17 April 2020 Bunawan Police station wrongly barged inside the residence of Mark Perandos, a social media content provider and photojournalist of Sunstar Davao. The Bunawan PNP received a tip coming from an informant that the suspect identified Bryan Villanueva, who...
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[Statement] We grieve
5 April 2020 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines extend our condolences to the family and colleagues of Joseph de los Reyes, 32, freelance director of photography at GMA Network, who died April 3, 2020 after battling Covid-19. GMA had earlier...
[Alert] EIC of UE publication threatened into apologizing for criticizing Duterte
5 April 2020 The editor in chief of the University of the East Dawn was allegedly forced by barangay officials in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija to issue a public apology to teachers he had offended with statements critical of President Rodrigo Duterte and government efforts to...
[Statement] No to criminalization of free speech
2 April 2020 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines denounces the criminalization of free speech and expression by the National Bureau of Investigation as disclosed by human rights lawyer Chel Diokno. News reports quoted Diokno as saying he had taken on...
[Statement] Zambo reporter’s eviction proves accreditation prone to abuse
2 April 2020 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines joins our voice to that of our colleagues in the Hugpong Community Broadcasters ng Pilipinas in denouncing the eviction on March 30 of Jonathan Jalon, a reporter of eMedia Production Network Inc., from...
[Statement] PCOO, LGUs should stop hampering community media with accreditation
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines calls out the Presidential Communication Operations Office and some provincial and regional offices of the Philippine Information Agency for asking community journalists to have themselves accredited, supposedly to...
[Statement] “Fake news” provision threatens freedom of the press, expression
26 March 2020 We, media organizations, advocates of freedom of the press and of expression, journalists and academics, raise the alarm over the insertion of measures to control free expression in the “Bayanihan to Heal As One Act.” We refer to Section 6(6), which...
[Statement] Emergency should not curtail independence of media
23 March 2020 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is concerned over the bill Malacañang has asked Congress to pass in special session today, Monday, March 23, declaring a national emergency on account of the COVID-19 crisis and allowing President...
[Statement] Appeal to Media Owners
22 March 2020 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines appeals to media houses to look to the needs of their employees as they scale down operations during the health crisis. While we understand that media companies, like all businesses, are likely to take...