The Balita Tabloid, once owned by Marcos Crony Hanz Menzi, continued to operate after the EDSA Revolt. Researchers will find it of interest to compare or observe the content of the tabloids before and after the ouster of Marcos. One article in this issue notes criticisms of the opposition slate created for the 1987 Legislative elections, which include future 1987 senators Juan Ponce Enrile and Joseph Estrada. Another article also appears to promotes claims of the Marcoses sourcing billions of wealth in gold – focusing on the alleged Yamashita Treasure.
Balita News Tabloid. Vol 9. No. 14. 17 March 1987.
Retrieved from the online library of the Bantayog Foundation, this copy of the Balita News Tabloid, then owned by Marcos Crony Hanz Menzi, offers perspective on the selection and positioning of media news connected with the Administration. The issue features an article titled “Canadian priest is Harassed by gov’t” referring to the harassment of the clergy in Mindanao – including Canadian Father Pat Kelly and German Nationals arrested with Karl Gaspar. Another article later in the paper also speculates on whether Former Senator Benigno Aquino would be returning in time for the 1984 Parliamentary elections.
Balita News Tabloid. Vol. 5. No. 18. 2 June 1983.
