The ''Manila Chronicle'' was a newspaper in the Philippines founded in 1945. Its founding newspapermen sold it to
Eugenio López, Sr. It was closed down when
martial law
Martial law is the replacement of civilian government by military rule and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers. Martial law can continue for a specified amount of time, or indefinitely, and standard civil liberties ...
was imposed by
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and Kleptocracy, kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled the c ...
in 1972. It was published daily by the Manila Chronicle Publishing Corporation, with Rodrigo Apoderado as chief editor.
[Manila Chronicle]
The Living History of Philippine Media, aijc.com.ph It was re-opened in 1986 but was closed down in 1998 after a labor dispute.
See also
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Manila Chronicle building
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ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since ...
, former sister company
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Sinar Harapan'' - A newspaper in Indonesia that has been also forcefully closed down by the government.
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English-language newspapers published in the Philippines
Newspapers established in 1945
National newspapers published in the Philippines
Newspapers published in Metro Manila
Defunct newspapers published in the Philippines
Defunct daily newspapers
Daily newspapers published in the Philippines
Publications disestablished in 1998
Manila during the Marcos dictatorship
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