Outlet track record

The Manila Times

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

The Manila Times is the oldest English-language newspaper in the Philippines and is owned by the Ang family. It has tended to side with sitting Philippine governments. Its recent editorials on the second Trump administration have been critical, especially on press freedom and foreign policy, while it also runs wire content about the administration.

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.

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

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4.7average bias score across 6 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun

Stories

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7 North Carolina Joins 40-State, $694 Million Settlement With Auto Lender Credit Acceptance
5 Center for Immigration Studies Says Census Survey Shows Foreign-Born Population Down 2.9 Million From January 2025 to July 2026
1 New York Regulator Approves Western Union's $500 Million Purchase of Intermex; California Suspends Its Own Approval Extension
6 U.S. Formally Transmits Quiboloy Extradition Request to Philippine Justice Department
5 First Hawaiian Agrees to Buy California's TriCo Bancshares in All-Stock Deal Worth About $2 Billion