It’s World Press Freedom Day.

We invite you to use any of these posters produced by our friends in International Media Support in a number of our national languages as your profile pictures.

Please use #WorldPressFreedomDay

And if you could tag IMS in your post, we’d be grateful

Maraming salamat at mabuhay ang malayang pamamahayag!

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OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MARCOS JR

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MARCOS JR

[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...

Editorial: When Journalism is Treated as Terrorism*

Editorial: When Journalism is Treated as Terrorism*

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...

Statement: A partial victory, and a promise to keep fighting

Statement: A partial victory, and a promise to keep fighting

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...