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Philstar
Philippine mainstream, pro-business, center-right establishment
Philstar is a major Philippine news outlet. Businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan's group owns most of it, and the Belmonte family manages it. Its orientation is mainstream, business-friendly and establishment. Its recent Trump coverage is mostly straight news on tariffs, the South China Sea, and Trump's planned November ASEAN visit to Manila, with little overt advocacy for or against the administration.
Owned byRun by Philstar Global Corp. and PhilStar Daily, Inc. Businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan holds a controlling stake through Hastings Holdings, which is tied to MediaQuest and the PLDT/Metro Pacific group. The Belmonte family keeps a minority stake and runs the paper day to day. Reported splits vary by source and by restructuring. One account puts the Pangilinan-linked share at 51% of the print company. Another puts it at 65% of Philstar Global, with PhilStar Daily at 20% and a Belmonte vehicle at 15%.
LeaningPhilippine mainstream, pro-business, center-right establishment
On the administrationmostly neutral
4average bias score across 2 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun