JOINT STATEMENT | Threats to Truth-telling, Free Expression Worsen During Marcos Jr.’s First Year in Office
(Photo credit: Concerned Artists of the Philippines) Threats to Truth-telling, Free Expression Worsen During Marcos Jr.’s First Year in Office One year into the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the state of free expression has not improved. In fact, it has further...
Freedom for Media, Freedom For All coalition on death threats vs VERA Files
The Freedom for Media Freedom for All (FMFA) coalition, in solidarity with the media community nationwide, condemns the death threats against VERA Files for fact-checking and countering disinformation. VERA Files is one of the internationally accredited groups for...
Statement | Important steps in fighting ‘fake news’
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is correct in that "fake news" — more accurately called disinformation and misinformation — should "have no place in modern society." It has led to confusion and polarization and, in the context of media, has been used to attack the...
PRESS RELEASE | NUJP Europe Chapter holds 3rd General Assembly, elects new set of officers
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) Europe chapter held its third General Assembly in Frankfurt, Germany and invited noted journalists as speakers to cover important topics such as newswriting in the digital age from Rappler head of regions...
Press Release | Southeast Asia Launches Press Freedom Monitoring Program
Seven organizations launched pfmsea.org, a platform to monitor press freedom in Southeast Asia on Monday 29 May 2023. This monitoring platform functions to monitor and provide real-time data based on attacks and threats against journalists and media workers covering...
Joint Statement | Southeast Asia Press Freedom Groups Condemn the Red Tagging Attacks on NUJP Leaders
We strongly condemn the recent red-tagging and baseless accusations made against members of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) by Lorraine Badoy and Jeffrey Celis during their show "Laban Kasama ang Bayan" aired on Wednesday (3/5/23). Red...
Statement | On World Press Freedom Day, we insist on being free
Nearly a year into the Marcos Jr. presidency and as dominant media adjusts to reporting on an administration that is not openly hostile to the press, it is tempting to consider that maybe the situation for media workers has improved and will...
Statement | Solidarity on Labor Day: Media Workers Are Workers Too
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is in solidarity with workers in the struggle for better pay and working conditions and the call for government action to lower prices and rein in inflation. Whether because we cover the Labor Day protests, are on...
Fight for justice for Ampatuan Massacre victims continue, kin says
The pursuit for justice for victims of the 2009 Ampatuan Massacre is far from over, three years after several of the accused including members of the Ampatuan clan were convicted for multiple counts of murder, a family member of one of the victims and journalists said...
NUJP launches freelancer feasibility study, kickstarts establishment of guild
PHOTO: Freelance journalists listening to the presentationduring the inaugural meeting. MANILA — The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), with support from the International Federation of the Journalists (IFJ Asia Pacific), officially launched...
NUJP, lawyers groups ink partnerships for legal defense of journalists
PHOTO: NUJP secretary general Len Olea and project manager Paul Soriano pose with IBP president Atty. Burt Estrada and executive director Atty. Randall Tabayoyong after the ceremonial signing of memorandum of understanding between NUJP and IBP. Photo from IBP. To more...
NUJP North America joins groups in launching Ma. Ceres Doyo’s book about Martial Law
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines - North America chapter joined other writers, journalists and rights advocates on September 12 in launching veteran journalist Ma. Ceres Doyo’s book, "Press Freedom Under Siege: Reportage that Challenged the Marcos...