''Inquirer Libre'' is a
free
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Concept
* Freedom, having the ability to do something, without having to obey anyone/anything
* Freethought, a position that beliefs should be formed only on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism
* Emancipate, to procur ...
,
bilingual
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(
Filipino and
English)
tabloid
Tabloid may refer to:
* Tabloid journalism, a type of journalism
* Tabloid (newspaper format), a newspaper with compact page size
** Chinese tabloid
* Tabloid (paper size), a North American paper size
* Sopwith Tabloid, a biplane aircraft
* ''Ta ...
published in the
Philippines by the ''
Philippine Daily Inquirer'' as a trimmed-down version of the newspaper for distribution on
public transport. Established on November 19, 2001, it is the Philippines' first and Asia's second-oldest
free newspaper
Free newspapers are distributed free of charge, often in central places in cities and towns, on public transport, with other newspapers, or separately door-to-door. The revenues of such newspapers are based on advertising. They are published at d ...
.
The newspaper is available in all stations of the
LRT,
MRT, and
PNR, the Eva Macapagal Super Terminal at the
Port of Manila's South Harbor, as well as selected branches of
McDonald's. In 2011, a digital print edition was made available for subscribers of the ''Inquirer'' digital print subscription service.
Unlike other Philippine tabloids, ''Inquirer Libre'' seeks to provide commuters access to decent, useful and meaningful
news
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and
current events
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. The income generated from distributing ''Inquirer Libre'' comes from
advertising.
On October 9, 2017, ''Inquirer Libre'' relaunched as a weekly commuter paper. It will be distributed every
Monday. The new schedule also enabled it to follow the look and
layout of its sister paper, the ''Inquirer''.
Inquirer Libre hosted Inquirer Libre day, an event where everything is FREE (LIBRE) last May 18, 2019 a
Ayala Malls Circuit It was attended by over 10,000 people and enjoyed free food and concert (with Rox Puno, After 5 and
Janine Tenoso in the line up).
See also
*''
Philippine Daily Inquirer''
*
Gratis versus Libre
References
External links
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