The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) welcomes the Quezon City Regional Trial Court's decision in favor of journalist Atom Araullo in his P2-million civil case against red-taggers Lorraine Badoy-Partosa and Jeffrey Celiz. Apart from the moral...
Statement | Subpoenas to journalists who covered Sara presser are unnecessary and put them at risk
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines notes with concern that the National Bureau of Investigation has issued subpoenas to colleagues who were part of Vice President Sara Duterte’s November 23 online stream in connection with its investigation...
#FightToExpress | PH government should act on UN expert’s specific recommendations
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) expresses gratitude to Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Opinion Irene Khan for urging the Philippine government to address “concerning patterns” of attacks on journalists, activists and...
JOINT STATEMENT | Our fight for justice is also a fight against impunity
As we mark the 15th year since the brutal Ampatuan Massacre, widely regarded as the worst case of election-related violence and the worst attack on media workers in Philippine history, we continue our fight for justice. Justice because convictions in the case came a...
JOINT STATEMENT | Palayain si Frenchie Mae Cumpio at ang Tacloban 5! Ipaglaban ang kalayaan sa pamamahayag!
Nananawagan kami para sa kagyat na pagpapalaya ng kapwa mamamahayag na si Frenchie Mae Cumpio, isang community journalist at Executive Director ng Eastern Vista, kasapi ng Altermidya Network at ng International Association of Women in Radio and Television-Philippines....
𝗡𝗨𝗝𝗣 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀
The Philippines appeared again this year on the Committee to Protect Journalists’ Global Impunity Index, the 17th year that the country has been among the countries where the murders of journalists are likely to remain unsolved and unpunished. According to the CPJ,...
Statement | Solidarity with Selina Cheng and the Hong Kong Journalists Association
(Photo by Kyle Lam, HKFP) The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is in solidarity with Selina Cheng, who has been fired by the Wall Street Journal for her involvement in and leadership of the Hong Kong Journalists Association. While the WSJ has pointed...
Statement | Julian Assange’s freedom is a victory for press freedom
(Photo credit from the International Federation of Journalists) The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) joins press freedom advocates all over the world in welcoming the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after more than five years in...
12TH NATIONAL CONGRESS STATEMENT | NUJP to focus on online censorship and attacks, denial of access, and other threats to press freedom
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines will continue to call attention to press freedom violations, including online censorship, and will ramp up campaigns for the decriminalization of libel and for a better Freedom of Information mechanism in the next...