CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A photojournalist was detained and interrogated at the house of Iloilo Gov. Niel Tupas Sr. last 16 October 2009 for “taking photos of the house without permission.” Iloilo is a province approximately 467 kilometers from Manila.
Photojournalist Tara Yap was checking the construction at the Tupas family’s house in Jaro, Iloilo City “as part [...]
Photojournalist held at provincial governor’s house
Statement of the Iloilo chapter of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) on the incident involving photojournalist Tara Yap
By the Executive Committee, NUJP-Iloilo
October 20, 2009
The recent incident involving Iloilo photojournalist Tara Yap of The Daily Guardian has raised issues about press freedom and ethics which the Iloilo chapter of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) would like to address and respond to through this statement.
Exercising the freedom of the Press [...]
