We mark two letter days this week — Labor Day and World Press Freedom Day — with incidents that underscore the security and economic realities that media workers face. While the Philippines has climbed to 116th on the 2025 World Press Index compiled by Reporters...
STATEMENTS
Justice for Johnny Dayang!
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines joins the media community in condemning the killing of veteran journalist Juan "Johnny" Dayang at his home in Kalibo, Aklan on Tuesday night. This attack is especially contemptible as Dayang, who was 89 years old,...
Statement | Never for clout
NUJP joins the Filipino Freelance Journalists' Guild, the Photojournalists' Center of the Philippines and the media community in standing with Ezra Acayan against the misappropriation and misuse of his photo. The photo of relatives and friends grieving the death of a...
ALERTS
Alert | Surigao broadcaster labeled as a drug protector
Surigao broadcaster Edito Mapayo was tagged as a protector of drug lords by unidentified individuals. On April 29, Mapayo saw graffiti with the text, "Ed Mapayo, drug protector" in different parts of the city. Mapayo said that days before the incident, he criticized...
[ALERT] Community reporter killed in Davao del Sur
Community journalist Orlando “Don Don” Dinoy, was killed past 6 p.m. on Saturday inside his apartment on Mother Ignacia St. in Poblacion Uno, Bansalan, Davao del Sur.
[Alert] Kalinga journalists post bail for cyber libel case
(Photo courtesy: Guru Press) Brent Martinez and Ghumie Pinkihan — editors of Guru Press in Tabuk, Kalinga — paid P192,000 in bail on Friday, August 27, over a cyber libel case fled by the town's mayor. According to a report on Guru Press, the warrants for the arrest...
NEWS
12TH NATIONAL CONGRESS STATEMENT | NUJP to focus on online censorship and attacks, denial of access, and other threats to press freedom
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines will continue to call attention to press freedom violations, including online censorship, and will ramp up campaigns for the decriminalization of libel and for a better Freedom of Information mechanism in the next...
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...
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...
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Established in 2005 in partnership with the International Federation of Journalists, the NUJP Media Safety Office monitors all forms of attacks against the media–from threats to attacks, intimidation and killings. It also keeps track of the legal status of journalist killings, and cases seeking to intimidate journalists, such as criminal libel.