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1521
- 1637 |
| Ffolk
media
cenaculo,
pastores, pasyon, awit
corrido, balagtasan, and
balitao) flourished (1521-1898).
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In 1593, Doctrina
Christiana which contains
basic teachings of the Roman Catholic
Church was printed by being chiseled
on blocks of wood from which an
inked paper impression was taken.
The
first printing press which was
run by hand was introduced at
the University of Santo Tomas
in 1593. 1st printing press.
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News dissemination, via print
was done by the Spanish government
through a one-issue newsletter
called hojas volantes or flying
sheets. |
The Sucesos Felices, the first
Philippine newsletter, was published
by Filipino book writer Tomas
Pinpin in 1637. An example
of hojas volantes, Sucesos reports
on Spanish successes in Mindanao
and the Moluccas. |
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1800
- 1848 |
| In
1811, the first newspaper, Del
Superior Govierno was
printed by the Spanish Gov. Manuel
Fernandez Folgueras
in Manila as a result of
the interest of the local community
in the affairs of Spain. It was
the first "formal" newspaper but
folded after 15 issues over a
six-month period. |
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Ramillete Patriotico was published
in 1821. Short-lived newspapers
followed this. Spanish censorship
laws at this time greatly affected
newspaper publication in the
Philippines.
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La Ezperanza, (December
1, 1846) the first daily newspaper
in the country was published by
the Spaniard Miguel Sanchez but
lasted only three years. It escaped
censorship by camouflaging its
criticisms in essays, history
and philosophy. |
Diario de Manila which came out
in 1848 was the best edited newspaper
and lasted until 1899. |
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1862
- 1900 |
In
1862, El Pasig, a bilingual
fortnightly in Spanish and
Tagalog - signified the advent
of the native press.
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Diariong Tagalog, the first
native daily, came out in 1892
but lasted only from three to
five months.
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El Ilocano, the "first newspaper
that was genuinely native," came
out in 1889 and lasted until 1896. |
In 1896, U.S.T. Faculty of
Philosophy and Letters Offered
Litt. B. in Journalism, PH.B.
(Bachelor of Philosophy),
1965, Present offerings include
A.B. with majors in Asian
Studies, Communication Arts,
Journalism, Literature, Philosopy,
Political Science and Sociology.
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In 1893, El Hogar, first publication
by women, was published.
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In 1898, Kalayaan,
the official organ of the Philippine
revolutionary movement KKK was
published. Unfortunately, there
was only one issue. Also published
at this time were the La Independencia,
La Libertad, El Heraldo de Ilolio,
all revolutionary in theme. |
In 1889, La
Solidaridad, with
articles authored by national
hero Dr. Jose Rizal was first
published in Spain. El Ilocano,
the first genuinely native
newspaper was also published
at this time and it lasted
until 1896.
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