The ''Inquirer Compact'' was a newspaper in the

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published in the

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format. Published by 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 bro ...

'', it was the first attempt by a major Philippine

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newspaper to launch a smaller compact edition which was not a tabloid. Although the newspaper was launched on November 14, 2005, it debuted during the Philippine Ad Congress held two weeks later on November 27 in

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. With articles published in this version of the ''Inquirer'' usually shorter than in the broadsheet due to space constraints, the ''Inquirer Compact'' had a strong regional orientation, with the paper being distributed only in major cities within the

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of mainland

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. The newspaper was not available in

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, where the ''Inquirer'' broadsheet and the ''

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'' tabloid were widely available, nor in the

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and

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, where the ''Inquirer''-owned tabloids ''Tumbok'' and ''

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'' already had strong sales. The ''Inquirer Compact'' was also cheaper than the broadsheet, selling for ₱10 in contrast to ₱18 (now priced at ₱20) for the ''Inquirer''. After 572 issues, the ''Inquirer Compact'' ceased publication on April 29, 2007, with some of the newspaper's final front pages being uploaded to

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by John Nery, the newspaper's final managing editor, as a tribute to its run.

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