[Statement] We grieve
5 April 2020 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines extend our condolences to the family and colleagues of Joseph de los Reyes, 32, freelance director of photography at GMA Network, who died April 3, 2020 after battling Covid-19. GMA had earlier...
[Alert] EIC of UE publication threatened into apologizing for criticizing Duterte
5 April 2020 The editor in chief of the University of the East Dawn was allegedly forced by barangay officials in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija to issue a public apology to teachers he had offended with statements critical of President Rodrigo Duterte and government efforts to...
[Statement] No to criminalization of free speech
2 April 2020 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines denounces the criminalization of free speech and expression by the National Bureau of Investigation as disclosed by human rights lawyer Chel Diokno. News reports quoted Diokno as saying he had taken on...
[Statement] Zambo reporter’s eviction proves accreditation prone to abuse
2 April 2020 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines joins our voice to that of our colleagues in the Hugpong Community Broadcasters ng Pilipinas in denouncing the eviction on March 30 of Jonathan Jalon, a reporter of eMedia Production Network Inc., from...
[Statement] PCOO, LGUs should stop hampering community media with accreditation
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines calls out the Presidential Communication Operations Office and some provincial and regional offices of the Philippine Information Agency for asking community journalists to have themselves accredited, supposedly to...
[Statement] “Fake news” provision threatens freedom of the press, expression
26 March 2020 We, media organizations, advocates of freedom of the press and of expression, journalists and academics, raise the alarm over the insertion of measures to control free expression in the “Bayanihan to Heal As One Act.” We refer to Section 6(6), which...
[Statement] Emergency should not curtail independence of media
23 March 2020 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is concerned over the bill Malacañang has asked Congress to pass in special session today, Monday, March 23, declaring a national emergency on account of the COVID-19 crisis and allowing President...
[Statement] Appeal to Media Owners
22 March 2020 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines appeals to media houses to look to the needs of their employees as they scale down operations during the health crisis. While we understand that media companies, like all businesses, are likely to take...
[Alert] Cameraman threatened by police in Pampanga
19 March 2020 A cameraman of CLTV36, Pampanga-based TV station, was threatened by a police officer manning the checkpoint in Jose Abad Santos Avenue, City of San Fernando on March 18, 2020 at four o’clock in the afternoon. The said policeman barred cameraman Art...
[Joint Statement] PCOO Accreditation: Unnecessary, Unreasonable, Unconstitutional
We, media organizations, journalists, press freedom advocates and academics, raise our collective voice and declare our opposition to government requiring journalists to secure accreditation from the Presidential Communications Operations Office to be exempted from...
Safety guidelines for covering the COVID-19 crisis
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is issuing these safety guidelines for covering the COVID-19 crisis in the hopes of enabling our colleagues to keep themselves safe as they strive to deliver the latest information on the health emergency and how...
[Statement] NUJP statement on PCOO accreditation
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) believes that the media's role in the ongoing COVID-19 emergency is vital in informing both the government and the people on the real situation on the ground and useful in making the right decisions. The...