Presidential Task Force on Media Security head Paul Gutierrez's labeling detained community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio an "active participant" of the communist armed struggle highlights precisely how red-tagging has become institutionalized in the Philippines and...
Once described as having the freest press in Asia, the Philippines has been overtaken on the annual World Press Freedom Index by Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Despite slight improvement since the end of the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, there have...
The pursuit for justice for victims of the 2009 Ampatuan Massacre is far from over, three years after several of the accused including members of the Ampatuan clan were convicted for multiple counts of murder, a family member of one of the victims and journalists said...
PHOTO: Freelance journalists listening to the presentationduring the inaugural meeting. MANILA — The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), with support from the International Federation of the Journalists (IFJ Asia Pacific), officially launched...
PHOTO: NUJP secretary general Len Olea and project manager Paul Soriano pose with IBP president Atty. Burt Estrada and executive director Atty. Randall Tabayoyong after the ceremonial signing of memorandum of understanding between NUJP and IBP. Photo from IBP. To more...
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines - North America chapter joined other writers, journalists and rights advocates on September 12 in launching veteran journalist Ma. Ceres Doyo’s book, "Press Freedom Under Siege: Reportage that Challenged the Marcos...
PHOTO: Kath Cortez, NUJP Media safety officer, talks about the cases recorded by NUJP Safety Office. MANILA — In observance of the first National Press Freedom Day in the Philippines last August 30, the NUJP held an online public forum titled, “Asserting Press...
(Photo courtesy of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines) The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) pays tribute to its longtime member and press freedom advocate Richard Gappi who passed away July 16 due to acute respiratory failure. Gappi...
NUJP North America first online general assembly. MANILA — The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) North America chapter was established July 1 during an online assembly. Attended by 12 journalists from Canada and the United States, the...