�Order of Battle� Suggests Murder of Journalists Part of Official Policy � NUJP

By RONALYN V. OLEA
Bulatlat

MANILA � The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) is now rethinking its official position that the murder of journalists in this country is not part of official government policy.

�The NUJP reiterates that we have, so far, seen no indication that the murder of journalists in this country is part of official policy,� Jaime �Nonoy� Espina, the NUJP vice-chairman, said in a statement this week. But the discovery that the NUJP and its former secretary-general, Carlos Conde, �are considered �enemies of the state� has made us think that we may have to reconsider our position.� Read on.