''Abante'' (lit. ''Move forward'') is a daily Filipino tabloid

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. Its

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s are in

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and

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. It is owned by Prage Management Corporation, a media company owned by two veteran journalists who took over the management and operations of Abante and its sister tabloid, ''Abante Tonite'', from Monica Publishing Corporation of the Macasaet family in October 2017. Aside from ''Abante'', ''Abante Tonite'', and ''NewsKo'', Prage Management Corporation also manage and operates Abante: TNT (Tunay na Tabloidista), a real-time online news website; its sister websites Bilyonaryo, Milyonaryo,

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, Fastbreak, Atletiko, Bankero and Abogado, Teletabloid; and two new ventures since 2024,

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and Abante Radyo 1494.

Profile

''Abante'', founded on May 27, 1987, was first published by the Banahaw Publishing Corporation, owned by

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. The tabloid was bought in 1988 by Amado Macasaet, chairman of Monica Publishing Corporation (MPC), whose son, Allen, became the company's president. At that time, MPC was already publishing a weekly magazine for students."Abante"
Retrieved May 3, 2023. ''Abante'' is published every morning. On February 3, 1989, MPC began publishing ''Abante Tonite'', its afternoon edition, with the elder Macasaet as its founder. Abante targets mostly lower-income readers. Upon its success in circulation, it later reduced its most dubious content to reach more advertisers and readers, a strategy later adopted by other tabloids. Its online platform was launched in 2006. On September 9, 2019, four armed men burned the ''Abante Tonite'' printing house in Parañaque City. This was the first violent attack on the newspaper since its inception in 1987. The incident was condemned by the

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Legal issues

Reportedly, ''Abante'' has won most of at least 50 libel cases; a few were settled out of court. During the

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in 2006, operatives from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group tried to raid ''Abante''s office but withdrew when they saw that there were television crews in the area.

Media ventures

In 2019, Abante launched its own "teleradyo" digital platform Abante Radyo Tabloidista. It was available via internet radio and YouTube. On October 10, 2022, ''Abante'' launched an online morning newscast called ''Abante Teletabloid'', and public service show, ''I-Abante Mo!'', both shown on the tabloid's social media accounts. On July 8, 2024, Abante established a standalone radio station (replacing Radyo Tabloidista) and entered a partnership with Supreme Broadcasting Systems to air Abante Radyo through its current frequency, 1494 KHz. Subsequently, the TeleTabloid brand was turned into a "teleradyo"-like cable news channel simulcasting its radio counterpart.

References

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