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Inquirer Holdings Incorporated (also known as the Inquirer Group of Companies) is a
mass media Mass media include the diverse arrays of media that reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit information electronically via media such as films, radio, recorded music, or television. Digital media comprises b ...
conglomerate based in
Makati Makati ( ; ), officially the City of Makati (), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, known for being one of the leading financial centers in the country. As of 2013, the city has the highest concent ...
,
Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
with the ''
Philippine Daily Inquirer The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' (''PDI''), or simply the ''Inquirer'', is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines. Founded in 1985, it is often regarded as the Philippines' newspaper of record. The newspaper is the most awarded broad ...
'' as its flagship brand. The company is majority-owned by Pinnacle Printers Corporation, the holding investment arm of the Rufino-Prieto matriarch.


List of properties owned by the Inquirer Group


Newspapers

* ''
Philippine Daily Inquirer The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' (''PDI''), or simply the ''Inquirer'', is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines. Founded in 1985, it is often regarded as the Philippines' newspaper of record. The newspaper is the most awarded broad ...
'' * ''
Inquirer Bandera ''Inquirer Bandera'' is a daily Taglish tabloid newspaper based in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is published by the Inquirer Publications, Inc with editorial and business offices located in Makati. History ''Bandera'' (initially called the ''M ...
'' * ''Cebu Daily News'' (Cebu; ceased print publication on December 30, 2018, but continues to publish news online as ''CDN Digital'') * ''
Inquirer Libre ''Inquirer Libre'' is a free, bilingual ( Filipino and English) tabloid 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 ...
'' * ''Tumbok'' (now defunct since 2007 - 2008) * ''Junior Inquirer'' (defunct since 2018) * ''
Inquirer Compact The ''Inquirer Compact'' was a newspaper in the Philippines published in the compact format. Published by the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'', it was the first attempt by a major Philippine broadsheet newspaper to launch a smaller compact edition w ...
'' (defunct since 2007)


Magazines

Hinge Inquirer Publications (HIP), formerly Hinge Media Inc. (HMI), was established in 2003. * ''F&B World'' * ''MultiSport'' * ''Cocoon'' * ''Look'' * ''Baking Press'' * ''Turista'' * ''Game!'' * ''Scout'' * ''PBA Life'' * ''Baby'' * ''Northern Living'' * ''Southern Living'' * ''Cebu Living'' * ''Makati Leads'' * ''Soul BGC'' * ''Inquirer RED''


Inquirer.net

Inquirer Interactive Inc., better known as Inquirer.net, is the official website of the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer''. It provides comprehensive coverage of both local and international news throughout the site's channels: News, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Technology, Business, Global Nation, and its recently relaunched Sports channel, which includes the official homepage of the
Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...
.


Broadcasting

Trans-Radio Broadcasting Corporation is a radio company based in Makati. Founded in 1971 by Emilio Tuason, TRBC is the broadcasting arm of the Inquirer Group. Radyo Inquirer (DZIQ 990 kHz Manila) is the radio station of the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'', with its broadcast team semi-independent of the main paper editorial team as it is mostly composed of career radio people. Its first terrestrial test broadcast on radio was on August 16, 2010, with ''Inquirer'' columnist
Ramon Tulfo Ramon "Mon" Teshiba Tulfo Jr. (; born November 22, 1946) is a Filipino TV host, radio broadcaster and newspaper columnist. Early life and career Ramon Tulfo is the eldest of ten siblings, with six brothers and three sisters, namely Tuchi, Bo ...
and broadcasting veteran
Jay Sonza Jose Yumang Sonza (born September 20, 1955), more commonly known as Jay Sonza, is a Filipino blogger and a former newscaster and talk show host. He was the former station manager of the terrestrial television station UNTV from 2005 to 2009. ...
headlining the list of broadcasters for the new station.
Inquirer 990 Television Inquirer 990 Television was a Philippine terrestrial television news channel owned by Trans-Radio Broadcasting Corporation (a subsidiary of the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer''). It was the television counterpart of radio news station DZIQ 990, ...
is a ''teleradyo''-formatted news channel of the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' currently broadcasting on digital terrestrial television. Programs from the main radio feed are simultaneously aired on the television channel. Inquirer 990 TV is also airing TV programs simulcast on the radio feed such as "Arlyn Dela Cruz Reports", "Radyo Inquirer 990 Special Report" and "Raw Talk". Trans Radio used to have an FM station
DWRT-FM DWRT (99.5 FM), broadcasting as 99.5 XFM, is a commercial radio station owned by Real Radio Network Inc. and operated by Y2H Broadcasting Network, Inc. under an airtime lease agreement. Its studio is located at Unit 906-B, Paragon Plaza Buil ...
99.5 in Manila as 99.5 RT From its launch in 1976 until 1996, and
DYIO DYIO (101.1 FM) - broadcasting as Y101 - is a radio station owned by GVM Radio/TV Corporation and operated by Y2H Broadcasting Network, Inc. The station's studio and transmitter are located at the BSP Camp, Capitol Hills, Brgy. Lahug, Cebu Ci ...
101.1 in Cebu as Y101 from 1980 to the early 1990s. In December 2020, it was announced by the Inquirer Group that Radyo Inquirer will be transitioned into a digital news site. DZIQ went off-air in March 2020 and its television counterpart was shut down on December 31, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Inquirer's loss of revenues caused by the lockdown as well as poor ratings of the station and after its legislative franchise to operate the station had lapsed.


Megamobile

Founded in 2005, Megamobile is the online, mobile and outdoor solutions company of the Inquirer Group. Among its services are
mobile application A mobile application or app is a computer program or software application designed to run on a mobile device such as a phone, tablet, or watch. Mobile applications often stand in contrast to desktop applications which are designed to run on d ...
development, digital advertising, mobile value-added service and voice service. Megamobile is the developer of the following
mobile application A mobile application or app is a computer program or software application designed to run on a mobile device such as a phone, tablet, or watch. Mobile applications often stand in contrast to desktop applications which are designed to run on d ...
s: * ''Inquirer Mobile'' * '' Bandera Mobile'' * '' Inquirer Libre Mobile'' * ''Cebu Daily News Mobile'' * ''Inquirer 2BU'' * '' Radyo Inquirer Mobile'' * '' The Mind Museum Mobile'' (with Bonifacio Arts Foundation Inc.) * ''Friend Trip'' (with MMDA) * ''#popeselfie'' * ''Ad Summit PH'' (with Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of the Philippines (4As)) * '' APEC 2015'' * ''PDS Skin'' (with the Philippine Dermatological Society) * ''AgriBiz'' * '' Viu Philippines'' (with
PCCW Global HKT Limited (), also known as Hong Kong Telecom (), is one of the largest telecommunications companies in Hong Kong. It has a dominant position in fixed-line, mobile, IDD and broadband services in Hong Kong. HKT Group is a subsidiary of PCCW ...
)


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