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Convict Ampatuan, Justice Now!
NUJP - National Union of Journalists of the Philippines

On November 23, 2009, 58 people, 32 of them journalists, were brutally murdered in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao. But almost 10 years after, not a single conviction has been handed to the mastermind of the massacre, members of the powerful Ampatuan clan, who plotted and ordered the killing of the innocent civilians.

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STATEMENT: A throwback nobody is nostalgic for

STATEMENT: A throwback nobody is nostalgic for

Feb 24, 2026

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...

STATEMENT: On the Denial of Frenchie Mae’s Bail Plea

STATEMENT: On the Denial of Frenchie Mae’s Bail Plea

Feb 17, 2026

It is unfortunate and unfair that community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio will stay in detention with the court's denial of bail. Each day that Frenchie is in jail is another day that she is kept from her family and from the community whose issues and problems she...

Statement: When the Military Plays Media Critic

Statement: When the Military Plays Media Critic

Feb 11, 2026

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines notes with concern a press statement by the 2nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army essentially calling out Philstar.com journalist Cristina Chi for "the repetition of demonstrably false or misleading...