Category: statement
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On the Death of Noel Bellen Samar

The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) extends our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Noel Bellen Samar, who passed away at approximately 2 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, following a medical procedure. Radio broadcaster Samar, aged 54, was shot on Monday morning while traveling along Maharlika Highway in Guinobatan, Albay,…
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Pahayag ng Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Region III Union para sa Pandaigdigang Araw ng mga Guro (World Teachers’ Day)

Sa paggunita ng Pandaigdigang Araw ng mga Guro ngayong Oktubre 5, 2025, ang mga kaguruan ng rehiyon ay hindi lamang nagdiriwang kundi muling nagpapatindig ng panawagan para sa karapatan, dangal, at makabuluhang pagbabago sa edukasyon. Nakibahagi ang mga guro at ang bagong halal na pamunuan ng ACT Region III Union sa 17th Congress ng ACT…
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Anti-nuke watchdog pinuna ang pro-nuclear energy survey at atomic energy law

BATAAN– Nagbabala ang Nuclear-Free Bataan Movement (NFBM) na isa umanong “sadyang minali” ang lumabas na survey gayundin ang bagong naipasang atomic energy law na lumilikha ng ilusyon ng kaligtasan at pagsang-ayon na naglalagay sa panganib sa mga komunidad. Ang babala nakasaad sa pahayag NFBM matapos lumabas ang isang survey na nagsasabing mahigit 70% ng mga…
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National Union of Journalists of the Philippines Statement On the September 21 protests

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines commends and stands with colleagues who joined the anti-corruption protests on September 21, either to cover or to participate. While colleagues on duty generally followed coverage guidelines, we note incidents where journalists were subjected to harassment or violence while doing their jobs. While we acknowledge the high…
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Pag-atake sa mga mamamahayag sa rally inalmahan

Tinuligsa ng Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) ang insidente kung saan isang broadcast journalist ang ini-ulat na nasugatan gayundin ang umano’y harassment na dinanas ng isa pang mamamahayag nitong Linggo, Setyembre 21, alinsabay sa demonstrasyon laban sa katiwalian sa Maynila. “This incident highlights the urgent need to protect journalists, whose work is essential…
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Protesta ng mga militanteng grupo kontra korapsyon

PAMPANGA – Nag-piket ang mga kaanib ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan – Central Luzon (BAYAN-CL), sa harap ng tanggapan ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) nitong Huwebes, Setyembre 18 sa City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Ang protesta ay paunang aksyon upang tuligsain ang anila’y talamak at lantarang katiwalian, sobrang presyo ng mga proyekto, at…
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CBCP naglabas ng pastoral letter kontra kurapsyon, aksyon ng kabataan hinimok

Naglabas ng pastoral letter ang Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) kaugnay sa katiwalian sa likod ng flood control projects kung saan tinalakay rito na dapat umanong ibalik ang mga ninakaw na pera ng taumbayan. Ayon pastoral letter na nilagdaan ni CBCP President Cardinal Pablo David nitong Sabado, Setyembre 6, hinimok nito ang mga…
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Church Women join the public cry for the Immediate Proclamation of Gabriela Women’s Party

Women leaders from the Association of Women In Theology (AWIT) and Office of Women and Gender Concerns, a Mission Partner of the Conference of Major Superiors in the Philippines sent a letter of urgent appeal for the proclamation of Gabriela Women’s Party (GWP). “When the COMELEC en banc canceled the registration of Duterte Youth Partylist…
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HR Group dismayado sa pag-absuwelto sa suspek sa pagpatay sa Dutch missionary

PAMPANGA– Nagpahayag ng matinding pagkaalarma ang grupong Karapatan Central Luzon kaugnay sa desisyon ng Korte Suprema na i-absuwelto ang dating hinatulan sa pagpatay sa aktibistang Dutch at misyonerong si Willem Geertman. “Ang pagpapawalang-sala na ito ay hindi lamang isang legal na maniobra—ito ay isang malalim at masakit na pagtataksil sa pamilya at mga kasamahan ni…
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ON ALLEGATIONS OF PAY FOR POSITIVE INTERVIEWS AND COVERAGE

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines reminds colleagues that soliciting and accepting money, gifts and other forms of compensation in exchange for favorable coverage threatens editorial independence. It also erodes trust in our profession and in its practitioners and plays into the narrative that journalism can be bought and sold, undermining its critical…
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FOREST FOR FIREPOWER: A DANGEROUS DEAL IN SUBIC

A proposed arms facility threatens one of Luzon’s last great nature reserves. There is a stretch of land in the freeport zone of Subic Bay that sings with life — not from the noise of industry or the roar of trucks, but from the calls of hornbills, woodpeckers, kingfishers, and racket-tails, many of which are…
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BAYAN-GITNANG LUZON, NAKIISA SA PROTESTA SA SONA

Nagtipon ang mga progresibong grupo sa Gitnang Luzon upang ipahayag umano ang kanilang pagtutol sa administrasyong Marcos Jr., alinsabay sa State of the Nation Address (SONA) ngayong Lunes ng hapon, Hulyo 28, 2025. Ayon sa isang statement ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan – Gitnang Luzon (BAYAN-GL), tampok rito ang kanilang protest art na sumasalamin sa umano’y…
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Statement of the Franciscan Province of San Pedro Bautista – Philippines on the Supreme Court’s Ruling Declaring the Impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte as Unconstitutional

“TRUTH BETRAYED, PEACE DISTURBED”A Franciscan Appeal for Justice and Integrity in the Midst of Political and Judicial Crisis “Blessed are those who endure injustice and persecution for love of the Lord.”— St. Francis of Assisi, Admonitions VI As brothers of St. Francis of Assisi, we raise our collective voice with deep sorrow and concern over…
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Cardinal Ambo urges ‘corruption control,’ not just flood control

A Catholic cardinal on Thursday blamed government corruption in infrastructure projects for the severe flooding that has inundated parts of Metro Manila, particularly in his diocese. Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan lamented that despite billions of pesos spent on flood control projects, areas such as Malabon and Navotas continue to suffer from widespread flooding.…
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PAMALAKAYA tutol sa panukalang ammo facilities sa Subic Bay

ZAMBALES– Nagbabala ang isang organisasyon ng maliliit na mangingisda na possible umanong magdulot lamang ng panganib sa pambansang seguridad at soberanya ng bansa maging sa marine ecosystem ang panukala sa United States Congress na maglagay ng pasilidad para sa paggawa at pag-iimbak ng bala at amunisyon sa dating base militar ng Estados Unidos sa Subic…
