Statement | Don’t let media workers be last to know
As reports emerge of a looming shutdown of operations and attendant layoffs at CNN Philippines, we note that network management has yet to talk to its media workers about their future. As is common in these situations, those who produce the content and whose lives...
Statement | ‘Not a policy’ but nevertheless done
We condemn the red-tagging on Facebook of National Union of Journalists of the Philippines director Reynard Magtoto and Gabriela local leader Jen Nagrampa, who have been accused by anonymously-run page Green Spark of being “kampon” or underlings of the CPP-NPA-NDF. We...
Statement | Gerry Ortega case, emblematic of impunity
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) marks today's 13th death anniversary of Dr. Gerry Ortega, a broadcast journalist from Palawan murdered in 2011, with deep concern over the latest development in the trial of the suspected mastermind in his...
Statement | Red-tagging as a prelude to SR Khan’s visit
Presidential Task Force on Media Security head Paul Gutierrez's labeling detained community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio an "active participant" of the communist armed struggle highlights precisely how red-tagging has become institutionalized in the Philippines and...
Statement | Friendlier ties, but far from free
Once described as having the freest press in Asia, the Philippines has been overtaken on the annual World Press Freedom Index by Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Despite slight improvement since the end of the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, there have...
NUJP’s comments on proposals for a Media Workers’ Welfare Act
Submitted to the Senate Committees on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development and on Public Information and Mass Media -- The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines welcomes discussion on proposals to secure better pay and working conditions for...
Layoffs loom at state broadcaster Radyo Pilipinas
Layoffs at the Presidential Broadcasting Service, which operates Radyo Pilipinas, will affect at least 10 Contract of Service staff, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines has learned. Colleagues have been told that, because of budget constraints, their...
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...