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The Philippines Free Press has been revived after Marcos was ousted. The magazine was known for featuring the outstanding legislators every year. Only Jose W. Diokno has held the title for four consecutive years, which is the most in the magazine's award giving history. It published its final issue in 2011.
Before the declaration of martial law, mass media in the Philippines functioned as a government watchdog and source of information for citizens. Marcos exerted considerable effort to stifle the free press, which is considered a key feature of a functioning democracy. [16]
Teodoro Montelibano Locsin Sr. was born on December 24, 1914, in Silay City, Negros Occidental to a Chinese Filipino family. [1]Locsin attended public school from Grades I to IV and later transferred to the Ateneo de Manila where he stayed on until he completed his Associate in Arts degree.
Name Language Type Area reporting covers ABS-CBN News: English/Filipino: Daily: National Bulatlat [5]: English: Daily: National Cebu Daily News (CDN Digital) English
In 1970, alongside writing the biography of Imelda Marcos, Polotan-Tuvera collected forty-two of her hard-hitting essays during her years as a staff writer of the Philippines Free Press and published them under the title Author's Circle. [2] In 1976, she edited the four-volume Anthology of Don Palanca Memorial Award Winners.
He is also well known for his role in the fight against President Ferdinand Marcos and his US-backed military dictatorship during the Philippines' martial law era.Among his most notable works during this time are his coverage of the First Quarter Storm protests for the Philippines Free Press magazine, which were compiled into the book Days of Disquiet, Nights of Rage in 1982, [3] and the ...
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Juan dela Cruz was invented by Robert McCulloch-Dick, the editor and publisher of Philippines Free Press, founded in 1908. [2] He noticed the frequency with which the names appeared on police blotters and court dockets. He was also notified that the Philippine Catholic Church baptized a large number of children, giving them names of popular saints.