contracting. But if in issuing such challenge he means to agree with the current moves to shut an entire media company down, that is when we disagree.Doing so may be likened to sinking an entire ship,...

[Statement] Umayos ka, Calida

Solicitor General Jose Calida clearly overstepped the bounds of his office and of propriety when he turned personal, harassing ABS-CBN reporter Mike Navallo, who was covering the official's filing of a quo warranto petition asking the Supreme Court to nullify the...

[ALERT] Surigao del Sur radioman gets death threats

A Surigao Del Sur radio commentator received death threats after criticizing staff of Carrascal Primary Health Care Facility on air.Leonardo Hijara, a.k.a Nardz Lagapak , anchor of Mata sa Katilingban radio program of Sure FM in Carrascal, received a series of text...