''Malaya'', originally named ''Ang Pahayagang Malaya'' (“The Free Newspaper” in Filipino), is a

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newspaper in the Philippines, headquartered at Intramuros, Manila, and owned by People's Independent Media Inc. The newspaper is known for being one of the publications that fought against the presidency of

Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. ( , , ; September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who was the 10th president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial ...

. The newspaper also publishes a business section called the ''Malaya Business Insight'' which is placed before the actual ''Malaya''.

History

Under Jose Burgos, Jr.

The newspaper's name was derived from the Filipino word that means "

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". In 1981, Malaya was founded by Jose Burgos, Jr. as a weekly, and later daily written in the Tagalog language. It eventually published its content into English in 1983 when President

closed down '' WE Forum'', a sister publication of ''Malaya''. It continued to fight the administration of Marcos during its last years in power. During the events that lead to Marcos' ouster, ''Malaya'' published one million copies daily, a feat never been done before in the history of newspaper publishing in the Philippines.

Under Amado Macasaet

After the EDSA Revolution, Amado P. Macasaet, veteran journalist and then Business Editor of ''Malaya'', became the new owner of ''Malaya''. Macasaet also owned two tabloids, '' Abante'' and ''Abante Tonite''.

References

External links

''Malaya'' Online
English-language newspapers published in the Philippines Publications established in 1981 National newspapers published in the Philippines Newspapers published in Metro Manila Companies based in Manila Daily newspapers published in the Philippines {{Asia-newspaper-stub