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‘A well-orchestrated lie’: Detained Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio tells UN

‘A well-orchestrated lie’: Detained Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio tells UN Geneva, June 27, 2025 - A handwritten letter by journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who has been detained in the...

Much more needs to be done to address impunity | By Ronalyn V. Olea, NUJP Secretary General

Much more needs to be done to address impunity By Ronalyn V. Olea NUJP Secretary General Ferdinand Marcos Jr. repeatedly declared positive pronouncements pertaining to respect for press freedom and...

Statement | On the full report of UNSR Irene Khan

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) commends Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Opinion Irene Khan for her comprehensive final report on the Philippines...

STATEMENTS

Justice for Johnny Dayang!

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

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

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] Kalinga journalists post bail for cyber libel case

[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

Layoffs loom at state broadcaster Radyo Pilipinas

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...

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MEDIA SAFETY OFFICE

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.