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NUJP: Cameraman wearing “Stop Killing Journalists” shirt prevented by PSG from going near President Arroyo

By Asian Press at 13 January, 2010, 4:47 pm

A camera man of GMA-7 network in Iloilo City was prevented from nearing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the Iloilo airport on January 12 because he was wearing a shirt decrying the Ampatuan Massacre.

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Ilocos Sur broadcaster ambushed just a few meters away from provincial police office

By Asian Press at 8 January, 2010, 7:21 pm

Unidentified gunmen ambushed but failed to kill Eugene Paet Y Piano, 49, a radio commentator of DWRS Commando Radio station, which is located in Brgy. Tamag, Vigan, Ilocos Sur.

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NUJP launches JUSTICE FUND for massacre victims

By Asian Press at 1 January, 2010, 5:35 pm

On the 40th day of the Ampatuan massacre which left at least 57 persons dead, including at least 30 journalists and media workers, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) announced the creation of the JUSTICE FUND.

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99th Media Killing Under Arroyo – NUJP

By Asian Press at 31 December, 2009, 5:14 pm

Zamboanga del Norte commentator shot dead
Reports received by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines state that a radio commentator in Labason, Zamboanga del Norte was gunned down 6:30 am last December 24.

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Full text: GMA’s declaration of martial law in Maguindanao

By Asian Press at 5 December, 2009, 9:22 am

(Text of martial law declaration as read by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita at 7 a.m. Saturday, December 5, in Malacanang. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed the proclamation on Friday, December 4.)

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Maguindanao carnage strikes at the very foundations of democracy – NUJP

By Asian Press at 24 November, 2009, 8:28 pm

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) demands justice for our colleagues and all the other victims of the November 23 carnage in Maguindanao province.

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Statement: NUJP condemns abduction of journalists, lawyers and others in Maguindanao

By Asian Press at 23 November, 2009, 8:22 pm

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.

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Green groups call for US through its Secretary of State to pay its environmental crimes to the Filipinos

By Asian Press at 13 November, 2009, 4:51 pm

Reports have claimed that climate change and the show of support and solidarity with the victims of the recent typhoon of Pepeng and Ondoy are part of the agenda of Hillary Clinton in her one-day visit to the country. However, environmental groups remain skeptic as to the real intentions of US and just how genuine [...]

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E.O. 839: A gov’t publicity stunt?

By Asian Press at 13 November, 2009, 4:25 pm

Amid the uproar over the Malacañang-imposed oil price ceiling, Executive Order (EO) 839 is apparently a mere government public relations gimmick.

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