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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. -
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Very First newspaper in the Philippines
The very first newspaper in the country, Del Superior Govierno, was established. https://filipinoscribbles.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/del-superior-govierno-our-countrys-first-newspaper/ -
The Print Industry and Filipino freedom
Books, Magazine, and newspapers were brought to the Philippines by the ancient, colonizers, mostly printed in a language that not everybody in the archipelago can speak, this led to the glaring social class divide. -
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La Solidariad
La Solidaridad was the most popular of these nationalistic newspapers. Followed by, Noli me Tangere and El Filibusterismo written by the same author, Jose Rizal. -
First telephone system
In 1890, the first telephone system of the country began its operations and the whole archipelago enjoyed this system of information and communications exchange. -
The European Film report
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. -
Dalagan Bukid
The very first Filipino-produced film by Jose Nepomuceno. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nccaofficial/18441517595 -
The Broadcast industry
Broadcast industry in the Philippines started with the introduction of the telegraph and telephone system in the country. -
Dawn of freedom
Seeing the film as a viable form of mass media communication, the Japanese led the production of propaganda films and tapped Filipino directors and actors to make them.one example would be Dawn of freedom, which highlighted the world war II aim of the Japanese to have an "Asian for the Asians." -
Television
Television came into the picture when an American engineer, James Lindenberg, established Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC) in 1946. -
Women's magazine, Mr. and Mrs.
A particular woman's magazine was run by Apostol. Since it was deemed as a lifestyle publication for women, the government did not take it seriously. until it started publishing articles related to the assassination of Sen. Benigno Aquino Sr. -
MosCom
in 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
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. -
Social media capital of the world
The Philippines was named the "social media capital of the world" as 93.9% of the population is also in the top 10 countries that use Twitter the most.
