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Pre-Colonial Traces
The discovery of Alibata or Baybayin whose form was similar to image-based types of characters of our Asian neighbors. This is the period where ancient Filipinos also used materials existing in their environment to jot down and record their experiences and transactions using a language system. The closest of having a broadcast system of information would be the "umalohokan" or the town crier, whose role was to go around the barangay an announce important information that concerns the citizenry -
Industrial Age
The Industrial Age is a period of history that encompasses the changes in economic and social organization that began around 1760 in Great Britain and later in other countries, characterized chiefly by the replacement of hand tools with power-driven machines such as the power loom and the steam engine, and by the concentration of industry in large establishments. -
The Print Industry and Filipino Freedom
This is where Philippines was introduced to books, magazines, and newspapers by the ancient colonizer. It was then the Spain ruled over Philippines suppressing their freedom and it was the start of Filipino revolutionaries. It was in this period where in the Filipinos were formally introduced to the many forms and types of media that we use today and during these initial stages, the Filipinos utilized the media in their progress and growth as a nation. -
The Broadcast Industry
In 1890, the first telephone system of the country began its operations, and the whole archipelago enjoyed this system of information and communication exchange. When the Americans took over the operations of these telephones and telegraph systems they handed it to the local colonial government during early 1900s. Asia’s first radio stations were found back then – possible as the Philippine broadcast media was not owned or tightly controlled by the government. -
The European Film Import
Spanish soldier named Carlo Naquera made an effort to bring the Lumiere brothers' cinematographe film camera and projector invention to the Philippine shores. It was then he brought several Spanish-language short films and showed them to select audience during 1897. -
Marcos' Regime: Martial Law Period
Ferdinand Marcos, president since 1965, ordered the closure of all newspapers and broadcasting stations when he declared martial law and abolished Congress in 1972. Pres. Marcos banned all forms of media except those that would support the government and the "pros" of Martial Law, yet it was also during this period wherein small groups of rebels would send out news and information regarding the corruption of martial law to the people in secrecy. -
The Electronic Age
It is the shift from mechanical and analogue electronic technology to digital electronics which began anywhere from the late 1950s to the late 1970s with the adoption and proliferation of digital computers and digital record keeping that continues to the present day.The Internet paved the way for faster communication and the creation of the social network. People advanced the use of microelectronics with the invention of personal computers, mobile devices, and wearable technology. -
Local Online Media
On August 1994, the first commercial internet service provider was launched by Mosaic Communications or MosCom, making it possible for Filipinos go online. Therefore the Philippines has finally been connected to the whole world with the help of the internet, although this was still a slow start fro everyone, it would gradually increase over time due to the advancement of technology. -
The Information and Digital Age
The digital age would grow side by side with the constant use of the internet as a way to connect with people from all over the world, sharing news and information through various forms and formats.Otherwise referred to as the information age, the concept captures the elements of computing and the prolific use of technology in almost all aspects of human activity such that digital interaction is a defining characteristic of human activity.
