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Statement: A CALL FOR FLEXIBILITY AMID THE FUEL CRISIS

As media workers return from the Lenten break, or get rest from special coverage for the Holy Week, they face the prospect of even higher fuel prices that erode salaries that are already stretched....

Cases vs Capiz journos a clear example of how libel is used for harassment

Press freedom and freedom of expression advocates have long highlighted how libel laws have long been used to harass and silence public interest reporting. This is clearly shown in the libel cases...

Statement: Fight for justice for Frenchie Mae Cumpio continues

Fight for justice for Frenchie Mae Cumpio continues Statement | March 26, 2026 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) is extremely disappointed  with the court decision denying...
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STATEMENTS

Statement: Stop Abusing the Law!

Statement: Stop Abusing the Law!

The filing of charges and arrest of DZRH reporter Misael Boy Gonzales Jr. after reporting on a criminal case that Manila Councilor Rosalino Ibay Jr. is facing is clearly retaliatory and an abuse of the law. According to DZRH, police arrested Gonzales on Wednesday for...

STATEMENT: A throwback nobody is nostalgic for

STATEMENT: A throwback nobody is nostalgic for

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...

ALERTS

Alert | Surigao broadcaster labeled as a drug protector

Alert | Surigao broadcaster labeled as a drug protector

Surigao broadcaster Edito Mapayo was tagged as a protector of drug lords by unidentified individuals. On April 29, Mapayo saw graffiti with the text, "Ed Mapayo, drug protector" in different parts of the city. Mapayo said that days before the incident, he criticized...

[Alert] Kalinga journalists post bail for cyber libel case

[Alert] Kalinga journalists post bail for cyber libel case

(Photo courtesy: Guru Press) Brent Martinez and Ghumie Pinkihan — editors of Guru Press in Tabuk, Kalinga — paid P192,000 in bail on Friday, August 27, over a cyber libel case fled by the town's mayor. According to a report on Guru Press, the warrants for the arrest...

NEWS

Layoffs loom at state broadcaster Radyo Pilipinas

Layoffs loom at state broadcaster Radyo Pilipinas

Layoffs at the Presidential Broadcasting Service, which operates Radyo Pilipinas, will affect at least 10 Contract of Service staff, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines has learned. Colleagues have been told that, because of budget constraints, their...

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Established in 2005 in partnership with the International Federation of Journalists, the NUJP Media Safety Office monitors all forms of attacks against the media–from threats to attacks, intimidation and killings. It also keeps track of the legal status of journalist killings, and cases seeking to intimidate journalists, such as criminal libel.