Accounts from the staff of the publication showed that while the staff meeting was ongoing, they were interrupted by hasty knocks on the door. The professor entered and uttered words of defamation and insult to the editors.
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines expresses utmost concern over moves by senators to cite a reporter in contempt for refusing to reveal her sources, have a newspaper investigated and, worst, amend or repeal the law protecting confidential news sources.
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The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is alarmed over reports that no less than the chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines has prevented a reporter from covering legitimate news events in Mindanao, particularly in the province of Basilan.