MANILA, Philippines — The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) on Monday, July 27, said it had documented 256 cases of attacks against the press since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assumed office in 2022. The latest figure, which the NUJP shared on Facebook ahead of Marcos’ fifth State of the Nation Address, was nearly 6% higher than the 242 cases the media union had recorded as of May 3. Of the 256 cases, 58 were allegedly perpetrated by government officials, while 54 were attributed to state security forces. Another 61 involved individuals and 31 involved private organizations. The […]...Keep on reading: ‘Access to truth at risk’ as attacks vs media rise to 256 – NUJP