Below is the statement of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines on World Press Freedom Day 2009:

NOTHING TO CELEBRATE

Again, the working journalists of the Philippines mark World Press Freedom Day not in celebration of its vibrant existence but by renewing our vows to continue struggling to bring it to full fruition and remembering our many colleagues who have lost their lives in its pursuit.

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Second issue of the Philippine Journalism Review

Source: Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility

The second issue of the Philippine Journalism Review (PJR), the only refereed journal in Asia devoted to journalism concerns and issues, is now available, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) has announced.

Now an annual, the Philippine Journalism Review, or PJR, used to be a press monitoring publication in magazine format. That function has been taken over by the monthly PJR Reports, which CMFR also publishes.

The first issue of the reformatted PJR appeared in 2007 and was launched during the awarding ceremonies of the Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism that year.

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Sa tweet ni Aileen ko unang nabalitaan ang paglaya nina Ces Oreña Drilon, Jimmy Encarnacion at Prof. Octavio Dinampo mula sa kanilang mga kidnapper, at nakumpirma ko ito sa mga balita ng abs-cbnNEWS.com. at GMANews.tv. Salamat sa Diyos at makakabalik na sila sa kanilang mga pamilya matapos ang siyam na araw.

Kinidnap ang nawawalang ABS-CBN newscaster na si Ces Drilon at ang kanyang mga kasama, ayon sa opisyal na pahayag ng network: “ABS-CBN News journalists Ces Drilon, Jimmy Encarnacion, and Angelo Valderama have been kidnapped for ransom.”

Ginagawa na raw ng ABS-CBN News ang lahat upang matulungan ang mga pamilya ng mga mamamahayag na nakidnap. Pero, susundin daw ng ABS-CBN News ang policy nito na hindi pagbabayad ng ransom upang di na lalong lumakas ang loob ng mga kidnapper na mangidnap ng iba pang mga mamamahayag.

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