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Pre-Colonial Traces
Our ancestors developed a system of communication and information dissemination. When there is a system of oral communication, it follows that a system of written communication also existed. -
The Print Industry and Filipino Freedom
The very first newspaper, Del Superior Govierno, was established. It was written in spanish because its intended readers were the Spaniards. Filipinos learned to write and read even in foreign languages. La Solidaridad was the most popular newspaper which was established in 1889. Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo was also established -
The European Film Import
Another European is film. Two years after successfully launching cinema, the Lumiere brother's cinematographe film camera and projector invention made its way to Philippine shoes via the effors of a Spanish soldier names Carlo Naquera. -
The Broadcast Industry
The introduction of broadcast industry in the Philippines started with the introduction of the telegraph and telephone system in the country. in 1890, the first telephone system of the country began its operations, and the whole archipelago enjoyed this system of information and communication exchange. Henny Herman first operated a small radio station in 1922 at Cebu and called the Electrical Supply Company -
Local Online Media
The Philippines officially connected to the world of the internet on March 1994 through the efforts of PHNET or the Philippine Network Foundation, a consortium of various academic institutions, private companies, and government agencies.
