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The Manila Times

Philippine, family-owned, establishment/pro-government (historically administration-friendly)

Owned byOwned by The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, controlled by the family of the late Dante A. Ang Sr. (d. May 2026). His son Dante "Klink" Ang II ran it as chairman and CEO until his 2024 appointment to head the Commission on Filipinos Overseas.
FundingMainly advertising and commercial revenue, plus some paid content such as press-release newswire items. It is privately owned by the Ang family and gets no state budget funding.
On the administrationmixed

Background

The Manila Times was founded on October 11, 1898 by Englishman Thomas Gowan, initially serving Americans in Manila during the Spanish–American War. It is the oldest extant English-language newspaper in the Philippines. In 2001, Dante A. Ang bought it from Mark Jimenez and became publisher and chairman. Ang had earlier worked as a publicist for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, from 1993 until 2003. Under his ownership the paper was often seen as close to the government of the day, and Rappler reported that Ang was later named a public relations envoy under President Duterte. Ang died on May 5, 2026, and his family continues to run the company. His son Dante "Klink" Ang II led it until his 2024 government appointment. In 2026 its editorials criticized President Trump's UN speech and a Department of Homeland Security proposal to shorten journalist visas, though the paper also carries paid newswire pieces about the administration. The sources consulted give limited detail on its coverage of the Philippine government today.

Sources

  1. The Manila Times (Wikipedia)
  2. Dante Ang (Wikipedia)
  3. Dante Ang II (Wikipedia)
  4. Manila Times' big boss is Duterte's PR guy (Rappler)
  5. The Manila Times Publishing Corporation (Media Ownership Monitor)
  6. Trump's spectacle of scorn (Manila Times editorial)
  7. Trump's unacceptable assault on foreign media (Manila Times editorial)

Profile compiled 2026-10-13; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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