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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 such a language system. The age where the closest of having a broadcast system of information dissemination in ancient times could be traced to the existence of the "umalokohan" or town crier. -
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PRE-INDUSTRIAL AGE
People discovered fire, developed paper from plants, and forged weapons and tools with stone, bronze, copper and iron. -
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INDUSTRIAL AGE
People used the power of steam, developed machine tools, established iron production, and the manufacturing of various products (including books through the printing press). -
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. Since then, the American period taught the Filipino the language English, it was not hard for Filipinos to keep abreast of the content of the media's content. As Japanese came and put media run under tight control until the country was liberated form the Japanese rule. -
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. Riding with these systems, early radio broadcast experiments began in 1920. -
The European Film Import
Film a European import came over to the Philippines. Two years after successfully launching cinema. A 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. -
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ELECTRONIC AGE
The invention of the transistor ushered in the electronic age. People harnessed the power of transistors that led to the transistor radio, electronic circuits, and the early computers. In this age, long distance communication became more efficient. -
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DIGITAL AGE
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. Moreover, voice, image, sound and data are digitalized. We are now living in the information age. -
Local Online Media
On March 1994, The Philippines has officially connected to the world of internet through the efforts of Philippine Network Foundation. On August 1994, the first commercial internet service provider was launched by Mosaic Communications or MosCom, making it possible for Filipinos go online.
