![[Statement] NUJP to Congress: Prove independence, grant ABS-CBN franchise](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/DSC00564-400x250.jpg)
[Statement] NUJP to Congress: Prove independence, grant ABS-CBN franchise
We are tempted to thank President Rodrigo Duterte for proving us right about what we have been saying all along, that the shutdown of ABS-CBN was a personal vendetta that a lapdog Congress helped seal. Why else would he rail about ordering the National...
![[Statement] Why we resist. No to Terror Law!](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/110146848_10163914306005374_7270760102099752420_o-400x250.jpg)
[Statement] Why we resist. No to Terror Law!
On February 2, the day the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments on the petitions challenging the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, Lt Gen Antonio Parlade Jr tool to Facebook to falsely accuse reporter Tetch Torres-Tupas of Inquirer.net of "fake news" and suggested she...
![[Statement] End the injustice, free Frenchie Mae!](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/147432037_10164752343115374_6288573139890685933_n-400x250.jpg)
[Statement] End the injustice, free Frenchie Mae!
A year ago today, our colleague, community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio of Leyte's Eastern Vista, was arrested along with four human rights activists in simultaneous police raids. In a travesty that has become all too familiar, the authorities trumpeted the...
![[Statement] NUJP hails dismissal of unjust raps vs Icy Salem, calls for accountability](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/free-lady-ann-salem_nujp-400x250.jpg)
[Statement] NUJP hails dismissal of unjust raps vs Icy Salem, calls for accountability
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines hails the dismissal by Mandaluyong RTC Presiding Judge Monique Quisumbing-Ignacio of the clearly trumped-up charges of illegal possession and explosives against our colleague, Manila Today editor Lady Ann Salem, and...
![[Statement] Parlade’s threat vs Inquirer.net’s Torres-Tupas proves peril of ATL](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/145644383_10164738628865374_8110863327462516120_o-400x250.jpg)
[Statement] Parlade’s threat vs Inquirer.net’s Torres-Tupas proves peril of ATL
Not even a week since oral arguments on the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 started and the spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict has flexed his muscles and shown precisely the behavior that petitioners against the draconian law have...
![[Statement] Hail to the truth-tellers](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/BFP-Ms.-Oducayen-400x250.png)
[Statement] Hail to the truth-tellers
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines hails the nomination of media groups and our country's very own Maria Ressa for the Nobel Peace Prize. More than the prestige the Nobel brings, the nomination is a welcome recognition of the vital role of the...
![[Statement] Bercasio deserves justice](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/142132069_10164682095695374_3216504880800891294_n-400x250.jpg)
[Statement] Bercasio deserves justice
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines share the dismay and incredulity of our colleagues in Sorsogon province over police claims that the New People's Army murdered Jobert "Polpog" Bercasio, the former radio reporter who hosted a commentary show on...
![[Statement] 10 years after, still no justice for Doc Gerry Ortega](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/142198569_10164674289430374_8137585148558675633_n-400x250.png)
[Statement] 10 years after, still no justice for Doc Gerry Ortega
Ten years ago today in Puerto Princesa, journalist, environmentalist and good governance advocate Gerardo "Doc Gerry" Ortega was shot dead by a gunman in an "ukay-ukay" store he visited after hosting his program "Ramatak" on radio station dwAR-FM. In a rare...
![[Statement] AFP page red-tags journalists Bobby Coloma and Roel Landingin, others in post](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/142378086_10164667043375374_249572169114562390_o-400x250.jpg)
[Statement] AFP page red-tags journalists Bobby Coloma and Roel Landingin, others in post
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines condemns the malicious red-tagging of two respected colleagues, Roberto "Bobby" Coloma, the bureau chief for Singapore and Malaysia of Agence France Presse, and business and economic journalist Roel Landingin, who...
![[Statement] LONG OVERDUE: Decriminalize libel now!](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/photo-by-Jire-Carreon-ABS-CBN-News-400x250.jpg)
[Statement] LONG OVERDUE: Decriminalize libel now!
The latest cyber libel charge against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, her third, and this time with reporter Rambo Talabong as co-accused, underscores the long-overdue need to decriminalize defamation given how our laws continue to be used more often than not to intimidate...
![[Statement] Bring back ABS-CBN, respect the people’s right to know](https://nujp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/107555057_10163837488270374_2812348985181908258_o-400x250.jpg)
[Statement] Bring back ABS-CBN, respect the people’s right to know
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines greets with cautious optimism the filing by Senate President Vicente Sotto III of a bill seeking to grant ABS-CBN a fresh franchise that would bring back the network on air. We likewise welcome the news that...
[SIGN-ON STATEMENT] An assault on the foundations of democracy
This is what the Duterte government, through its National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, has mounted by red-tagging not only the alternative media but even critical segments of the dominant media. The baseless accusations against alternative media...