While acknowledging that formal requests are preferable to demands and outright bans, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines backs the Malacañang Press Corps on the Presidential Communications Office's bid to replace reporters it has cited for breaking...
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‘A well-orchestrated lie’: Detained Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio tells UN
‘A well-orchestrated lie’: Detained Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio tells UN Geneva, June 27, 2025 - A handwritten letter by journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who has been detained in the Philippines for more than five years without a conviction, was read out...
Much more needs to be done to address impunity | By Ronalyn V. Olea, NUJP Secretary General
Much more needs to be done to address impunity By Ronalyn V. Olea NUJP Secretary General Ferdinand Marcos Jr. repeatedly declared positive pronouncements pertaining to respect for press freedom and free expression. Compared to former president Rodrigo Duterte, he does...
Statement | On the full report of UNSR Irene Khan
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) commends Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Opinion Irene Khan for her comprehensive final report on the Philippines delivered before the UN Human Rights Council on June 18. The NUJP is glad that...
STATEMENT | Transparency, access to information better than regulation
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is alarmed by proposals by the Presidential Communications Office and the Department of Information and Communications Technology for government to declare certain content “fake news”. Officials made these...
Statement | PH’s press freedom ranking does not mean better conditions for media workers
We mark two letter days this week — Labor Day and World Press Freedom Day — with incidents that underscore the security and economic realities that media workers face. While the Philippines has climbed to 116th on the 2025 World Press Index compiled by Reporters...
Justice for Johnny Dayang!
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines joins the media community in condemning the killing of veteran journalist Juan "Johnny" Dayang at his home in Kalibo, Aklan on Tuesday night. This attack is especially contemptible as Dayang, who was 89 years old,...
Statement | Never for clout
NUJP joins the Filipino Freelance Journalists' Guild, the Photojournalists' Center of the Philippines and the media community in standing with Ezra Acayan against the misappropriation and misuse of his photo. The photo of relatives and friends grieving the death of a...
Statement | ‘No killings’ should lead to full justice
The Committee to Protect Journalists’ finding that no journalist in the Philippines was killed in 2024 in relation to their work is, of course, welcome. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines issued an alert in October 2024 on the killing of Ma. Vilma...