History of Early Philippine Journalism

GAME OF JOURNS
Early Spanish Period
GROUP 1 HERTZ
FERNANDEZ-MUROS-DAET-
TAHIR

“
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NEWSPAPERS
ARTICLES
FAMOUS PEOPLE
- Contestant 2

“
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TIMELINE OF EARLY
PHILIPPINE
JOURNALISM....
FOR MY HOMEWORK
- Contestant 1

EARLY YEARS
• What was happening to the PH:
The Philippine press, which is committed to
the great heritage of libertarianism, is one of the
freest, liveliest, and strongest in Asia and in the
world. Throughout the ages, it has perpetuated a
formidable tradition of service, which is the
fortification of our sovereign life.

QUESTION 1
• Tomas Pinpin
- Father of Filipino
printing
- Learned the art of
printing from father
Francisco Blancas de
San Jose

EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS
• Successos Felices (1637)
- published by Tomas Pinpin
- first Philippine newspaper that antedated Publick
Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestick for 53 years
• Hojas Volantes (1799)
- distributed for mass readership in the Philippines

QUESTION 2
• Del Superior Govierno (1811)
- first regularly issued newspaper
-edited by Governor General Manuel Fernandez
Del Folgueras

• El Ramillete Patriotico (1821)
- sarcastic and sometimes unbridled in its speech
of degenerating personalities

QUESTION 3
• La Filantropía (1821)
- weekly newspaper dealing with current issues from
Europe and the arrivals and departures of vessels in
Manila
- printed in
papel de arroz (rice paper)

• Registro Mercantil de Manila (1821)
- monthly newspaper that worked for economic
prosperity and political independence

• Semanario Filipino (1843)
- published business news from Asia, Europe, and
the Archipelago
- founded by Gregorio Tarrius
- renamed El Amigo del Pais in 1845,
- ceased publication in April 1847.

QUESTION 4
• La Esperanza (1846)
- about religious, scientific, historical, and
philosophical subjects
- founded by Agustin de la Cavada y
Mendez de Vigo
- edited by Felipe de la Corte y Ruano
Calderon

• Ilustracion Filipina (1859)
- opened a new era in the history of
Philippine journalism
- founded by Agustin de la Cavada y
Mendez de Vigo
- ceased publication on December 15,
1860.

QUESTION 5
• El Catolico Filipino(1862)
- founded by Father Pedro Pelaez
published by Father Mariano Sevilla
- the first religious newspaper in the
country

• El Pasig (1864)
- With the slogan “for the protection of the indigenous”
- was a bilingual fortnightly in Spanish and in Tagalog
or Visayan

• El Porvenir Filipino (1865)
• First Filipino Newspaper to publish two
editions daily
• dedicated to the defense of moral and
material interests
• had a short life because of its lack of
unity

QUESTION 6
•Oceania Española (1877)
- the most appreciated and most
authoritative newspaper in the
islands because of its serious articles

• Revista Mercantil
• Published two editions daily (one in Engish
and one in Spanish)
• meant for foreign merchants

• El Commercio (1869)
• afternoon daily newspaper of advice, industry,
agriculture, and commerce
• founded by Joaquin de Loyzaga
• distinguished in its interest in market reports,
rise and fall of custom receipts, and meticulous
movements of commerce.

• Revista de Filipinas(1875)
• represented the spreading literary, scientific,
botanical, historical, statistical, geological,
and ethnographic knowledge of the Filipinos
• ceased publication after two years because it
was only available for the very few
intellectuals in the country

QUESTION 6 AND 7
• La Illustracion Filipina (1876)
• the first illustrated periodical
• carried the drawings of Jose Lozano,
Felix Martinez, Manuel Zaragoza, Felix
Resureccion Hidalgo, among others
• La Lira Filipina (1878)
• Published as a musical review to
promote musical appreciation

• Diario de Filipinas (1880)
• ceased publication six months after it was born
• La Linterna Ecuestre (1881)
• a weekly newspaper published every Monday
• Diariong Tagalog (1882)
• founded by Marcelo del Pilar y Hilario
• ceased publication for lack of funds, struck by twin
disaster of a cholera epidemic and a devastating
typhoon

• La Voz Española (1892)
• defended primary school teachers who
aimed to propagate the Spanish
language

•Revisita Popular de Filipinas (1888)
• Founded by Pascual Poblete
• Edited by Baldomero de Hazanas
•La Correspondencia de Manila (1889)
• First daily newspaper sold in the streets
• Founded by Jose Guillermo Autran

• Nales de Agricultura e Industrias Derivados
(1889)
• Issues about land, scientific farming, rural
development and industrial progress
• Ceased publication in November 1889

QUESTION 8
• El Ilocano
• Published in Spanish and Ilocano
• sowed seeds of rebellion against Spain
• Spread KKK doctrines
• Ceased publication in 1896 because of
the revolution

•Boletin Oficial Agricola de Filipinas (1894)
• monthly newspaper
• Among its writers was Manuel del Busto, a very
competent individual about agriculture
• El Consultor de los Municipos (1894)
• Founded, edited, and published by Manuel Artigas
• Fornightly periodical dedicated to the protection of
municipal interests

•El Municipio Filipino (1894)
• Founded by Isabelo de los Reyes
• Publication in Spanish and in Spanish and
Tagalog
• Deals with legislation and jurisprudence

QUESTION 9
• El Resumen (1890)
• first popular newspaper in the country that
sponsored patriotic Published in Spanish
and Ilocano
• founded by Pascual Poblete and Baldomero
de Hazanas

QUESTION 10
• El Liliputiense (1890)
• Published by young men
of 14 -18 yrs

QUESTION 11
•Pedro Groizard
(Satirical Publications)
• La Semana Elegante (1884)
• Manila Alegre (1885)
• El Cinife (1894)

QUESTION 12
•Patnubay nang Catolico (1890)
• Edited by Rev Fr Mariano Gil
• First newspaper published in:
Tagalog
• Contains articles on tales, morality, lives of saints,
and other miscellaneous articles

•Pliegong Tagalog (1896)
• Juan Atayde (author)
• First newspaper of politics, commerce, and
entertainment
• Kapatid ng Bayan (1899)
• Newspaper that consisted of four pages of local,
regional, and national issues

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