Posts by tag: NUJP

In an attempt to undermine the rights of workers to fair conditions, ABS-CBN since early this year has been offering permanent employment to staff in exchange for the withdrawal of labour complaints against management.

I cannot presume to know the current inner workings of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) but I find it distressing that, except for releasing a statement on June 29, the union has apparently not done much to support and promote the welfare of the dozens of workers of television giant ABS-CBN.

Three journalists murdered in one week, two of them in as many days. The murder of Nestor Bedolido of the…

The 30 media workers comprise more than half of the 57 confirmed casualties of what is now known as the Maguindanao Massacre, according to a list compiled and verified by the Humanitarian and Fact-Finding Mission of the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ), a network of independent media organizations, including the PCIJ.

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) condemns the harassment against our former national chairman Edgar Cadagat, president…

“President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo must not let her political association with the Ampatuan family stand in the way of a speedy and impartial investigation into the incident. The national government must step in and enforce the law since the local police is not likely capable of conducting an impartial probe or may be vulnerable to pressure by the powerful political families in the province.”

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) condemns the attack on Cagayan de Oro broadcaster Nilo Labares of…

HUMAN RIGHTS / PRESS FREEDOM   Journalists in Cagayan de Oro City, Gingoog, Ozamiz, Iligan and Bukidnon will take to the streets to denounce the killing of Ernesto Rollin.

POLITICS / PRESS FREEDOM   Journalists denounced the Right of Reply Bill as an �act of terrorism against the media�