HISTORY OF PRINT

INDUSTRY IN THE
PHILIPPINES
by: Group 6
PRINT INDUSTRY IN
RELATION TO THE FILIPINO
TRADITION
Printing and With the establishment of There was a pre-Hispanic
publishing began Spanish sovereignty over the writing system in the
in the Philippines Philippines, the Spanish Philippines, baybayin, but
Crown issued several it was used for personal
with the arrival of
contradictory laws regarding communication and not for
the Spanish in language. recording literature or
1565 history.
T HE S PANIS H PERIOD S T ART ED IN 1 5 2 1 AND END ED IN 1 9 0 0 .
Crispin maslog that the Philippine mass communications a mini history
stated that though the written works under this era were produced by the
Spaniards this was still the period that marked the foundation of a press
in our community a press that we will someday call our own.
MA S S MED IA IN T HE PHIL IPPINES .
It was in 1521 when ancient kinds of mass media like cenaculo, patores,
pasyon, awit corido and balagtasan flourished in the country.

INT ROD UCING OF PRINT ING AND COL ONIAL POL ICY
Printing was introduced in the country and was spearheaded by the
religious orders. The first printing press ran by hand was introduced in
the university of Sto. Tomas.
 DOCTRINA
CHRISTIANA
The first book printed in the
Philippines by bieng chiseled
on blocks of wood in 1593.
This book contained
teachings of the Roman
Catholic Church.
 DEL SUPERIOR
GOVIERNO
The first newspaper published by
private initiative and was
distributed free in the Philippines
on August 8, 1811.

was edited by Mariano Fernández

del Folgueras, a two-time governor-
general of Filipinas
 SUCESOS
FILICES
Released in 1637 
translated as “Fortunate Events”
since it was the first Philippine
newsletter that reported about
the battles won by the
Spaniards.
This was printed by Thomas
Pinpin, “The Father of Filipino
Printing.”
 LA
INDEPENDENCIA
On September 3, 1898, La
Independencia, the periodical
organ of the Philippine
Revolution against Spain, came
out with its first issue.
It was edited and founded by
General Antonio Luna, Supreme
Chief of the Army under Emilio
Aguinaldo.
THE MANILA
TIMES
the oldest extant English-
language newspaper in
the Philippines

It was founded on October

11, 1898.
 FUNCTIONS
 
• PRINTING INDUSTRY  • PRINTING CAN BE DIVIDED INTO
INCLUDES ESTABLISHMENTS THREE DISTINCT STAGES:
PREPRESS, THE PREPARATION OF
PRIMARILY ENGAGED IN
MATERIALS FOR PRINTING; PRESS
PRINTING TEXT AND IMAGES
OR OUTPUT, THE ACTUAL
ON TO PAPER, METAL, GLASS, PRINTING PROCESS; AND
AND SOME APPAREL AND POSTPRESSOR FINISHING, THE
OTHER MATERIALS FOLDING, BINDING, AND
  TRIMMING OF PRINTED SHEETS
INTO THEIR FINAL FORM
 Impact
Media has been growing for a numerous amount of years, and
it will only keep rising. You could say that nearly everyone around
you has some sort of technological device or way in which they
can access the media, these are what we call print, audio visual
and on-line media. Print media includes things such as
newspapers, magazines and even books, Audio visual media
includes your TV, radio or even music and finally on-line media is
mostly photos or videos that are spread over the internet.
 Effect
The modern educational systems around the world, the
production of books, the growth of the literati culture and the
popular culture are all made possible because printing and the
economic reproduction of the written word is possible. Books on a
subject have to accumulate in order to make a difference and
these books must be logically correct and present the truth in
order to be of lasting value. The ideas that are presented in print
are still subject to criticism, debate, investigation and
understanding prior to acceptance.