‘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 Ferdinand Marcos Jr. repeatedly declared positive pronouncements pertaining to respect for press freedom and free expression. Compared to former president Rodrigo Duterte, he does...
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...
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines – Negros Island Region Chapter is proud to announced today its official formation. In a two – day assembly June 14-15, 2025, held in the cradle of Negros civilization, Silay City, attended by twenty-three (23) media...
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MANILA – As a way to commemorate the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the coalition of the Press Freedom Monitoring in Southeast Asia (PFMSEA) launched an ebook that highlights ten stories of attacks against journalists in six...
(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...
Defenders of red-tagging have often claimed that the practice does not happen, or that if it happens, it is not done by the government. Even President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in justifying the existence of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict,...
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines expresses its gratitude to Special Rapporteur Irene Khan for putting forward recommendations that aim to strengthen the protection of journalists and media freedom in particular, and freedom of expression in...