Manila Bulletin

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Manila Bulletin
The Nation's Leading Newspaper
The Exponent of Philippine Progress Since 1900
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    circulation. Founded in 1900,[3] it is the second oldest extant newspaper published in the Philippines and the second oldest extant English newspaper in the Far East.[4]
    It bills itself as "The Nation's Leading Newspaper", which is its official slogan.

    According to a survey done by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Manila Bulletin is considered "one of the most trusted news organizations"; placing 2nd with 66% of Filipinos trusting the organization.[5]

    History

    Benigno Aquino Jr.
    's assassination.
    Former Logo Used from 1991 to 2019.

    Manila Bulletin was founded on February 2, 1900 by Carlson Taylor as a shipping journal. In 1957, the newspaper was acquired by Swiss expatriate Hans Menzi.[6][7]

    From 1938 to his death in 2002, Jose Guevara wrote a column of political commentary for the newspaper.

    On occasions the editorial policy of the Manila Bulletin met objection from civil authorities. During World War II the newspaper's editor, Roy Anthony Cutaran Bennett, was imprisoned and tortured by the Japanese for his statements opposing the militarist expansion of the Japanese Empire. The Manila Bulletin (as Bulletin Today from 1972 to 1986) survived the martial law era of President Ferdinand Marcos as a propaganda tool.

    Following Menzi's death in 1984,

    Chinese Filipino business mogul Emilio Yap became the new chairman of the Bulletin. Yap was invited by Menzi to become a shareholder in 1961.[8][9] The company has been listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange since 1990, and had revenues of approximately US$45 million in 2004. Besides its flagship it publishes two other daily tabloids, Tempo and Balita, as well as nine magazines such as the Philippine Panorama, Bannawag, Liwayway, Bisaya and a host of other journals in English, Tagalog, Cebuano and other Philippine languages
    . It also publishes a number of lifestyle magazines such as Wedding Essentials, Style Weekend, GARAGE Magazine, Agriculture Magazine, Digital Gen, Going Places and Animal Scene.

    In May 2021, The Manila Bulletin named Business Editor Loreto Cabanes as the new editor-in-chief following the passing of Dr. Crispulo Icban. Herminio "Sonny" B. Coloma was also named as the new publisher.[10]

    To further enhance its image as a newspaper which presents positive news articles, the Bulletin recently introduced a new marketing tagline, "There's good news here". In 2015, it adopted its current marketing tagline "Be Fully Informed".

    In addition, it maintains the oldest news website in the Philippines.[citation needed] To date, it is the largest subscriber to the Philippine News Agency among newspapers.

    MB Online Chinese edition

    Front page of the paper's Chinese edition

    In June 2020, Manila Bulletin unveiled its Chinese-language online edition, thus becoming the first major Philippine print news outlet to have an online Chinese edition that would cater to the

    Chinese Filipino population and the Chinese
    diaspora in the Philippines.

    Reception

    On December 22, 2007, survey results by Nielsen Media Research's Nielsen Media Index Study (Enhanced Wave 2), covering the whole year of 2007, showed that the Manila Bulletin was the choice of 47 "of those who said they had read a broadsheet" with 1.17 million readers. This was lower than rivals

    survey also showed that the Panorama came in second with 35% readership, below Sunday Inquirer Magazine (39% readership), and above Starweek (12%).[11]

    Latest Q2 2016 Nielsen Consumer and Media View results put Manila Bulletin, with 48% share of the total Broadsheet market, as the most read Broadsheet in the Philippines. Philippine Daily Inquirer comes in second at 38%, followed by Philippine Star at 14%.

    Results from the global survey 2020 Digital News Report, an annual project of the

    TV5, was the second most trusted brand at 68%, behind only GMA Network's 73%.[12][13]

    Controversy

    The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported Arturo Samaniego, Jr. initiated cyberattacks against private websites, since 2005. Philippine Internet Exchange's member Tridel Technologies Inc. and Samaniego started “vulnerability tests” on INQ7 Interactive, an Inquirer-GMA 7 joint venture. Both Tridel and Samaniego were charged of Republic Act No. 8792, the 'Philippine Electronic Commerce Act' violations. The case was however terminated per compromise agreement in 2006, with public apology for hacking.[14]

    On June 5, 2008, a Filipino

    counter-suit against the blogger claiming "exemplary and moral damages". The Manila Bulletin claimed that its use (and alteration, creating derivative works) of the photographs constituted fair use.[16]

    On June 21, 2024, the National Bureau of Investigation Cybercrime Division in a sting operation and 'cyber hot pursuit' arrested three suspects in flagrante delicto at the Manila Hotel. The trio include a Manila Bulletin 5-year data officer, with code name ‘Kangkong’, a BGC Compnay “cyber-security researcher” a.k.a. 'Illusion' and a “graduating college student” alias 'Allan 10k.'[17] They were accused of security hacking of private and government websites, punished under Illegal Access, Section 4(a)(1) and Misuse of Device, Section 5(iii) of RA 10175, the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 and Unauthorized Access or Intentional Breach, Section 29 of RA 10173, the Data Privacy Act of 2012.[18] Assisted by counsels, the accused submitted off-court statements and confessions.[19]

    The trio all started in 2016 as Global Security Hackers, and shifted in 2019 to Pinoy LulzSec. The NBI-CCD monitored the identified hacker with pseudonyms ‘kangkong’, ‘Mirasol’, ‘Sibat’, ‘Ricardo Redoble’, and ‘lulu’.[20][21] ‘Kangkong’ stated he hacked 93 websites and even implicated suspended editor and Senior Technology head, Mr. Arturo "Art" Samaniego, Jr. who denied the accusations. He was subpoenaed by the NBI-Cybercrime Division.[22]

    Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. Group

    Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation
    Decrease PHP81.631 million (FY 2015)[23]
    Decrease PHP60.130 million (FY 2015)[23]
    Total assetsDecrease PHP6.579 billion (FY 2015)[23]
    Total equityIncrease PHP3.487 billion (FY 2015)[23]
    Number of employees
    		467 (FY 2015)[23]

    Tabloids

    • Tempo
    • Balita

    Magazines

    Showbiz

    Sports

    • Sports Digest

    Lifestyle

    • Animal Scene
    • Going Places (previously known as Cruising)
    • Philippine Panorama (sometimes simply known as Panorama)
    • The Digital Generation
    • Agriculture
    • Wedding Essentials
    • Garage
    • Crosstrain.PH

    Online Properties

    • Manila Bulletin Internet Edition
    • Manila Bulletin Chinese Edition[24]

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "Philippine Communication Centrum Foundation - Media Museum-Living History of Philippine Media". aijc.com.ph. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014.
    2. ^ "The Manila Bulletin through the years". Manila Bulletin. February 1, 2010. Archived from the original on February 7, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
    3. ISBN 978-981-4466-27-1
      . Retrieved August 6, 2020.
    4. ^ "Company Profile of Manila Bulletin". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
    5. ^ "Manila Bulletin among Filipinos' most trusted news brands, report says". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
    6. ^ Henares, Larry. "Book 9: Give and Take, Part 2". Philippine Folio. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
    7. ^ "Brig. Gen. Hans Menzi, publisher". UPI. June 27, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
    8. ^ "Media Ownership Monitor: The Yap family". The Vera Files. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
    9. ^ Pagulong, Charmie Joy (April 8, 2014). "Emilio Yap, 88". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
    10. ^ "Manila Bulletin names Sonny Coloma publisher and Loreto Cabañes editor-in-chief". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
    11. ^ "Nielsen survey shows Inquirer is top newspaper". Inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 11, 2009.
    12. ^ Newman, Nic; Fletcher, Richard; Schulz, Anne; Andı, Simge; Nielsen, Rasmus Kleis (2020). "Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2020" (PDF). Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. p. 100. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
    13. ^ Chua, Yvonne T. (June 16, 2020). "Interest in news high, but trust low in the Philippines—2020 Digital News Report". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
    14. ^ Lazaro, Jacob (June 22, 2024). "3 suspected hackers caught, tech journalist implicated". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
    15. ^ Olandres, Abe (June 11, 2008). "Filipino Photographer sues Manila Bulletin". Yugatech: Philippine Technology News and Reviews. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
    16. ^ Olandres, Abe (July 9, 2008). "Manila Bulletin files counter suit against Photoblogger". Yugatech: Philippine Technology News and Reviews. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
    17. ^ Cordero (June 21, 2024). "NBI arrests 3 over alleged hacking of gov't websites". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
    18. ^ "NBI arrests Manila Bulletin personnel, 2 others for alleged hacking". Rappler. June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
    19. ^ Garcia, Jing (June 24, 2024). "Arrest of hackers yields surprise allegations". The Manila Times. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
    20. The Manila Bulletin
      . Retrieved June 21, 2024.
    21. ^ Lazaro, Jacob (June 22, 2024). "3 suspected hackers caught, tech journalist implicated". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
    22. ^ Villeza, Mark Ernest (June 26, 2024). "Arrested data security officer admits to hacking 93 websites". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
    23. ^ a b c d e f SEC FORM 17-A (PDF) (Report). Philippine Stock Exchange. August 19, 2016.
    24. ^ http://mbcn.com.ph/

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