![[Statement] A pandemic is no time for loose comments about safety](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/journalists-resilience2-400x250.jpg)
It would be easy to dismiss President Rodrigo Duterte's directions at a July 1 press conference for reporters to remove their face shields and face masks so he can hear their questions as just another example of the inconsistent implementation pandemic guidelines if...
![[Statement] Journalists stand with Filipinos in rejecting Anti-Terror Act](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ATA-protest-400x250.jpeg)
Filipino journalists and press freedom advocates reiterate our opposition to the Anti-Terror Act of 2020 as it tramples upon constitutionally-guaranteed rights such as freedom of speech, of expression and of the press. Section 9 or inciting to terrorism is a new crime...
![[Statement] Filipino journalists stand in solidarity with media workers in Palestine](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/signal-2020-11-02-131324-400x250.jpeg)
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines stands with the International Federation of Journalists and media workers around the world in condemning the bombing of the Al-Jalaa building, which housed the offices of Al Jazeera and the Associated Press,...
![[Statement] A year off the air but never silenced](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Artcards-400x250.png)
Today marks one year since the National Telecommunication Communications issued a cease-and-desist order on ABS-CBN and millions watched the network sign off at the end of "TV Patrol." The order, which members of Congress had assured the network and the public...
The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on petitions against the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020. We, editors and reporters of news organizations around the Philippines, join the voices of various sectors opposing provisions of the law that trample upon...
![[Statement] Mutual aid is not subversive, reporting about it is not a crime](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/174300292_10159886198002565_3797049383607034902_n-400x250.jpg)
(Photo credit: SALiGAN sa CSSP Facebook Page) The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines condemns the red-tagging of our member and former director Cong Corrales in posters red-tagging a community pantry in Cagayan de Oro.'' Posters red-tagging the...
![[STATEMENT] Journalists should strive to do no harm](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/wp-cover-5-400x250.png)
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) recognizes the right of media colleagues to ask the hard questions when covering sensitive issues such as red-tagging. However, we also urge them to do so with utmost sensitivity and respect to...
![[Statement] Journalists are not enemies of the state](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/wp-cover-4-400x250.png)
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) is not at all surprised that the country consistently slid down lower in the World Press Freedom Index for the past three years. We affirm the findings of the RSF that the situation of press freedom in...
![[Statement] Manila Police should be held accountable for arrest of Radyo Pilipinas reporter](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/wp-cover-3-400x250.png)
April 19, 2021 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines condemns the arrest of Radyo Pilipinas reporter Lorenz Tanjoco by police officers of the Manila Police District (MPD) on Friday, April 16. Radyo Pilipinas is operated by the Philippine...