Philippines Free Press

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The Philippines Free Press is a weekly English language news magazine which was founded in 1908, which makes it the Philippines' oldest weekly English language periodical currently still in print.[1][2][3] It is known for being one of the few publications that dared to criticize the administration of Ferdinand Marcos in the years before the declaration of Martial Law, and for being one of the first publications shuttered once Martial Law was put into effect.[4][5]

Juan dela Cruz, the national personification of the Philippines, first appeared this magazine in 1946.

References[]

  1. ^ "A Cartoon History of the Republic: A look back at the classic editorial cartoons of Philippines Free Press illustrator Esmeraldo Z. Izon". Spot.Ph. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  2. ^ "Breaking the News: Silencing the Media Under Martial Law". Martial Law Museum. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  3. ^ Taylor, Carson; Santos, Epifanio De los (1927). History of the Philippine press. Philippine Islands.
  4. ^ Escobar, Miguel (2017-09-25). "Look Back At The Philippine Free Press' Marcos-Era Editorial Cartoons". Esquire Philippines.
  5. ^ "A History of the Philippine Political Protest". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
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