Official Twitter account of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, a lateral guild committed to secure interests of the Filipino working press
May 3, 2023 • 15 tweets • 4 min read
[Statement] On World Press Freedom Day, we insist on being free
Nearly a year into the Marcos Jr. presidency and as dominant media adjusts to reporting on an administration that is not openly hostile to the press, it is tempting to consider that maybe the situation for media workers has improved and will continue improving.
May 1, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
SOLIDARITY ON LABOR DAY: MEDIA WORKERS ARE WORKERS TOO
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is in solidarity with workers in the struggle for better pay and working conditions and the call for government action to lower prices and rein in inflation.
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Whether because we cover the Labor Day protests, are on duty on this holiday, or because we ourselves have experienced how difficult it has been to make ends meet with that we are paid for the amount of work we do, we remind ourselves this Labor Day that we are workers too.
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Jun 28, 2020 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
[Statement] The target is not just ABS-CBN but media
Thank you, party-list Rep. Mike Defensor for confirming what practically everyone knows but which this government and its minions have vainly tried to deny,-
-that the shutdown of ABS-CBN and the circus that has become of the House hearings into the network's franchise are, indeed, a press freedom issue.
Jun 15, 2020 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
[Statement] ON THE CYBER LIBEL VERDICT VS RAPPLER:
Freedom, justice and truth will prevail
June 15, 2020 will ever be remembered as a dark day, not only for independent Philippine media, but for all Filipinos.
The conviction of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and former researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. has implications far beyond the case filed against them.
Jun 8, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
[Statement] Navallo did not deserve to be bullied for the truth
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippine denounces Sagip Rep. Rodante Marcoleta for turning the House hearing on ABS-CBN's franchise on Monday, June 8,—
—into a platform for personal revenge to bully reporter Mike Navallo.
May 6, 2020 • 15 tweets • 2 min read
[Repost] LODI statement:
NO TIME TO MINCE WORDS
For us in the media and arts alliance LODI, this is not a time to mince words.
President Duterte openly wanted to punish ABS-CBN for some campaign-period “grievance”.
May 6, 2020 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
[Statement] Justice for Rex Cornelio, 16th journalist slain under Duterte
The National Union of Journalists demands that authorities get to the bottom of the murder in Dumaguete City of Cornelio Pepino, more popularly known as Rex Cornelio, of dyMD Energy 93.7 FM,—