Philippines Free Press

{{Short description|English-language weekly magazine published in the Philippines}}

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The Philippines Free Press was a weekly English language news magazine which was founded in 1908, which makes it the Philippines' oldest weekly English language periodical no longer in print.{{Cite news |url=https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/56574/a-cartoon-history-of-the-republic |title=A Cartoon History of the Republic: A look back at the classic editorial cartoons of Philippines Free Press illustrator Esmeraldo Z. Izon |website=Spot.Ph |language=en |access-date=December 3, 2018}}{{Cite web |url=https://martiallawmuseum.ph/magaral/breaking-the-news-silencing-the-media-under-martial-law/ |title=Breaking the News: Silencing the Media Under Martial Law |website=Martial Law Museum |language=en-US |access-date=December 3, 2018}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3oE6AAAAMAAJ |title=History of the Philippine press |last1=Taylor |first1=Carson |last2=Santos |first2=Epifanio De los |date=1927 |location=Philippine Islands |language=en}} It is known for being one of the publications that was critical of the administration of Ferdinand Marcos in the years before the declaration of martial law, and for being one of the first publications shuttered once Martial Law was put into effect.{{Cite magazine|last=Escobar|first=Miguel|date=September 25, 2017|title=Look Back At The Philippine Free Press' Marcos-Era Editorial Cartoons|url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/politics/look-back-at-the-philippine-free-press-marcos-era-editorial-cartoons-a00207-20170925-lfrm |magazine=Esquire Philippines}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/edsa/the-ph-protest/ |title=A History of the Philippine Political Protest |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |language=en-US |access-date=December 3, 2018}} One of its short-lived sister publications was Pilipino magazine (subtitled "Ang Babasahin ng Bayan"), which was established in 1965.{{cite journal|url=https://www.google.com.ph/books/edition/Official_Gazette/ty1RAQAAMAAJ|title=Trademarks Published for Opposition|journal=Official Gazette|volume=66|date=August 31, 1969|page=8269|access-date=January 14, 2025|publisher=Bureau of Public Printing|quote=Philippines Free Press, Inc., of Makati, Rizal, a corporation of the Philippines.}}

The Philippines Free Press has been revived after Marcos was ousted. The magazine was known for featuring the outstanding legislators every year. Only Jose W. Diokno has held the title for four consecutive years, which is the most in the magazine's award giving history. It published its final issue in 2011.

Juan dela Cruz, the male national personification of the Philippines and counterpart to Maria dela Cruz, first appeared in this magazine in 1946.