[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...
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines welcomes two positive developments this week: The quashal, or nullification, of made-up murder charges against detained community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, and the Court of Appeals' reversal of the forefeiture...
By Joseph Bernard Marzan ILOILO CITY– The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP)-Iloilo chapter was revived October 11, holding its first general assembly since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Rjay Zuriaga Castor of Daily Guardian and The Manila...
While acknowledging that formal requests are preferable to demands and outright bans, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines backs the Malacañang Press Corps on the Presidential Communications Office's bid to replace reporters it has cited for breaking...
‘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...