Philippine Print Media

Philippine Print Media is classified into broadsheets, tabloids, business,

weekly magazines and monthly magazines.

There are two types of broadsheets, national and regional. National

broadsheets are newspapers that are circulated nationwide or all over the
Philippines. Regional broadsheets are newspapers circulated or distributed
only to a certain region (for example The Freeman circulated only at Cebu,
and Zambo Today circulated only at Zamboanga).

Tabloids have a smaller format compared to broadsheets, and often focus on

local-interest stories and entertainment. The leading tabloids in the Philippines
are Abante, Bulgar, People’s Journal, People’s Tonight and Pilipino Star
Ngayon.

The top three broadsheets in the Philippines, namely, Manila Bulletin,

Philippine Daily Inquirer and The Philippine Star publish their own weekly
magazine which they circulate together with the newspaper. Manila Bulletin
publishes the Panorama, Inquirer publishes the Sunday Inquirer, and
Philippine Star publishes the Philippine Starweek.

The national broadsheets currently in circulation are as follows:

1. Manila Bulletin

The Manila Bulletin (formerly known as Bulletin Today) is the country’s largest
broadsheet newspaper by circulation. It bills itself as “The nation’s Leading
Newspaper”. Founded in 1900 as a shipping journal, it is the second oldest
Philippine newspaper.

Manila Bulletin was originally owned by a Swiss expatriate named Hans

Menzi. The newspaper is currently owned by Filipino-Chinese business mogul
Dr. Emilio T. Yap, who also owns the Manila Hotel and Euro-Phil laboratories.

Key officers and editors of Manila Bulletin are as follows:

Atty. Miguel B. Varela - President

Ms. Pacencia M. Pineda
Mr. Emilio C. Yap III
Ms. Carmen S. Suva
Atty. Hermogenes P. Pobre
Dr. Cris J. Icban, Jr.
- Executive Vice President,
Advertising Department
- Executive Vice President,
Advertising Department
- Vice President,
Public Relations
- Publisher
- Editor-in-Chief
 Mr. Diego C. Cagahastian
Mr. Loreto D. Cabañes
Mr. Zac B. Sarian
Mr. Ding T. Marcelo
Ms. Isabel C. De Leon
- News Editor
- Business Editor
- Agriculture Editor
- Sports Editor
- Lifestyle Editor

2. Philippine Daily Inquirer

The Philippine Daily Inquirer was founded on December 9, 1985 as a weekly

newspaper by Eugenia Apostol. The newspaper was instrumental then in
documenting the campaign of President Corazon C. Aquino during the 1986
presidential elections and in turn the 1986 People Power revolution. Its
slogan, Balanced News, Fearless Views, was incorporated in January 1986.

In 1994, a group headed by Mrs. Marixi R, Prieto bought into the newspaper.
On the same year, Ms. Apostol retired as the founding chairman of the
newspaper, and Mrs. Prieto took over her post.

The Philippine Daily Inquirer is the country’s most widely read daily
newspaper. With over 2.7 million nationwide readers daily, enjoying a market
share of over 50% and tops the readership surveys. Not only is it the most
read among all sectors and ages, it is also the country’s most trusted source
of hard-hitting news and countless exposés.

Key officers and editors of Philippine Daily Inquirer are as follows:

Ms. Alexandra Prieto-Romualdez President and CEO

Mr. Renato R. Reinoso - Senior Vice President,
Mr. Isagani M. Yambot
Ms. Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc
Mr. Jose Ma. D. Nolasco
Mr. Artemio T. Engracia Jr.
Mr. Raul Marcelo
Mr. Luverne Gueco
Mr. Teddyvic Melendres
Ms. Thelma Sioson San Juan
Sales and Marketing
- Publisher
- Editor-in-Chief
- Managing Editor
- News Editor
- Business Editor
- Foreign News Editor
- Sports Editor
- Lifestyle Editor

3. The Philippine STAR

The Philippine STAR was founded on July 28, 1986 by veteran journalists
Max V. Soliven, Betty Go-Belmonte and Art Borjal. The newspaper is the first
national broadsheet to introduce color publication.
The Philippine STAR is the only Filipino national broadsheet that has an
established circulation in Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia. The newspaper is the
first publication to fully harness the power of SMS (“text messaging”) to gather
opinions from its readers. These opinions are featured in a regular column
entitled Inbox World. The concept was later copied by other broadsheets, as
well as tabloids.

The Philippine STAR is also the first Philippine broadsheet to venture into
Facebook, with an application and fan page for its Saturday youth culture
section, Supreme.

The majority shareholder of the newspaper is the Belmonte Family, headed by

Quezon City Mayor Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte. His three sons take care of
the day-to-day operations of the newspaper.

A group led by Manny Pangilinan, PLDT President and CEO, recently

acquired a substantial share into the newspaper but the management remains
with the Belmonte Family.

Key officers and editors of The Philippine STAR are as follows:

Mr. Miguel G. Belmonte - President and CEO

Mr. Isaac G. Belmonte
Ms. Grace Glory Go
Mr. Lucien C. Dy Tioco
Ms. Tammy T. Mendoza
Ms. Ana Marie Pamintuan
Mr. Antonio Katigbak
Ms. Millet Mananquil
Mr. Lito Tacujan
- Editor-in-Chief
- Executive Vice President
- Vice President, Advertising
- Assistant to the President
- Executive Editor
- Managing Editor
- Lifestyle Editor
- Sports Editor

4. The Manila Times

Manila was in the midst of an uneasy peace and on the brink of another war
when The Manila Times first hit the streets on October 11, 1898. Thomas
Gowan, an Englishman who had lived in the Philippines for sometime,
published The Manila Times to meet the demand, from the men of the United
States Army who had occupied Manila, for an American paper in Manila.
Gowan hired a small printing press, Chofre y Compania, to put out the
newspaper.

The first issue of the newspaper had a sheet of two leaves, or four pages. The
first page was taken up by announcements and advertisements. Page 2 was
the editorial page which contained the important news of the day. Page 3 was
devoted to cable news from Europe and the United States all bearing news on
the Spanish-American War.

The Manila Times is the oldest existing English language newspaper in the
Philippines. It presently bills itself as the fourth-largest newspaper in the
Philippines in terms of circulation. The newspaper is currently owned by the
Ang Family.

The key officers and editors of The Manila Times are as follows:

Mr. Dante Francis M. Ang II - President and CEO

Mr. Fred de la Rosa
Mr. Rene Bas
Mr. Romy Mariñas
Mr. Arnold S. Tenorio
Mr. Romano C. Jorge
Mr. Conrad M. Cariño
- Chairman, Editorial Board
- Editor-in-Chief
- News Editor
- Business Editor
- Lifestyle Editor
- Sports Editor

5. BusinessWorld

BusinessWorld is the country’s leading business newspaper representing four

decades of professional economic journalism.

BusinessWorld began when then BusinessDay first came off the press on
February 27, 1967. In its maiden issue, the paper pledged “competent and
responsible reporting of the news”. The newspaper expanded its operation in
the years that followed to keep in step with the growing business community,
eventually making BusinessDay Southeast Asia’s first business daily. The
company was forced to close down on June 5, 1987 due to labor problems.

Today, BusinessWorld comes out Monday to Friday, with a Saturday

exclusive online edition. In October 1995, the newspaper ventured into on-line
publishing – the first in the Philippines and one of the first in east Asia. Codex,
its electronic archives, is one of the Philippines’ most extensive banks of the
country’s business news and information. It also publishes the award-winning
luxury consumer monthly magazine entitled BusinessWorld High Life.

Key officers and editors of BusinessWorld are as follows:

Mr. Raul L. Locsin - Founder

Mr. Vergel Santos - Chairman, Editorial Board
Mr. Wilfredo Reyes - Managing Editor
Mr. Cris Paraso - City Editor
6. Manila Standard Today

The Manila Standard Today was founded on February 11, 1987 when the
conglomerate owned by the family of Spanish-American businessman Manuel
Elizalde established the publishing company Standard Publications Inc. In
1989, the group of companies owned by the family of Andres Soriano III
bought out the Elizalde group and renamed the company Kagitingan
Publications.

In June 1991, the group of businessman Amb. Alfonso Yuchengco bought into
the company and spun off the publishing company. It was incorporated as
Kamahalan Publishing Corporation.

In 1997, businessman Enrique K. Razon Jr., chairman and president of the

International Container Services Inc., acquired the shares of Yuchengco and
bought out the Soriano group to become the sole owner of Kamahalan
Publishing Corporation and Kagitingan printing Press Inc.

Key editors of Manila Standard are as follows:

Mr. Cesar Barrioquinto - Editor-in-Chief

Mr. Ramon Tomeldan - Managing Editor
Mr. Ray Eñano - Business Editor
Mr. Riera Mallari - Sports Editor

7. Malaya

Malaya was founded in 1981 as a Tagalog newspaper by Jose Burgos Jr.,

Malaya shifted to English when its sister publication, We Forum, was closed
down by the Marcos Government in 1983 after it came out with a story
exposing the fake medals of the former strongman.

In February 1986 Burgos sold the newspaper to veteran journalist, Amado

“Jake” Macasaet, who was then Malaya’s business editor.

The key officers and editors of Malaya are as follows:

Mr. Amado Macasaet - President and Chairman,

Mr. Enrique Romualdez
Ms. Joy de los Reyes
Ma. Teresa A. Molina
Ms. Minnie Advincula
Ms. Rosario T. Galang
Ms. Winnie Velasquez
Editorial Board
- Executive Editor
- Editor-in-Chief
- Managing Editor
- News Editor
- Business Editor
- Lifestyle Editor
 Mr. Jimmy A. Cantor - Sports Editor

8. The Daily Tribune

The Daily Tribune is a daily English broadsheet publication founded in 1999.

The newspaper is known for being critical of President Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo, often supporting former President Joseph Estrada.

On February 24, 2006, the newspaper was raided by the police as part of the
2006 “State Of Emergency” in the country. The police presence remained until
the suspension of the SOE on March 4, 2006.

The paper continued to publish normally, making defiant statements

throughout. The publisher claimed that some of their reporters were practicing
self-censorship, but her won publishing decisions were unaffected. She
received substantial publicity and her circulation expanded significantly during
the crisis, however she lost many advertisers who were intimidated.

The newspaper is now said to face sedition charges.

The key editors of The Daily tribune are as follows:

Ms. Ninez Cacho-Olivares - Editor-in-Chief & Publisher

Mr. Chito Lozada - Business Editor
Ms. Dinah Sabal-Ventura - Life Editor
Mr. Aldrin Cardona - Sports Editor