History of Philippine press / Carson Taylor.

History of the Philippine Press

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COLUMNAS VOLANTES, Weekly, with supplements,
1899, Lipa, Batangas.
BOLETIN DEL INSTITUTO RIZAL, Monthly revue,
1899-1900, Lipa, Batangas.
LA REVOLUCION, 1898-1899, Jaro, Iloilo.
LA FEDERACION, 1899, Kabatuan, Iloilo.
PATRIA, 1899, Kabatuan, Iloilo.
LA OPORTUNIDAD, 1899, Tagbilaran, Bohol.
RIZAL, Semanary, 1899, Manila.
It is also noteworthy how these news-carriers cropped
up over such large areas of the Archipelago: In the Island
of Luzon: in the provinces of Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga,
Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Pangasinan and Batangas; in the Bisayan Islands: in the provinces of Iloilo and Bohol. One
can not but observe that, notwithstanding the public favor
accorded our present-day publications, and despite the lapse
of more than two decades, many provinces and municipalities, in 1898 and 1899, had one or more newspapers or revues, have none today. To give an idea of the type of men
who edited, or collaborated in the publication of those new
historical sheets, we might cite a few names. For example,
take the La Independencia, Spanish edition. It had on its
editorial staff, for
Director, Gen. Antonio Luna (Taga-ilog)
Chief Editor, Salvador Vivencio del Rosario, ("X" and
Juan Tagalo)
Editor, Jose G. Abreu, (Kaibigan)
Editor, Rafael Palma, (Hapon or Dapit Hapon)
Editor, Fernando Maria Guerrero, (Fulvio Gil)
Editor, Clemente J. Zulueta, (M. Kaun)
Editor, Cecilio Apostol (Catulo)
Editor, Mariano V. del Rosario, (Tito-Tato)
Editor, Epifanio de los Santos, (C. Solon)
Proof reader, Felipe G. Calderon (who drew up the
Malolos Constitution).
Some of the contributors to that paper, in the Philippines, were: Dr. Pardo de Tavera, the Guerreros (Leon, Manuel and Luis) and the poet, Jose Palma, and the private
councellors of Aguinaldo, Messrs. Rianzares Bautista and
Mabini, who converted the newspaper into a tribune; the
present directress of the Instituto de Mujeres (Women's
Institute), Rosa R. Sevilla, and Florentina Arellano, the latter now secretary of the Asociacion de Damas de Filipinas
(Ladies' Association of the Philippines); abroad, those who
wrote for La Independencia included chiefly members of the
Filipino colonies of Madrid and Hongkong, the most pro