Philippine Headlines and News
There are several sources of Philippine headline news. Naturally, the most popular source is of Philippine headline news is the newspaper. There are three major broadsheets in the country. These broadsheets are the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the Manila Bulletin, the Philippine Star. All these are of national circulation and are published online via the Internet. These national dailies are published in English. All these newspapers publish World news too.
The leading local business newspaper that is the source of Philippine headlines on economics and finance is Business World. Another popular newspaper containing national and local news, circulated in major towns and provinces, is Sunstar. Sunstar is a unique source of Philippine headlines in the sense that its front page always includes news localized for a particular province. The Sunstar is also published on the Internet. The towns and provinces where Sunstar circulates are: Bacolod, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Dumaguete, General Santos, Iloilo, Manila, Pampanga, Pangasinan and Zamboanga.
Another source of Philippine headline news is of course the television. There are three major TV stations that broadcast nationwide. These stations are ABS-CBN (Channel 2), GMA 7 (Channel 7), ABC 5 (Channel 5), RPN 9 (Channel 9) and the government-owned NBN 4 (Channel 4).
Primetime news telecasts start at 6:00 PM. All channels give the latest in Philippine headlines during the primetime. Then, there is the late night news that usually starts between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM. The late night news includes most of the news that will most likely appear on the national broadsheets the following day. TV is a source of up-to-date Philippine headline news not only during primetime and late nights. All throughout the day, these channels feature important news tickers too. Primetime news is usually given with a mix of Filipino and English. Late-night news is usually telecast in English.
The AM radio is also a good source of Philippine headline news. There are over a hundred AM stations operating in the Philippine. In Manila alone, there are over a dozen AM stations. These stations do not only give Philippine headline news but also include thought-provoking commentaries by well-seasoned radio newscasters. Most of the AM stations broadcast news in Filipino, sometimes combined with some English. World and Philippine headline news is usually broadcast on AM radio in the morning between 5AM to 10AM. Commentaries on the Philippine headline news are broadcast during the rest of the day.
Lastly, the not-so-known sources of Philippine headlines is the coffee shop or bars in high-end hotels and places. Filipinos love to talk and share stories in bars, coffee shops and restaurants. Personalities from high society frequent the most affluent bars, coffee shops and restaurants. As usual, the personalities from high society have everything to do with the politics, economics and business. Thus, anyone with a careful ear on these places will have an idea of Philippine headline news that may appear on TV or on paper a few days later.
Let's face it! All over the world, many of the news that appear on the headlines have been known by persons who've heard stories from coffee shops and bars. The famous Allan Greenspan of the United States treasury is said to have given, not a few times, important stock tips while sipping cappuccino at the coffee shop.
In any case, when you are in the country, you will never run out of sources of Philippine headline news. You simply have to grab any broadsheet from your nearest news stand, or switch on the TV or AM Radio. Otherwise, you may just want to visit a coffee shop in a five-star hotel. Oh, and yes, most coffee shops have newspaper racks where you can choose newspapers for your reading pleasure.
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