Manila Bulletin
| Manila Bulletin
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| description | Daily newspaper in the Philippines |
| publishing company | Manila Times Publishing Corp. |
| First edition | February 2, 1900 |
| Frequency of publication | Every day |
| editor | Emilio Yap |
| Web link | www.mb.com.ph |
The Manila Bulletin (also Bulletin ) is the second oldest Filipino daily newspaper . It appears seven days a week with different supplements, the format of the newspaper is the broadsheet format .
history
It was founded on February 2, 1900 in Manila under the name Bulletin Publishing Company . In 1959 it was renamed Bulletin Publishing Corporation . It was last renamed Manila Bulletin publishing Corporation on June 22, 1989 .
Under the government of President Ferdinand Marcos , it functioned from 1972 - like the rest of the press in the Philippines at the time - as a propaganda organ , which ensured its survival during the dictatorship.
The newspaper is owned by the Filipino media mogul Emilio Yap .