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Zambales barangay official in hot water for 'verbally assaulting' Inquirer reporter
A barangay kagawad makes threats to correspondent Joanna Rose Aglibot and her family, prompting the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines to issue an alert
NUJP says Roque owes CNN Philippines, reporter an apology
'Officials who earn public ire for their pronouncements should not blame journalists who are merely doing their jobs,' says the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines
Former NUJP chair red-tagged in social media post
The post tries to link former NUJP chair Rowena 'Weng' Carranza-Paraan to the New People’s Army using a photo at a media safety training in 2013
‘Let this be our final warning’: UP CMC slams red-tagging students during pandemic
‘An attack on our students is an attack on our college,’ the UP College of Mass Communication reminds the NTF-ELCAC
Sign the petition: Join the call urging gov’t to put ABS-CBN back on air
To persuade government agencies to act on the matter, the petition appeals to the NTC, Supreme Court, and the House of Representatives
NUJP urges Filipinos resist closure order vs ABS-CBN in online candle-lighting protest
'Even as our people battle a deadly pandemic, it carries out an underhanded assault on freedom of the press and of expression,' NUJP says in a statement
NUJP submits signature campaign for ABS-CBN franchise renewal to Senate
NUJP and various groups gather to fight for press freedom, democracy, and workers' rights as the Senate hears issues pertaining to the ABS-CBN franchise
NUJP submits 200,000 signatures to Congress for ABS-CBN franchise renewal
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines hopes the petition will rally support behind the authors of the franchise bills seeking to continue ABS-CBN’s operations, and pressure Congress to act on the matter
WATCH: NUJP, ABS-CBN staff protest Calida's quo warranto petition
Journalists cry for press freedom hours after Solicitor General Jose Calida files a quo warranto petition to void ABS-CBN's franchise
Journalists, advocates call on Filipinos to back ABS-CBN franchise renewal
(UPDATED) NUJP and other groups say the attack on ABS-CBN threatens citizens' right to know
NUJP launches signature campaign against ABS-CBN shutdown
ABS-CBN's franchise expires on March 30, 2020. Congress has sat on the franchise renewal bills amid President Duterte's threat to block a new franchise
Journalists, lawyers call for state accountability after Ampatuan verdict
The state needs to be accountable for crimes committed by its own agents, says NUJP chair Nonoy Espina, whether it's the Ampatuan massacre or the drug war
NUJP: Despite Ampatuan conviction, fight is not yet over
'We must soldier on until the last of those responsible are behind bars,' the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines says
Media orgs unite, ask SC for live coverage of Ampatuan judgment
'Allowing live coverage would allow families unable to travel to Manila to immediately hear the decision of the 58 counts of murder of Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes,' says the petition signed by media organizations
Don't blame media for SEA Games woes – NUJP
'Attempting to dictate how the media should report the news has no place in a democracy,' the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines says
WATCH: Media groups demand 'justice now, convict Ampatuans'
NUJP, AlterMidya, and other media groups commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre with a mural painting and march
Bacolod journos call for vigilance as verdict on Maguindanao massacre nears
Officials and members of the Negros Press Club and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines-Bacolod chapter light candles to mark the death anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre
NUJP chair ‘confident’ Ampatuans will be convicted
An acquittal, says National Union of Journalists of the Philippines' Nonoy Espina, would have grave implications not just on press freedom but on the electoral process
Rappler Talk: NUJP's Nonoy Espina on the 10th anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre
What has happened in the 10 years since the Maguindanao massacre?
#HandsOffKule: UP student groups hit attempted ‘surveillance’ of Philippine Collegian
The Union of Journalists of the Philippines-UP slams the 'blatant intimidation' against student publications
Media groups in Mindanao slam red-tagging of CDO journalists
The Mindanao Independent Press Council calls for a dialogue between journalists and security forces 'to tackle the problem of red-tagging...as a matter that hinges on human rights'
NUJP calls on officials to protect red-tagged journalists, personalities in CDO
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines laments 'the apparent lack of interest of local government and security units to protect those so threatened'
Rappler's Bacolod correspondent tailed by 'suspicious' man
The man, who was aboard a motorcycle, followed journalist Marchel Espina for almost 18 kilometers
NUJP hails 'show of unity' of Cagayan de Oro journalists against red-tagging
Media groups in Cagayan de Oro destroy a streamer red-tagging organizations, which was hung by unidentified persons on the first day of the city's Press Freedom Week
Malacañang task force asks CMFR, NUJP, media groups about Maguindanao massacre aid
A media watchdog decries this as a fishing expedition meant to 'demonize independent and non-profit media organizations'
Malacañang orders Rappler correspondent kicked out of PDP-Laban’s CDO rally
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines also documents how Bobby Lagsa was 'evicted' from the event hours before President Duterte arrived
Journalists urged not to aid trial by publicity over narco list
‘Government, media can’t play fast, loose with due process and rule of law,’ says the statement of journalists and media organizations on list of alleged ‘narco politicians’
Rappler, NUJP ask Duterte to lift coverage ban
The now one-year order of President Rodrigo Duterte to ban Rappler from covering his events 'has gone on too long,' says the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines
PhilStar.com takedown of Keng story 'unfortunate' – NUJP
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines says the article takedown proves that government's 'twisting the law' has a chilling effect on media
NUJP website latest target of 'coordinated campaign' vs critical news
Attacks continue after earlier hits on Bulatlat, Kodao Productions, and Pinoy Weekly
Journalists, institutions decry 'absurd legal attack' against Rappler
(UPDATED) Journalist groups and institutions denounce the weaponization of anti-cybercrime laws
Baguio council backs NUJP bid to exempt journalists as drug case witnesses
Baguio City Vice Mayor Edison Bilog says the council wants 'to protect the integrity and welfare of media practitioners'
NUJP slams 'orchestrated effort to intimidate us into silence'
'As they say, stupid is as stupid does,' the NUJP says of the allegation that it is a legal front of the Communist Party of the Philippines
Riding-in-tandem gunmen kill radio announcer in Negros Oriental
(UPDATED) Police suspect radio announcer Gabriel 'Kumander Aguila' Alburo was killed over a cockfighting bet but are looking at other motives for the attack as well
NUJP: Maria Ressa’s Time honor recognizes 'tenacity of PH press'
'The selection of Maria is a recognition of the resistance and tenacity of the Philippine press in upholding truth and fighting for the freedom of the Press and expression,' says the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines
Signature drive launched vs tapping journalists as drug operations witnesses
The police practice of pressuring media practitioners to sign anti-drug operation reports as witnesses puts them in physical danger and in conflict-of-interest situations. #PHnews
Journalists slam PNP over door-to-door bid for good coverage
'Government forces must never harass, intimidate, or attack journalists who are just doing their jobs,' says the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines
Patricia Fox, Tito Sotto, PNP vs. ‘tambays’ | Evening wRap
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Sotto says Inquirer will remove articles on Pepsi Paloma
(UPDATED) 'They will [take it down]... because it's fake news. It's [the] original fake news,' says Senate President Vicente Sotto III
ISIS operatives, Tito Sotto, World Cup 2018 | Midday wRap
Watch Rappler’s midday newscast with Mara Cepeda
Sotto asks Inquirer to remove articles on Pepsi Paloma
(UPDATED) The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines denounces Sotto's request, saying it is a 'brazen attempt to suppress freedom of the press and of expression'
NUJP to gov't: Don't require media as witness in anti-drug operations
The presence of media in anti-illegal drugs raids and apprehensions should be limited to 'coverage for journalism purposes,' the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines says in a resolution
Media groups record 85 attacks on press freedom under Duterte
'Separately and together, these 85 cases have made the practice of journalism an even more dangerous endeavor under Duterte,' says Malou Mangahas, executive director of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
[OPINION] Speak truth to power, keep power in check
Whoever is president, the paramount duty of a free press in a democracy is to defend and uphold the people's right to know, with unqualified courage and unity
NUJP: Expanded ban on Rappler by Malacañang 'a low point in pettiness'
The NUJP adds. 'this show of vindictiveness is not just pathetically childish, more worrisome is it shows Duterte’s penchant for taking shortcuts in a case that is still pending before the courts'
NUJP to Duterte: 'Shame on you for displaying extreme pettiness'
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines says President Rodrigo Duterte 'has acted much like a petulant child throwing a fit' when he banned Rappler's Pia Ranada from Palace coverage
NUJP slams Roque as 'fake news peddler'
NUJP says Roque 'has acquired a penchant for accusing media of making him look bad by doing what they ought to – reporting his pronouncements accurately with the proper context and background'
Quezon radio journalists arrested over libel charges filed by politicians – NUJP
'Itinanong lang naman namin kung saan na napunta ang P70 million na PDAF ni Congressman Danilo Suarez,' says one of the arrested radio commentators
‘That’s a crime’: Duterte hit for blackmailing media
‘We should not allow that we will be silenced...because once they succeed, all of us will be silenced,’ NUJP president Noynoy Espina reminds journalists during a #BlackFridayForPressFreedom forum in Bacolod
NUJP slams cyberattack on Kodao Productions' website
Kodao.org is known for covering the peace process between the Philippine government and the NDFP, as well as issues about indigenous peoples, human rights, environmental issues
