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Pre -colonial Traces
Phillippines was already place in form of the written word which is the ancient alphabet called alibata or baybayin. Filipino also used materials existing in their environment to jot down and record their experience and transactions using a language system. the Filipinos created a broadcast system of information which is the existence of the umalohokan . the role of umalohokan was to go around the barangay or their small towns and announce an important announcement that concerns the citizenry. -
The Print Industry and Filipino Freedom
The very first newspaper in the Philippines,Del Superior Govierno,was established in 1811,intended only for Spaniard.Early Filipino revolutionaries recognized this literacy divide and learn themselves to speak and write in Spanish.Later then the Filipinos slowly gained their freedom from colonial.La Solidaridad was the most popular newspaper published in 1889. The Filipino national hero Jose Rizal wrote two famous novel which criticized Spanish rule; Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo -
The European Film Import
The Lumiere brother's cinematographe film camera and projectror invention made its way to Philippines with the help of a Spanish soldier.He brought several films and showed them to select audiences during 1897.With the invention he created,he shot local scenes then showed them as brief documentaries.Filipinos begun to study about this art form and learn to love it.Many theater opened in parts of Manila and among the favorite of Filipinos was the zarzuela it became very popular among the audience -
The Print Industry and Filipino Freedom
It was during the American Period when some of the long-running newspaper we have in the county were established,namely The Manila times and Manila Bulletin. Since American taught us English,it was not hard to copped up with them.However all that was changed when Japanese occupy the country. Only those who have authority can choose what selected newspaper were allowed to run.Under ground media operated during that time until then the country was liberated from Japanese rule. -
The Broadcast Industry
The broadcast industry started in the Philippines When the British company Eastern brought submarine telegraph from Hongkong to Manila.The Filipinos,enjoyed the telephone system,When the American took over they handed the system to the local government.Henry Herman who first use small radio station.Later then he upgraded his small station into a big corporation eventually it was closed down. DZRH is the oldest radio up until today it continue to provide broadcast to the country. -
The Print Industry and Filipino Freedom
When the American Comics arrived in the 1940s, it became a combined art form that many Filipinos loved as it was somehow a cross between paintings,films, and literary stories. -
Local Online Media
The Philippines officially connected to the world of the internet on March 1994 with the help of various association.On August the first commercial internet service was introduced by MosCom. this was beginning of rising the various system and technology with solely intentions of providing information and communication access online. Through internet cafe the Filipino was enjoyed on surfing and gaining information about the world.The internet popularity became a useful tool on communicating. -
The European Film Import
When the Japanese colonial period began,the Japanese led the production of films and tapped Filipino directors and actors to make them.Usually the theme of the films that is shown to the Filipinos are the lower-class and ordinary people as heroes for the people emerged in the cinema. -
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The Broadcast Industry
Since radio became a hit in 1920s,it was the favorite among the Filipinos.It helped the Filipinos in a way that they further educate the public such as the farmers and etc.Francisco KoKo Trinidad created a system where radio is like classroom listening so that it further enhanced to educate the Filipinos.1947 to 1970 he created a radio program that was similar to British Broadcast Corporation.until then Television came into the country brought by James Lindenberg in 1946 -
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The Broadcast Industry
When James Lindenberg abandoned his television dream,it also happened to a different person;Antonio Quirino.he was denied by the congress to a request for television license because they feared to promote his brother to become a president. Quirino helped Linderberg by buying the stock is his company and created as his own.Quirino ran ABS until then Eugenio and Lopez showed a sign of wanting the company.Later then they purchased ABS and known up until now as ABS-CBN. -
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The Broadcast Industry
During Marcos Dictatorship many business families went into television broadcasting such as Robert Stewart who established DZBB.Later then the broadcast industry was put to halt by Ferdinand Marcos since he thought that radio and television is a potential threat to his reigning.With the far reaching message that radio and television the freedom fighters were able to convey their message to fellow Filipino.They were successful on gaining our freedom from Marcos dictatorship with the use of radio. -
The Print Industry and Filipino Freedom
During the reign of President Ferdinand Marcos many journalist were in jail because they are against in the implementation of Martial Law.Some journalist forced to underground and some newspaper were allowed but their slant was always pro-Marcos. however this obstacle does not stop the journalist to inform of their fellow Filipino of what really happened in that time.Since President Ferdinand Marcos suppress the press freedom it took 14 years under strict regulation of the government. -
The Print Industry and Filipino Freedom
The 1987 Philippines Constitution was established it state that media should be protected and remain free. it guarantees the freedom of the press as well as the freedom of expression up to today.When the Spanish and American came to the Philippines they introduced magazine. Later then they were adapted by Filipino publisher,editors and writers. The most known magazine is the LIwayway Magazine. -
The European Film Import
The Philippine film industry became freer again,and the early independed stupid producers blossomed into the leader of film production.During the 1990s, ABS-CBN started their own film production company, Star Cinema, and the move was dublicated by GMA-7 in the 2000s with GMA Films. today, most of the mainstream being produced locally come from these studio. -
Local Online Media
In just merely a short span of time which only took 20 years the Philippines has enjoyed the various benefit of being connected to the world global village. Filipino are very known among the world of being one the internet users who uses heavy usage of social media. the Philippines was named as the social media capital of the world in 2011 as 93.9% of the population area are into social media.
