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[Alert] Zambales journo posts bail for unjust vexation

by Alyssa Clarin | Oct 8, 2020 | Alert

A reporter for the Zambales Herald, Adrian Montallana, posted bail after a warrant for his arrest was issued by Regional Trial Court 72 Judge Richard A. Paradeza for a charge of unjust vexation. Montallana, along with Philippine Inquirer correspondent Joanna Aglibot...

[Statement] SC ruling on GMA cameramen a win for media workers’ rights

by Alyssa Clarin | Sep 22, 2020 | Statement

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines hails the victory of 30 cameramen and assistant cameramen who the Supreme Court ordered GMA Network to reinstate with full backwages, allowances and other benefits from 2013, when they were illegally dismissed, to...

[Statement] A free press for a free people

by Alyssa Clarin | Sep 21, 2020 | Statement

On this day 48 years ago, Ferdinand Marcos, then president of the Republic, subverted the democracy he was sworn to defend and declared martial law on false pretenses, letting loose a 14-year reign of terror that saw thousands killed, disappeared, tortured or jailed...

[Statement] As ABS-CBN regionals close, let us ward off the darkness

by Alyssa Clarin | Aug 28, 2020 | Statement

Today, August 28, 2020, the light goes out on one of the cornerstones of independent community journalism in the country as ABS-CBN's regional stations air their final newscasts after more than 30 years of dedicated service. Today, hundreds of our colleagues, among...

[Statement] Sunstar CDO, fulfill your obligations

by Alyssa Clarin | Aug 24, 2020 | Statement

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines-Cagayan de Oro City Chapter is standing with our colleagues in the media industry who are in the process of lodging a complaint with the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) against their former employer....

[Statement] NUJP stands with GMA docu’s Lumad story

by Alyssa Clarin | Aug 19, 2020 | Statement

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines calls out the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict for its lame attempt to smear GMA's I-Witness and reporter Atom Araullo for an episode that it did not agree with. The NTF-ELCAC should stop...

[Press Statement] NUJP SUPPORTS PEOPLE’S INITIATIVE TO BRING BACK ABS-CBN

by Alyssa Clarin | Aug 10, 2020 | Statement

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) hosted a webinar today, August 10, to discuss PIRMA Kapamilya -- the People’s Initiative to bring ABS-CBN back on air by granting it a new franchise, and how the Filipino people can participate in the...

[Statement] More free expression, not social media regulation

by Alyssa Clarin | Aug 4, 2020 | Statement

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines rejects new Armed Forces chief Lt Gen Gilbert Gapay's ill-conceived proposal to include the regulation of social media in the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. Proposals like this are the perfect reason why the Supreme...

[Statement] We stand with Altermidya

by Alyssa Clarin | Jul 30, 2020 | Statement

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines stands by our colleagues in Altermidya-People's Alternative Media Network as they submit before the Commission on Human Rights complaints against government civil and security agencies and officials who have...

[Anniversary Statement] NUJP@34: Truth will prevail

by Alyssa Clarin | Jul 30, 2020 | Statement, Sticky

30 July 2020 Today, July 30, 2020, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines turns 34 during what may be the most challenging and perilous time for our profession and, yes, the truth. Never since the late unlamented dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared...

[Statement] Let us not succumb to fear or surrender to lies

by Alyssa Clarin | Jul 27, 2020 | Statement

Today, as President Duterte delivers his fifth and penultimate State of the Nation Address to a nation in a state of disarray, we the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines join the Filipino people in demanding the respect and restoration of our basic rights...

[Statement] Protect your journalists and people, CDO

by Alyssa Clarin | Jul 26, 2020 | Statement

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines demands that the Cagayan de Oro police investigate and track down those responsible for delivering funeral wreaths to the ABS-CBN station there on Saturday evening, July 25. The wreaths bore ribbons that linked the...