Statement

NUJP lauds 1,000 artists’ call to renew ABS-CBN franchise

19 June 2019 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines hails and stands fully in support of the call by close to 1,000 actors, directors, writers, musicians, composers, cinematographers and other members of the television and film industry to the incoming...

Ban on Amatz: Unconstitutional and stupid

19 June 2019 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines denounces the ban ordered by the National Telecommunications Commission on Shanti Dope’s rap piece, “Amatz,” on the request of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. At the same time, we deplore the...

PNP’s ‘mistaken identity’ abduction of journo inexcusable

10 June 2019 Let us call a spade a spade. The supposed "arrest" on Sunday of Davao Today columnist Fidelina Margarita Valle in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental was not a lawful operation but a criminal abduction of a journalist. Valle, a veteran community journalist and...

No excuse for Tulfo’s execrable behavior

3 June 2019 There can be no excuse for Erwin Tulfo's utter lack of ethics and scruples in publicly insulting Secretary Rolando Bautista simply for not being able to immediately answer his demand for an interview. No, this has nothing to do with Bautista, for Tulfo's...

NUJP on Duterte’s insult of Tordesillas

14 May 2019Once again, the foul-mouthed misogynist who is the leader of our nation turns to personal insults when he will not or, most likely, cannot offer a credible explanation to his badly concocted and fictitious accusations against critics. Asked by reporters in...

Salute to integrity

April 26, 2019 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines salutes Felipe Salvosa II for his courageous display of journalistic integrity. By openly protesting Manila Times owner Dante Ang's insistence on publishing that malicious fiction about journalists...