The document discusses how wealthy Chinese-Filipino businessmen have come to own many of the major newspapers in the Philippines, giving them political influence. It notes that Emilio Yap took over the Bulletin, Betty Go-Belmonte set up the Philippine Star with initial help from William Gatchalian, John Gokongwei Jr purchased the Manila Times, and the Yuchengcos bought into the Manila Standard. It states that for most of the postwar period, newspaper ownership was concentrated in the hands of big businesspeople who used their publications without compunction to push their agendas, attack rivals, and promote allies.

1. LORDS OF THE PRESS

3. As a Weapon

4. Owned by Chinese-Filipino Businessmen

8. Given the constitutional guarantee of a free press, it is very difficult for government to intervene in the way newspapers are run, except by filing charges in court