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Eleven journalists and media workers were killed under his administration, according to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP).
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) said Dayang’s case is “contemptible,” knowing his age at 89 years old. He was reportedly shot three times by an unidentified gunman while he was watching television inside his home in Villa Salvacion.
“We remain vigilant and will continue to stand with Doc Gerry’s family, friends, and supporters as we wait for the trial and the resolution of this decade-long case,” said NUJP, adding that his “custody is just a first step in holding Reyes to account.”
Nonoy Espina of the NUJP called on state security forces to understand what media do -- that they are being critical not just because it wants to but because it needs to as the fourth estate.
It’s a shame for Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that she will exit the presidency with yet another killing of a journalist in Mindanao, that of Mati City broadcaster Desiderio ‘Jessie’ Camangyan. Her legacy, indeed, is the legacy of impunity. Camangyan’s death shows how...
Members of the media in Baguio City wore black T-shirts as their contribution to the nationally- coordinated observation of the international day of protest against media killings in the country. BY KIM QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246...
Even though it was hailed by various sectors in society as historic and unprecedented, human rights advocates doubted if the human rights summit initiated by the Supreme Court would be enough to curb the festering problems of extrajudicial killings and enforced...
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