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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. Closest to having a broadcast system of information dissemination in ancient time was traced to the "Umalohokan" or the town criers. -
The Print Industry and Filipino Freedom
Ancient colonizers brought books, magazines, and newspapers to the Philippines. -
The Broadcast Industry
During the colonial Spanish period, telegraph and telephone system in the Philippines was introduced. -
The Print Industry and Filipino Freedom
The very first newspaper in the country.'Del Superior Govierno' was established. -
The Print Industry and Filipino Freedom
La Solidaridad, the most nationalistic newspaper was established. -
The Broadcast Industry
The first telephone system in the country began its operations. -
The European Film Import
A Spanish soldier named Carlo Naquera had made effort on bringing Lumiere brothers' cinematographe film camera and projector in the Philippines. -
The European Film Import
The very first filipino-produced film, 'Dalagang Bukid' by Jose Nepomuceno, He earned the title "Father of Philippine Cinema" -
The Broadcast Industry
Early radio broadcast experiments began -
The Print Industry and Filipino Freedom
As the Americans arrived, they introduced paintings, films, and literary stories. -
The Broadcasting Industry
James Lindenberg established Bolinao Electronics Corporation -
The Broadcasting Industry
Channel 3 aired the very first television broadcast in the Philippines -
The Print Industry and Filipino Freedom
The president Ferdinand Marcos, suppressed the freedom of media caused by the imposition of Martial Law. -
The European Film Import
After the EDSA Revolution, the Philippine Film Industry became free again. -
The European Film Import
ABS-CBN started their own film production company, Star Cinema. -
Local Online Media
On the early 1990s, email communications was also introduced in several sectors, primarily within multinational companies operating in the country like IBM, Motorola, and Texas Instruments -
Local Online Media
The Philippines officially connected to the Internet on March 1994 through the effort of PHNET or Philippine Network Foundation, a consortium of various academic institutions, private companies, and government agencies. -
Local Online Media
On August 1994, the first commercial Internet service provider was launched by Mosaic Communications or MosCom, making it possible for Filipinos to go online. -
Local Online Media
In 2011, the Philippines was named as the "social media capital of the world" as 93.9% of the population area are heavy Facebook users. The Philippines is also in the top 10 countries that use Twitter the most.
