Archive for April, 2012
Labor Day statement: Media workers have rights, too
As the world commemorates International Labor Day, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines salute and extend solidarity to the workers, particularly to the men and women who toil in our independent press. Indeed, while physical attacks and other attempts to suppress press freedom continue to be a major concern of Filipino media workers, [...]
ALERT: Bombo Radyo patrol driver shot dead
Unidentified gunmen shot dead an employee of a Koronadal City-based radio station in front of the South Cotabato Provincial hospital early Monday. According to report, dxMC-Bombo Radyo Koronadal driver Rommel “Jojo” Palma, 31, who also did on-air reporting from time to time, had just ferried one of the reporters at the hospital and was about [...]
On PNoy likening journalists to crabs (Statement on Pres. Aquino’s speech at the 16th National Forum of the Philippine Press Institute)
Statement Apr. 26, 2012 “The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the [...]
ALERT: Prime accused in Cuesta case orders station manager, victim’s wife and 1 other killed
General Santos dxMD-Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) station manager Alex Josol, along with two others, received information that a former policeman had ordered them killed supposedly right after Holy Week.Josol said a certain Jade Isa told him that former Police Inspector Redemptor “Boy” Acharon has an order to have Josol, Gloria Cuesta and DOJ employee Badong Ramos killed.Gloria is the [...]
ALERT: Reporter decries harassment by Olongapo Police official
A journalist covering a 12-hour hostage incident in Olongapo City said a police official attacked and barred him from reporting the then ongoing incident last week. In a statement he shared with the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, Mahatma Randy Datu, correspondent for the daily tabloid Pilipino Star Ngayon, expressed dismay after Olongapo City [...]
