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PRE- COLONIAL TRACES
Baybayin or Alibata is a pre-Hispanic Philippine writing system that originated from Javanese script Old Kawi. The writing system is a member of the Brahmic family. It is believed to have been in use as early as the 14th century. The term baybayin literally means spelling. -
The Print Industry And Filipino Freedom
Spanish and Japanese media introduced to Philippines by Spaniards and Americans. When Filipinos got freedom, the Americans taught English language and other forms of media. Japanese put media run under tight control until the country was liberated. -
The Industrial Age
The printing press spread within several decades to over two hundred cities in a dozen European countries. In the 16th century, with presses spreading further afield, their output rose tenfold to an estimated 150 to 200 million copies. -
The Broadcast Industry
American colonialization (1898–1946) left a mark on the press and shaped its style. Asia's first radio stations were found back then – possible as the Philippine broadcast media was not owned or tightly controlled by the government. -
The European Film Import
The cinematographie film camera and projector invented by the Lumiere brothers came through the spanish soldier named Carlo Naquera. In the American Colonial, imported films from America were shown in the early theaters in Manila. -
MARCOS' REGIME: Censorship And Cronies
Marcos ordered the closure of all newspapers and broadcasting stations when he declared martial law and abolished Congress in 1972. Some newspapers reopened under strict government supervision. Media was owned by either Marcos' relatives or friends or his "cronies" -
The Electronic Age
Broadcast or storage media that take advantage of electronic technology. They may include television, radio, Internet, fax, CD-ROMs, DVD. -
Local Online Media
Benjie Tan, who was working for ComNet, established the Philippine's first connection to the Internet at a PLDT network center in Makati City. As of March 29, 1994 at 1:15 am Philippine time, unfortunately 2 days late due to slight technical difficulties, the Philippines is now connected. -
The Information And Digital Age
During the Information Age, the digital industry creates a knowledge-based society surrounded by a high-tech global economy. The modernization of information and communication processes has become the driving force of social evolution.