PDI's first day issue circa December 9, 1985.
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner	Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more
Editor	Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc
Founded	1985
Political allegiance	Independent
Headquarters	Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Website: http://www.inquirer.net

The Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is the most widely read broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, with a daily circulation of 260,000 copies. The City of Makati, or simply Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP It is one of the Philippines' newspapers of record. A newspaper of record is a colloquialism that generally refers to a Newspaper that meets at least one of two criteria high standards of Journalism, the It is a member of the Asia News Network. The Asia News Network (ANN is a network of Asian daily newspapers that share editorial content with each other including news stories feature articles editorials and personality

History

The Philippine Daily Inquirer was founded on December 9, 1985 by Eugenia Apostol, during the last days of the regime of the Philippine dictator, Ferdinand Marcos, becoming one of the first private newspapers to be established under the Marcos regime. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) As the successor to the previous Mr. and Mrs. Special Edition and the weekly Philippine Inquirer, it was founded on a budget of one million pesos and enjoyed a daily circulation of 30,000 in its early days. The newspaper was also instrumental then in documenting the campaign of Corazon Aquino during the 1986 presidential elections and in turn the EDSA Revolution. María Corazón Cojuangco-Aquino (born María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco on January 25, 1933) widely known as Cory Aquino, was the 11th The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Snap elections were held on February 7, 1986 in the Philippines.

In 1990, the Inquirer took the lead from the Manila Bulletin to become the Philippines' largest newspaper in terms of circulation. The Manila Bulletin ( (also known as the Bulletin and was previously known as Bulletin Today) is the Philippines It appointed its current editor-in-chief, Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc, on June 14, 1991. A publication's editor in chief is its Primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. After transferring headquarters four times, the Inquirer moved to its current headquarters in Makati City in 1995. The City of Makati, or simply

During the administration of president Joseph Estrada, the president criticized the Inquirer for "bias, malice and fabrication" against him — a charge The Inquirer denied. Jose Marcelo Ejercito (born on April 19, 1937) better known as Joseph Ejercito Estrada, or Erap, is a Film actor in the Philippines In 1999, several government organizations, pro-Estrada businesses, and movie producers simultaneously pulled their advertisements from the Inquirer. The presidential palace was widely implicated in the advertising boycott. Malacañan Palace, colloquially the Malacañang Palace, is the Official residence of the President of the Philippines.

Inquirer, most-read English language newspaper in the Philippines

On July 23, 2007, THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER (parent company of INQUIRER. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. net) is the English daily newspaper of choice for almost half or 46 percent of those who read English daily newspapers in the Greater Manila area (according to a recent survey conducted by Synovate, the market research arm of Aegis Group Plc. , a marketing services firm based in London). Synovate's first Media Atlas survey found that of the more than 1. 34 million Filipinos who read English newspapers and belong to the ABCD classes in Greater Manila, 46 percent read the Inquirer, 44 percent the Manila Bulletin, and 36 percent the Philippine Star. The Inquirer had an estimated readership of over 614,000 from the ABCD classes. The Manila Bulletin came in second with about 586,000 ABCD readers, while the Philippine Star placed third with over 488,000 ABCD readers. Synovate used mixed survey methodologies for the Media Atlas. CATI or computer-assisted telephone interviews, as well as face-to-face interviews were conducted among respondents from the upper and lower classes, respectively. The survey, conducted from July 2006 to June 2007, covered a total of 2,538 respondents aged 15 to 64. They were asked about their media consumption, ownership of a range of products, lifestyle, values and attitudes. The survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Last month, Nielsen Media Research also released nationwide survey results that showed the Inquirer as the most read broadsheet in the country, with an estimated 1. 47 million readers. Manila Bulletin came in second with around 1. 27 million readers, while the Philippine Star came in third with an estimated 1. 15 million readers. ^[1]

Nielsen Media Research survey (first quarter, 2007) said that Sunday Inquirer Magazine is the number one weekend supplement nationwide. With an estimated 553,000 readers, SIM was the choice of 50 percent of the respondents according to the Nielsen study. SIM edged out Panorama, which had an estimated 531,000 readers (48 percent) and Starweek, which had 202,000 readers (18 percent). Now on its 21st year, SIM was launched in March 1986. It became a broadsheet on February 2002 and was recently reformatted as a full-color glossy magazine in October 2006. The survey covered 2,550 respondents aged 10 years and older across all socio-economic classes in 22 cities in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. It used multi-stage random sampling and had a margin of error of plus-minus 2 percentage points. ^[2]

On December 22, 2007, survey results by Nielsen Media Research "Nielsen Media Index Study (Enhanced Wave 2)," covering the whole year of 2007, showed that the Philippine Daily Inquirer (parent company of INQUIRER. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. net) was the choice of 53% "of those who said they had read a broadsheet" with 1. 3 million readers. Manila Bulletin came second with 47 % (1. The Manila Bulletin ( (also known as the Bulletin and was previously known as Bulletin Today) is the Philippines 17 million readers), while the Philippine Star was third with 42% (1. The Philippine Star is a daily broadsheet circulated nationwide in the Philippines. 05 million readers). Nielsen survey also showed that the Sunday Inquirer Magazine, led in its category, with 39% readership, Panorama came in second with 35%, while Starweek was third with 12%. Statistical surveys are used to collect quantitative information about items in a population In its most general sense a panorama is any wide view of a physical space ^[3]

Filipino of the Year

The Inquirer annually names a Filipino of the Year, honoring a living Filipino who has made the most positive impact on the life of the nation. ^[4]

• 1991 - Raymundo Punongbayan
• 1992 - Haydee Yorac
• 1993 -
• 1994 - Overseas Filipino Workers
• 1995 -
• 1996 -
• 1997 -
• 1998 -
• 1999 -
• 2000 - Hilario Davide, Jr.
• 2001 - Supreme Court of the Philippines
• 2002 - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
• 2003 - Manny Pacquiao
• 2004 - Fernando Poe, Jr.
• 2005 - The Filipino Athlete
• 2006 - Antonio Meloto, Gawad Kalinga founder
• 2007 - Ed Panlilio

References

See also

• Inquirer Compact
• Inquirer Libre

External links

• Philippine Daily Inquirer – Corporate website
• INQUIRER.net - Philippines News and Entertainment Portal