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Manila Bulletin Summary

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Manila Bulletin, having a slogan of “The Nation’s Leading Newspaper”, is largest Philippine newspaper in terms of circulation (Manila Bulletin, 2005). The newspaper is considered to be the second-oldest newspaper next to The Manila Times. 1900 was the year Manila Bulletin was founded. The shipping journal was owned by Hanz Menzi (mb.com). Moreover, as a shipping journal, it changed its name over the years. From 1906 to 1972, the newspaper was called Bulletin/Manila Daily Bulletin and from 1972 to 1986, it was called Bulletin Today. Today, the newspaper is being called “Manila Bulletin”. The newspaper did not fail to do its job in the Japanese period. During World War II, Roy Bennett, Manila Bulletin’s editor was imprisoned due to his remarks …show more content…

As for independence, it is undeniable that the newspaper’s political alignment is “independent”. Regular readers of Manila Bulletin says that Manila Bulletin has strong moral principles. Among these principles are expressed in their mission and vision statements which says that they only deliver “credible” news in order to touch or affect people’s lives. Financially, it is safe to say that the company is surviving through the years. According to Pagulong (2014), Manila Bulletin was owned by businessman Emilio Yap. This business tycoon also handled Centro Escolar University as well as Manila Hotel. Manila Bulletin, as a company, made its way to the Philippine Stock Exchange and it had large estimated net income of 45 million US dollars in the year 2004. Manila Bulletin is also known to be “Nation’s leading newspaper”. And to fully maintain this title, they should be involved in public service. Regular readers of the newspaper supports the claim that Manila Bulletin tackle social concerns. With their everyday political and social news and opinion pages, they provide adequate information about the state of the nation. Good journalistic writing is not new to Manila Bulletin. As a newspaper operating for over a century, it is safe to conclude that time had forged Manila Bulletin’s journalism. Readers observe the professionalism in their articles. According to them, news are organized, well-thought of and interpretative. The newspaper also adhere to the ethical standards of

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