Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. Chairman Basilio C. Yap, in behalf of the men and women behind the Manila Bulletin, renewed the nation’s leading newspaper’s commitment to continue serving as the exponent of Philippine progress, but from this point on, with more vigor to inform, inspire, and empower the nation and the Filipino people, during the Manila Bulletin’s 117th anniversary celebration at the historic landmark Manila Hotel Thursday.
Present at the event at the massive Fiesta Pavilion were former President and Manila Bulletin columnist Fidel V. Ramos, National Security Adviser Secretary Hermogenes Esperon Jr., Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Sen. Win Gatchalian, former Sen. Heherson Alvarez, Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista, former Press Secretaries Francisco Tatad, Chito Villanueva, Ignacio Bunye, Jun Icban, also Manila Bulletin Editor-in-Chief, and Sonny Coloma, and Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar.
Chairman Yap welcomed and addressed the distinguished guests and valuable partners and friends of the Manila Bulletin with a message of inclusivity and its public thrust since 1939: Philippine progress.
“Philippine progress becomes meaningful and significant when it is achieved inclusively, when the benefits of growth are enjoyed by all Filipinos, when no Filipino family is left behind in the country’s forward move toward economic prosperity. Walang iwanan,” Chairman Yap added.
To attest to its rich history and advanced innovation, a showcase of the Manila Bulletin’s front pages through the years were on display at the Fiesta Pavilion.
From its days as a shipping newspaper in 1900 to the multi-level and interactive newspaper that it is today, the Manila Bulletin’s veritable mission to inform, inspire, and empower burns brightly and shines on its path onwards 100 more years of service to the nation. (Jacky Lynne A. Oiga)
