Cagayan mayor files libel raps vs radio anchor

The mayor of Lal-lo town in Cagayan has filed libel charges against a radio anchor for the latter’s allegedly “deliberate and malicious” comments over a radio station in Tuguegarao City. Mayor Florante Pascual accused Rogelio Sending Jr., radio anchor and assistant station manager of dzGR Bombo Radyo, of imputingon him the crime of kidnapping in [...]

Malacanang reporter still in ICU after being attacked last night

A reporter for a national broadsheet covering Malacanang Palace is in critical condition after being shot and wounded by unidentified men in Pasig City late last night (Mar. 11). Fernan Angeles, reporter for Daily Tribune, sustained six gunshot wounds reportedly from a .45 caliber gun and a fracture in his right arm after being attacked [...]

State of the Nation Address ni P-Noy

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Bise Presidente Jejomar Binay; mga dating Pangulong Fidel Valdez Ramos at Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Chief Justice Renato Corona at ang ating mga kagalang-galang na mahistrado ng Korte Suprema; mga kagalang-galang na kasapi ng diplomatic corps; mga butihing miyembro ng Kamara de Representante at ng Senado; mga Local [...]

A wolf in sheepskin could devour the effort for justice

Statement 12 July 2011 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) strongly supports the decision of Justice Sec. Leila de Lima to reject theoffer of suspended Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Zaldy Ampatuan’s to turn state witness. From rumors that began circulating last week, Zaldy Ampatuan finally came out, through television [...]

We mourn a great loss in the Philippine media family

NUJP Statement The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines grieves the loss of esteemed colleague, good friend, and respected mentor Lourdes E. Simbulan, or Chit Estella, as we all knew her both professionally and personally. Chit died when the taxi she was riding in was rammed by a speeding bus near the Ayala Technohub [...]