MANILA, Philippines: The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) called on the management of newsrooms and news organizations to address the concerns of their employees, amid reports that media company CNN Philippines is shutting down.
Fourteen years on from the single worst massacre of journalists in history, only “partial justice” has been delivered for the families of those killed in Ampatuan massacre in the Philippines in 2009. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), in standing in solidarity with the families and communities of the victims as they continue to demand full justice and compensation for the tragedy.
Radio anchor Juan Jumalon was fatally shot by an unidentified assailant inside his home-based broadcast studio in the southern Misamis Occidental province while live on air on November 5. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), strongly condemn this brazen killing and call for an immediate investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Freelance media workers from the Metro Manila area launched a guild dedicated to their professional rights on October 21, following years of research, advocacy, and organising from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP). The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the NUJP, congratulate the guild on its successful launch and send a message of solidarity to the organisation and its membership.