Manila Bulletin

Manila Bulletin

The Manila Bulletin announcing the assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr.
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation
Founder(s)	Carson Taylor[1]
Publisher	Atty. Hermogenes P. Pobre
President	Atty. Hermogenes P. Pobre
Editor-in-chief	Dr. Cris J. Icban, Jr. Vicente Edgardo C. Bartilad (Assistant)
Associate editor	Jullie Y Daza Deedee M. Siytangco
Managing editors	Fil C. Sionil
Sports editor	Ding T. Marcelo
Founded	2 February 1900 (1900-02-02)
Political alignment	Independent
Language	English
Headquarters	Muralla cor Recolletos St. Intramuros, Manila 1002 P.O. BOX769
Sister newspapers	Tempo, Balita
ISSN	0116-3086
OCLC number	42725386
Website	www.mb.com.ph
Country	Philippines
City	Manila

Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation

Type	Public
Traded as	PSE: MB
Industry	Media
Predecessor	Bulletin Publishing Company (1912-1959) Bulletin Publishing Corporation (1959-1989)
Founded	Manila, Philippines 22 June 1989 (1989-06-22)
Headquarters	Manila, Philippines
Key people	Basilio S. Yap (CEO)
Revenue	PHP 2.424 billion (2013)[2]
Operating income	PHP 138.385 million (2013)[2]
Net income	PHP 63.294 million (2013)[2]
Total assets	PHP 6.632 billion (2013)[2]
Total equity	PHP 3.341 million (2013)[2]
Number of employees	578 (2013)

The Manila Bulletin (PSE: MB), (also known as the Bulletin and previously known as the Manila Daily Bulletin from 1906 to September 23, 1972 and the Bulletin Today from November 22, 1972 to March 10, 1986) is the Philippines' largest broadsheet newspaper by circulation, followed by the Philippine Daily Inquirer. It bills itself as "The Philippines' Leading National Newspaper", which is its official slogan.

History

Founded in 1900 as a shipping journal, it is the second-oldest Philippine newspaper, second only to The Manila Times.

The newspaper was originally owned by a Swiss expatriate named Hans Menzi. Its name was changed from Bulletin Today on March 12, 1986.^[3]

On occasion the editorial policy of the Manila Bulletin has met objection from civil authorities. During World War II the newspaper's editor, Roy Anthony Cutaran Bennett, was imprisoned and tortured by the Japanese for his statements opposing the militarist expansion of the Japanese Empire. The Manila Bulletin survived the martial law era of President Ferdinand Marcos as a propaganda tool.

The newspaper was owned by Filipino-Chinese business mogul Emilio Yap, who, aside from the Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation (the paper's controlling company), also owned and chaired the Manila Hotel, Centro Escolar University, Philtrust Bank and Euro-Med Laboratories.^[4] The company has been listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange since 1990, and had revenues of approximately US$45 million in 2004. Besides its flagship it publishes two other daily tabloids, Tempo and Balita, as well as nine magazines such as the Philippine Panorama, Bannawag, Liwayway, Bisaya and a host of other journals in English, Tagalog, Cebuano and other Philippine languages.

The newspaper is regarded by many for being pro-administration regardless of who is in power and also for its optimistic and non-sensational journalism. Unlike other papers, Bulletin editorials used to almost always focus on honoring government agencies and officials, high-profile persons such as the President of the Philippines, and events by private and public institutions, and rarely touched the topics about political issues. Only shortly after the death of Chairman Emilio Yap did the newspaper decide to allow discussion of political and current events in its editorial pages. The editorial is also featured in its sister papers Tempo (in English) and Balita (in Tagalog). To further enhance its image as a newspaper which presents positive news articles, the Bulletin recently introduced a new marketing tagline, "There's good news here". In addition it maintains the oldest news website in the Philippines.

On December 22, 2007, survey results by Nielsen Media Research's Nielsen Media Index Study (Enhanced Wave 2), covering the whole year of 2007, showed that the Philippine Daily Inquirer (the parent company of INQUIRER.net) was the choice of 53% "of those who said they had read a broadsheet", with 1.3 million readers. The Manila Bulletin came second with 47% (1.17 million readers), while the Philippine Star was third with 42% (1.05 million readers). Nielsen survey also showed that the Sunday Inquirer Magazine led in its category, with 39% readership, Panorama came in second with 35%, and Starweek was third with 12%.^[5]

Controversy

On June 5, 2008, a Filipino blogger sued the Bulletin for copyright infringement. The photo blogger had discovered that photos that he had taken and posted online had been used by the Manila Bulletin in the "Travel & Tourism" section of its March 21, 2007 issue. Apparently, the photographs had been altered and used by the newspaper without the original photographer's consent and without attribution or compensation.^[6] A month later, the newspaper filed a counter-suit against the blogger claiming "exemplary and moral damages". The Manila Bulletin claimed that its use (and alteration, creating derivative works) of the photographs constituted fair use.^[7]

Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. Group

Tabloids

• Tempo
• Balita

Magazines

Showbiz

• Bannawag
• Bisaya Magasin
• Hiligaynon Magazine
• Liwayway

Sports

• Sports Digest

Lifestyle

• Animal Scene
• Cruising
• Sense and Style
• Agriculture

References

External links

Media related to Manila Bulletin, Intramuros at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website