THE National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is asking for help for one of its colleague, Queenie Casimiro of ABS-CBN Zamboanga and acting NUJP chapter chair. On August 8, Queenie’s son Dexter, 24, was shot twice in the shoulder and side, the bullets hitting a lung and his spine and leaving him critically wounded. “Needless to say, the surgery and the long-term treatment and therapy Dexter will need to undergo in the future cost far more than a journalist in this country can afford,” appealed Ryan Rosauro, NUJP national chairman. Cash or check donations for Dexter’s immediate surgery and long-term recovery may be deposited to the Tabang Media Bank Account (Account Name: National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, Metrobank Kamuning Branch; Current Account Number 229-7229-507-458; Swift Code MBTCPHMM).