History of Philippine press / Carson Taylor.

History of the Philippine Press

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papers of this class are being circulated in these parts, and
we cannot refrain from calling the attention of the judges
to this violation of the law. The managers of the print
shops of Santo Tomas and Sampaloc, from which these criminal productions emanate, should know that every publication is obliged to carry the name of the shop and the date."
It mentioned El Filipino Noticioso, which was the apparent successor of El Filipino, and attacked it violently.
Number 10 of Ramillete, June 3, 1821, under the head
of "Chismomografia," (meaning gossip or tatle), exposes the
publisher of the clandestine papers in the following language, "As Manila has always been the theatre of events
that do not occur in other civilized countries, we have not
found it difficult to believe a story that is going the rounds.
It is that Don Miguel Garcia has declared himself to be the
father of three good papers, namely El Filipino Agraviado,
El Filipino Noticioso and Consejos del Filipino. But the
most extraordinary and without parallel is his attitude toward the editor of Ramillete, whom he has referred to as an
infernal monster, beast, jackass, charlatan, imp, heretic,
libertine, vagabond and dahun-palay (rice snake) and when
he could find no more to say he demanded damages."
Only two numbers of the Ramillete Patrjotico appeared
thereafter, and the opposing papers seem to have ceased to
appear about the same time.
Noticioso Filipino appeared in August 1821 as a weekly,
but apparently did not survive the third or fourth issue.
September 1, 1821, the first number of a weekly appeared under the name of La Filantropia. Retana characterizes La Filantropia as being, without doubt the most interesting paper of that period from a political view point.
Like all the other publications born during the prolific year of
1821, it apparently had a short and turbulent existence and
expired on May 25, 1822. The cause of its death is not
recorded, but it is reasonable to assume that it was the usual
natural one of lack of paying subscribers and advertisers.
A few rather interesting articles from La Filantropia are
reproduced by Retana, which serve to indicate that its editors were possessed of rather liberal views and progressive
ideas.
One who wrote under the nom de plume of "Liberato
de Martillo" appears to have been the most agressive.
The first of this writer's articles quoted, appearing in
the number of September 22, 1821, said: "Sefiores
Filantropos: I have read, and suppose you have also, the
paper being circulated these days under the title El Indio