NUJP urges Senate to ensure media access amid lockdown

MANILA, Philippines — The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) on Monday raised concerns over the lockdown imposed at the Senate, urging the chamber to ensure that media practitioners are allowed access to and exit from the Senate building. The Senate was placed under lockdown late Monday afternoon after the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) allegedly attempted to serve Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa an arrest order from the International Criminal Court (ICC). READ: Senate under lockdown amid NBI–Dela Rosa altercation The NUJP questioned why media workers are included in the measure. “Media deployed to the Senate are […]...

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