A History of Journalism in the Philippines – Post Liberation Period

by Alixander Haban Escote When Manila was freed on February 3, 1945, the press was also liberated, not only from censorship, but also from the notion that newspapers must be a million peso corporations. Vicente Albano Pacis remembered that approximately 250 newspapers and periodicals were published right after the Japanese occupation. Publishers during this period were the Roxas syndicate - Light, Balita, and Daily News; the Standard Publishing House - [...]