The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines stands in solidarity with freelance journalist Deo Montesclaros, whom the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group has accused before the Cagayan Provincial Prosecutor's Office of terrorist financing. Deo is a...
With META’s plan to abandon fact-checking, ‘truth’ is left to who can speak loudest
Meta's plan to abandon fact-checking, initially in the US but likely eventually across markets, removes another important guard rail against disinformation and misinformation on social media and will make it more difficult for users to sift through the noise online....
Statement | Congrats, Atom and MAD
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) welcomes the Quezon City Regional Trial Court's decision in favor of journalist Atom Araullo in his P2-million civil case against red-taggers Lorraine Badoy-Partosa and Jeffrey Celiz. Apart from the moral...
Southeast Asian coalition launches ebook on unresolved attacks on the media
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...
Statement | Subpoenas to journalists who covered Sara presser are unnecessary and put them at risk
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines notes with concern that the National Bureau of Investigation has issued subpoenas to colleagues who were part of Vice President Sara Duterte’s November 23 online stream in connection with its investigation...
#FightToExpress | PH government should act on UN expert’s specific recommendations
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) expresses gratitude to Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Opinion Irene Khan for urging the Philippine government to address “concerning patterns” of attacks on journalists, activists and...
JOINT STATEMENT | Our fight for justice is also a fight against impunity
As we mark the 15th year since the brutal Ampatuan Massacre, widely regarded as the worst case of election-related violence and the worst attack on media workers in Philippine history, we continue our fight for justice. Justice because convictions in the case came a...
JOINT STATEMENT | Palayain si Frenchie Mae Cumpio at ang Tacloban 5! Ipaglaban ang kalayaan sa pamamahayag!
Nananawagan kami para sa kagyat na pagpapalaya ng kapwa mamamahayag na si Frenchie Mae Cumpio, isang community journalist at Executive Director ng Eastern Vista, kasapi ng Altermidya Network at ng International Association of Women in Radio and Television-Philippines....
𝗡𝗨𝗝𝗣 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀
The Philippines appeared again this year on the Committee to Protect Journalists’ Global Impunity Index, the 17th year that the country has been among the countries where the murders of journalists are likely to remain unsolved and unpunished. According to the CPJ,...