NUJP condemns criminal charges vs ex-news editor Marchel Espina

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) has denounced the criminal case filed against veteran journalist Marchel Espina, calling it an attempt to intimidate the media and warning that the complaint could undermine press freedom. In a statement released on Friday, July 17, the journalists’ group condemned the filing of an unjust vexation case against Espina, one of its national directors and former editor-in-chief of SunStar Cebu, over an opinion piece published in December 2024. The organization argued that the complaint did not merely target an individual journalist but carried broader implications for media […]...

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