On 23 March 2026, the judge is scheduled to decide on the defence’s motion for reconsideration of Frenchie Mae Cumpio’s conviction for the bogus “financing of terrorism,” along with a motion to reconsider her bail. A coalition of international and local press freedom...
The filing of charges and arrest of DZRH reporter Misael Boy Gonzales Jr. after reporting on a criminal case that Manila Councilor Rosalino Ibay Jr. is facing is clearly retaliatory and an abuse of the law. According to DZRH, police arrested Gonzales on Wednesday for...
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines takes exception to lawyer Nicholas Kaufman's characterization of coverage of Duterte's 'war on drugs' as twisted, sensational and "controlled by the powerful and the politically-influential." Media workers active...
[AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MARCOS JR.] President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Republic of the Philippines 6 February 2026 Dear President Marcos, The recent conviction of community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio of terrorism financing charges came as a shock to journalists...
On February 7, Frenchie Mae Cumpio, a community journalist from Leyte, marks her sixth year in detention—an incarceration that rights and media groups strongly believe stems from her work as a journalist. As a radio broadcaster, Frenchie reported on the lives of...
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines condemns the conviction of community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and lay worker Marielle Domequil in the Terrorism Financing case against them. The verdict is an injustice, especially in light of a Court of...
November 7, 2025 – The international coalition of press freedom NGOs welcomes the decision of the Laoang Regional Trial Court Branch 21 to grant the motion to quash the baseless murder charge filed against community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio. This ruling marks a...
‘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...