STATEMENTS
Statement | ‘Not a policy’ but nevertheless done
We condemn the red-tagging on Facebook of National Union of Journalists of the Philippines director Reynard Magtoto and Gabriela local leader Jen Nagrampa, who have been accused by anonymously-run page Green Spark of being “kampon” or underlings of the CPP-NPA-NDF. We...
Statement | Gerry Ortega case, emblematic of impunity
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) marks today's 13th death anniversary of Dr. Gerry Ortega, a broadcast journalist from Palawan murdered in 2011, with deep concern over the latest development in the trial of the suspected mastermind in his...
Statement | Red-tagging as a prelude to SR Khan’s visit
Presidential Task Force on Media Security head Paul Gutierrez's labeling detained community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio an "active participant" of the communist armed struggle highlights precisely how red-tagging has become institutionalized in the Philippines and...
ALERTS
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[Alert] Cyber attackers attempt to bring down Bulatlat website
(Illustration taken from Bulatlat.com) Website of online media outfit Bulatlat was again subjected to distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks, a type of cyber attack aiming to bring down the site, according to Sweden-based media foundation Qurium. This is the...
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[Alert] Police bar Rappler Cebu correspondent from covering release of detained Lumad teacher, tag Rappler as ‘fake news’
WATCH. While waiting for the release of Lumad teacher Chad Booc, police allow other media outlets inside the PRO-7 except Rappler, calling us a fake news outlet. Rappler has extensively covered the Lumad arrests, reaching out to police for comments on...
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[Alert] Former NUJP Capiz chair shot dead
(Screenshot from Bombo Radyo Roxas) Pilar, Capiz administrator John Heredia, a longtime member of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen at Barangay Lawa-an, Roxas City Sunday afternoon, May 2. The victim...
NEWS
On 1st National Press Freedom Day, NUJP vows to fight ‘lawfare’ against the media
PHOTO: Kath Cortez, NUJP Media safety officer, talks about the cases recorded by NUJP Safety Office. MANILA — In observance of the first National Press Freedom Day in the Philippines last August 30, the NUJP held an online public forum titled, “Asserting Press...
NUJP mourns death of community journalist, press freedom advocate Richard Gappi
(Photo courtesy of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines) The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) pays tribute to its longtime member and press freedom advocate Richard Gappi who passed away July 16 due to acute respiratory failure. Gappi...
NUJP North America formed
NUJP North America first online general assembly. MANILA — The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) North America chapter was established July 1 during an online assembly. Attended by 12 journalists from Canada and the United States, the...
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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.