Alternative and campus press bear brunt of, endure government attacks
Alternative and campus press bear brunt of, endure government attacks by Raymund B. VillanuevaMANILA — The alternative media community and the campus press in the Philippines are being subjected to unrelenting attacks on press freedom by Duterte government as much as,...
Signing against the sign
Signing against the sign by Raymund B. VillanuevaMANILA — It was the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 that first ordered that journalists act as one of the police's witnesses in their anti-illegal drugs operations. Strong opposition from media groups,...
Media unionism and the birth of the NUJP
Media unionism and the birth of the NUJP by Joel C. ParedesMANILA — During the dark days of Martial Law, our late colleague Antonio Ma. Nieva was considered “dangerous” — and a “communist” — among the ranks of the conservative Philippine press. Together with a handful...
How COVID-19 attacked journalists’ resilience
How COVID-19 attacked journalists' resilience by Alyssa Mae Clarin, NUJP Bulatlat chapterMANILA — Between the low wages, the daily grind on the field, and many deadlines, journalism has never been a relaxing job. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put the country...
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[Statement] Badoy’s words make her culpable for government’s crimes
We are sorely tempted to dismiss Lorraine Badoy's hysteric attacks on Rappler for calling out her lies as signs of a mind coming unhinged from having to conjure up fiction after fiction almost daily. To do so, however, would be to give her a way out from her...
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[Statement] HAPPY BIRTHDAY ICY: No democracy keeps the innocent in jail
Today, journalist Lady Ann Salem turns 36, still behind bars despite the dismissal of what were clearly false charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. What democracy keeps the innocent behind bars while their persecutors are given free rein to...
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[Statement] Those who threaten violence have already lost the argument
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines stands with our colleagues from the campus publications of the University of the Philippines and denounces the cowards who have threatened them with violence. On Monday, March 1, the Tinig ng Plaridel,...
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[Statement] Cordillera ‘tokhang’ is an abomination
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines urges the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee in the Cordillera to drop its ill-conceived plan to subject leftists, including our colleagues in media, to the controversial "tokhang" tactic of the...
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[Statement] Bukidnon execs urged to go after red-tagging page
The National Union ofJournalists of the Philippines denounces the people behind the Facebook page "Kamatooran" for red-tagging us and our former director Cong Corrales, associate editor of Cagayan de Oro's Gold Star Daily. This page, which names itself "truth"...
#ReleaseLadyAnn Online Rally
On Friday, February 19, at 10 a.m. Manila time, there will be a gathering of journalists and media groups at the Mandaluyong City Regional Trial Court to call for the release of our colleague Lady Ann Salem, who continues to be detained even after the judge dismissed...
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[Statement] FREE ICY SALEM: The law is meant to protect, not persecute
(Photo: Altermidya People's Network) The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines condemns the police and Mandaluyong City prosecutor's office for cruelly continuing to block freedom for Manila Today editor Lady Ann Salem and trade unionist Rodrigo Esparago...
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[Statement] There is no ‘burden of denial,’ only burden of proof
(Photo: Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, chief of Armed Forces of the Philippines. Screenshot from RTVM/ Inquirer.net) The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is aghast at AFP chief Cirilito Sobejana's suggestion that Inquirer.net's Tetch Torres-Tupas...