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He is also known to have printed at Binondo, Manila, between 1623 and 1627, as the early printing press was being transported to several places to bring the art of printing. In 1637 he published and printed what is thought to be the first newspaper in the Philippines, the 14-page Sucesos Felices , that reported mainly on Spanish military victories.
Manuel Antonio Rodriguez Sr. (January 1, 1912 [2] – May 6, 2017), [3] also known by his nickname Mang Maning, was a Filipino printmaker.He was one of the pioneers of printmaking in the Philippines and was dubbed as the "Father of Philippine Printmaking".
He made a notable impact on the Philippines upon his arrival in 1595, [2] coinciding with the era of Spanish colonial influence in the archipelago. Drawing upon his printing expertise acquired in Europe, he initiated the establishment of the first printing press in the Philippines, a venture with profound implications for the cultural milieu of the region.
Inquirer Holdings Incorporated (also known as the Inquirer Group of Companies) is a mass media conglomerate based in Makati, Philippines with the Philippine Daily Inquirer as its flagship brand. The company is majority-owned by Pinnacle Printers Corporation, the holding investment arm of the Rufino-Prieto matriarch.
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Printing press from 1811, photographed in Munich, Germany. A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring an image. The systems involved were first assembled in Germany by the goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg in the mid-15th century. [101]
Printmaking has diversified to include woodblock printing and other forms. [251] Photography began during the 1840s, and photos were used during the colonial era as media for news, tourism, anthropology and other documentation, and as colonial propaganda. [252] After independence, photography became popular for personal and commercial use. [253]
Diario de Manila was a Spanish language newspaper published in the Philippines, founded on October 11, 1848, and closed down by official decree on February 19, 1898, after the colonial authorities discovered that its installations were being used to print revolutionary material.