The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) condemns
the harassment against our former national chairman Edgar Cadagat,
president of the Negros Press Club.
Three persons in a multi-cab vehicle and a motorcycle briefly stopped
at Mr. Cadagat’s house in Bacolod City in Negros Occidental province
Friday night. One of the persons fired a shot believed to be from [...]
NUJP condemns harassment against former chairman
12 Journalists among those killed in Southern Philippines Massacre
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Armed men believed to be followers of a provincial warlord killed at least 12 local journalists who were accompanying the wife, relatives and lawyers of the vice mayor of a town in Maguindanao provincee last November 23. Maguindanao is a province in Mindanao approximately 950 kms from Manila.
The Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao—which [...]
Lawyers group condemns massacre of journalists and fellow lawyers
*Statement *
The Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) condemns in the strongest possible terms the brutal murder of scores of civilians in Datu Abdullah Sangki town in Maguindanaoin, a bloody start for the 2010 elections. Among the hapless victims were UPLM treasurer Concepcion “Connie” Brizuela and UPLM member Cynthia Oquendo.
Authorities claimed the victims were [...]
NUJP condemns abduction of journalists, lawyers and others in Maguindanao
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines condemns the abduction Monday of 40 persons including four of our colleagues who were accompanying the wife of a town mayor in Maguindanao province to cover her filing of her husband’s certificate of candidacy.
It is even more troubling that the Armed Forces of the Philippines has reported [...]
KABATAAN, HANDA NA TAYO!
With the national elections merely six months away, we are all called upon to rise up to the challenge of contributing to genuine social change in our country.
Kabataan Partylist, the first and only youth representative in Congress, is a large network of energized and pro-active young people who are leaders in various organizations, formations and [...]
