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The Manila Times
The Manila Timesfront page on January 12, 2018
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Dante Ang
PresidentBlanca C. Mercado
Managing editorLeena Calso Chua
Lynette O. Luna, Executive Editor, Chin Wong[1]
News editorDanton Remoto
Sports editorEmil Noguera
Photo editorRene H. Dilan
FoundedOctober 11, 1898;125 years ago(1898-10-11)
(45,930 issues)
Political alignmentCentre-right
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersIntramuros,Manila,Philippines
CountryPhilippines
Circulation120,700 (2012)[2]
Websitewww.manilatimes.net

The Manila Timesis the oldest extantEnglish-languagenewspaper in thePhilippines.It is published daily by The Manila Times Publishing Corp. (formerly La Vanguardia Publishing Corporation) with editorial and administrative offices at 2/F Sitio Grande Building, 409 A. Soriano Avenue,Intramuros,Manila.

It was founded on October 11, 1898, shortly after news that theTreaty of Pariswould be signed, ending theSpanish–American Warand transferring the Philippines from Spanish to Americansovereignty.[3]It presently bills itself as having the fourth-largest circulation of the newspapers in the Philippines, beating theManila Standard,but still behind thePhilippine Daily Inquirer,theManila BulletinandThe Philippine Star.

The currentpresident and chief executive officer (CEO)and executive editor is Dante Francis "Klink" Ang II. On May 1, 2017, its chairman emeritusDante Angwas appointed by PresidentRodrigo Duterteas special envoy of the President for international public relations.[4]

History[edit]

The Manila Timeswas founded by Thomas Gowan, an Englishman who had been living in the Philippines. The paper was created to serve mainly the Americans who were sent to Manila to fight in theSpanish–American War.At the time, most of the newspapers in the Philippines were in Spanish and a few others were in the native languages. Shortly after the paper's founding, reports reached Manila about the Paris Conference that would lead to the treaty where Spain ceded its claim over the Philippines to the United States.[3]

The first issue ofThe Manila Timeson October 11, 1898, had a sheet of two leaves, or four pages, measuring about 12 by 8 inches, each page divided into two columns. The first page was taken up by announcements and advertisements. Page 2 was the editorial page. It contained the editorials and the more important news of the day. Page 3 was devoted to cable news from Europe and the United States all bearing on the Spanish–American War.[3]

In 1899, George Sellner acquiredThe Manila Timesfrom Gowan, who joined the paper as business manager.[3]In 1902, an American businessman acquiredThe Manila Times,reacquired by Sellner in 1905.[3]In 1907, Thomas C. Kinney acquiredThe Manila Timesfrom Sellner.[3]On July 25, 1914,The Manila Timesmoved its headquarters from theEscolta Streetto the Cosmopolitan Building.[3]

The Manila Times Building inIntramuros,Manila

In 1919, futurePhilippine Presidentduring theCommonwealth periodManuel L. QuezonacquiredThe Manila Timesand he owned until 1921, when sugar magnate George Fairchild acquired the paper.[3]In 1926, Jacob Rosenthal acquiredThe Manila Timesfrom Fairchild.[3]On December 10, 1928, the Cosmopolitan Building was destroyed by a fire andThe Manila Timesheadquarters were moved toIntramuros.[3]On March 15, 1930,The Manila Timeswas shut down for the first time until 1945, when the paper re-opened afterWorld War IIand was later sold toChino Roces.[3]By 1950,The Manila Timesbecame the largest newspaper in the Philippines.[5]

On September 23, 1972, PresidentFerdinand Marcosdeclaredmartial lawwithProclamation No. 1081,he ordered the closure of media establishments throughout the country, includingThe Manila Times,it marked the second time the newspaper closed since 1945 and its owner Chino Roces was arrested.[3]On February 5, 1986,The Manila Timesre-opened, several days before thePeople Power Revolutionthat ousted Marcos and installedCorazon Aquinoas president.[3]Roces died on September 30, 1988, and in 1989, the paper was acquired by businessmanJohn Gokongwei.[3][6]

In 1999,The Manila Timesfaced controversy when it published a story about PresidentJoseph Estrada,who was described as an "unwitting godfather" in a deal between theNational Power Corporation(NAPOCOR) and Argentine firmIndustrias Metalurgicas Pescarmona Sociedad Anonima (IMPSA)[es].[7][3]On March 9, Estrada filled alibel suitagainstThe Manila Times,but the libel case was withdrawn in April, triggering the resignation of the paper's editors and writers.[8][9][3][10]

On July 20, 1999,The Manila Timeswas acquired by Katrina Legarda and Reghis Romero and then shut down for the third time on July 23 and later re-opened on October 11.[11][3][12] On May 14, 2001, Mark Jimenez acquired the paper, until he sold toDante Ang,a publicist for PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyoon August 8, 2001.[3]

2007TimesPerson of the Year[edit]

On December 30, 2007,The Manila TimeschoseReynato Punoas "Times Person of the Year", chosen by all the newspaper's editors. Puno defeated 2nd choices OFW, GovernorEddie Panlilio,the Filipino Nurse, the DSWD social worker, the Pinoy Farmer,Manny PacquiaoandJoey de Venecia.[13][14]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Times names executive editor".The Manila Times.June 2, 2024.RetrievedJune 2,2024.
  2. ^"Communications"(PDF).Philippine Yearbook 2013.Manila, Philippines:Philippine Statistics Authority.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  3. ^abcdefghijklmnopqr"The Manila Times: 106 Years in a Nation's Rich History".The Manila Times.2001. Archived fromthe originalon June 30, 2007.RetrievedJuly 9,2020.
  4. ^"Times' chairman Dante Ang named special envoy".The Manila Times. May 10, 2017.
  5. ^"A glimpse of the past".The Manila Times.October 11, 2017.RetrievedJuly 9,2020.
  6. ^"Joaquin Roces is Dead, Aquino Backer was 75".The New York Times.Associated Press.October 1, 1988.RetrievedJuly 9,2020.
  7. ^Jodesz Gavilan (July 18, 2017)."Is the Inquirer's impending sale a Manila Times redux?".Rappler.RetrievedJuly 9,2020.
  8. ^"Presidential Libel Suit vs. Manila Times".Philippine Headline News Online.March 10, 1999.RetrievedJuly 9,2020.
  9. ^"Palace Libel Suits vs. Manila Times Dropped".Philippine Headline News Online.April 9, 1999.RetrievedJuly 9,2020.
  10. ^Oliver Teves (April 8, 1999)."Manila Times Editors Quit".Associated Press News.RetrievedJuly 9,2020.
  11. ^"Manila Times Re-Acquired by the Roces Family".Philippine Headline News Online.July 20, 1999.RetrievedJuly 9,2020.
  12. ^James Hookway (July 21, 1999)."Sale of Manila Times Triggers Controversy".The Wall Street Journal.RetrievedJuly 9,2020.
  13. ^"manilatimes.net, CJ's official profile".The Manila Times.Archived fromthe originalon December 30, 2007.RetrievedDecember 30,2007.
  14. ^"manilatimes.net, Chief Justice Puno: Times Person of the Year".The Manila Times.Archived fromthe originalon December 30, 2007.RetrievedDecember 30,2007.

External links[edit]

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