The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines welcomes the military's concern over harassment of a boat carrying ABS-CBN journalist Chiara Zambrano and her team by Chinese vessels in Philippine waters as well as the investigation the Armed Forces of the...
[STATEMENT] Media workers as essential as the stories we produce
We have come to the point where staying alive is a daily struggle. We are saddened and enraged that the new spike in COVID-19 cases is even more vicious. It pains us to see how the Duterte administration resorts to the same failed COVID-19 response,...
[Statement] Uphold the values of journalism
The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines reminds our colleagues in the media to uphold the values of fair, accurate, balanced reporting in journalism at all times. It is important to ensure that we only report verifiable facts when filing stories for our...
[Statement] The loss of one media worker is a loss for the media community
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines calls for a quick resolution into the shooting of Rizalino ‘Inday Rufing’ Torralba, a popular disc jockey for Kiss FM who was killed in Tagbilaran City on Saturday night. According to initial reports, Andrew...
[Statement] NUJP welcomes bill seeking to punish red-tagging, reiterates call for junking of Anti-Terror Law
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines welcomes the proposal by Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon to define and penalize red-tagging by state actors. Although the 1987 Constitution guarantees freedom of expression, this does not give state...
[STATEMENT] Emerging stronger: New NUJP leaders call on fellow journalists to unite, resist attacks
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) has weathered a storm alongside colleagues in the profession but we still face rough seas ahead, if not rougher. The systematic red-tagging of the NUJP, media outlets, and journalists has intensified...
[Statement] Badoy’s words make her culpable for government’s crimes
We are sorely tempted to dismiss Lorraine Badoy's hysteric attacks on Rappler for calling out her lies as signs of a mind coming unhinged from having to conjure up fiction after fiction almost daily. To do so, however, would be to give her a way out from her...
[Statement] HAPPY BIRTHDAY ICY: No democracy keeps the innocent in jail
Today, journalist Lady Ann Salem turns 36, still behind bars despite the dismissal of what were clearly false charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. What democracy keeps the innocent behind bars while their persecutors are given free rein to...
[Statement] Those who threaten violence have already lost the argument
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines stands with our colleagues from the campus publications of the University of the Philippines and denounces the cowards who have threatened them with violence. On Monday, March 1, the Tinig ng Plaridel,...