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1520
Pre-Colonial Traces
Alibata or Baybayin
-ancient Philippine script derived from Brahmic scripts of India Umalohokan
- town criers of ancient barangays in the Philippines -
1521
Spaniards Arrived in The Philippines
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Period: 1521 to
Spanish Colonial Era
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Del Superior Govierno
-First newspaper in the Philippines, but was written in Spanish. -
First Telegraph
First Telegraph link was constructed between Corregidor and Manila, and finally
linking via submarine cable Manila, San
Francisco, USA by Pacific Cable Company. -
Noli Mi Tangere
-Jose Rizal novel -
La Solidaridad
-One of the first nationalistic newspapers in the Philippines -
El Filibusterismo
-Jose Rizal novel -
First European Film Import
Brought by a Spanish soldier named Carlo Naquera -
The Manila Times
- A long-running newspaper in the country and written in English
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Period: to
American Colonial Era
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Manila Bulletin
- A long-running newspaper in the Philippines and written in English
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American Short Films Arrived in The Philippines
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Philippine Island Telephone & Telegraph Corporation
Established the Philippine Island Telephone & Telegraph Corporation with 500
telephone subscribers. -
Dalagang Bukid
Directed by José Nepomuceno. It is the first Filipino feature film to be locally produced in the Philippines -
Liwayway Magazine
It contains Tagalog serialized novels, short stories, poetry, serialized comics, essays, news features, entertainment news and articles, and many others. In fact, it is the oldest Tagalog magazine in the Philippines. -
Introduction of Radio Broadcasting
Spearheaded by Henry Herman -
Kenkoy
- first Filipino comics created by Tony Velasquez ( Father of Filipino Comics) that first appeared in the Liwayway Magazine.
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American Comics Arrived in The Philippines
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Japanese Occupation in the Philippines
- Media was under tight control. Japanese soldiers used the broadcast industry for propaganda
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Dawn of Freedom
Japanese film directed by Yutaka Abe and Gerardo de León that starred Japanese and Filipino actors. -
Post World War 2
- Free press practice. Watchdog function of the media went full swing.
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Creation of ABS-CBN
, is a Filipino media and entertainment group based in Quezon City. It is the Philippines' largest entertainment and media conglomerate. It started as a Radio Broadcasting Company. -
Globe wireless established the first ground-to-air radio telephone communications for airlines.
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Period: to
Golden Age of Philippine Cinema
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GMA 7
Is a major commercial broadcast television and radio network in the Philippines. formerly known as RBS TV Channel 7, GMA Radio-Television Arts then GMA Rainbow Satellite Network -
Period: to
Marcos Regime
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Color television was introduced into the country.
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Martial Law
- Media was heavily controlled by the government until the end of Marcos' Dictatorship
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Direct Telephone Services
Direct telephone service via satellite are established with the United Kingdom, France
and Singapore. -
Jingle Magazine
It featured song lyrics and chords that the Filipinos accepted immediately. -
After 1986
Regal Films and Viva Films were created, two Filipino film production companies. -
Philippine Constitution on the Media
The media should be protected and remain free. -
PLDT
PLDT inaugurated its cellular mobile telephone network, the country’s first. -
Mosaic Communications
Also known as Moscom, or as Mozcom, was the first commercial internet service provider in the Philippines -
Philippine Network Foundation (PHNET)
Internet in the Philippines first became available on March 29, 1994, with the Philippine Network Foundation (PHNet) connecting the country and its people to Sprint in the United States via a 64 kbit/s link. -
Cosmopolitan Magazine Philippines
A magazine geared for the young, fun and fearless Filipina. It is published by Summit Media, the largest magazine publishing company in the Philippines. -
Internet Cafes
a place which provides Internet access to the public, usually for a fee.
