Manila Bulletin

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The Manila Bulletin announcing the assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr.
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner	Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp.
Editor	Cris Icban, Jr.
Founded	1900
Political allegiance	Administration, Conservative
Headquarters	Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Website:	www.mb.com.ph

The Manila Bulletin (PSE: MB), (also known as the Bulletin and was previously known as Bulletin Today) is the Philippines' second-largest broadsheet newspaper by circulation, second only to the Philippine Daily Inquirer. It bills itself as "The Nation's Leading Newspaper", which is its official slogan. Founded in 1900 as a shipping journal, it is the second-oldest Philippine newspaper, second only to [The Manila Times]].

The newspaper is owned by Filipino-Chinese business mogul Emilio Yap, who, aside from the Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation (the paper's controlling company), also owns the Manila Hotel and Euro-Phil Laboratories. 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 newspapers, 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.

In addition it maintains the oldest news web site in the Philippines.

[edit] Bias

The newspaper is regarded by many for being pro-administration regardless of whoever is in power and also for its optimistic and non-sensational journalism. These days, it is lumped together with The Philippine Star for newspapers that lean strongly toward the Arroyo administration.

[edit] External links

• Manila Bulletin official website

[edit] Original Source

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