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The
Philippine Star was founded by Betty Go-Belmonte together with
Max Soliven, Art Borjal and Antonio Roces. The paper was came out on the
streets on July 28, 1986, however it had its blessing and launching on the
26th of July 1986. Narrating about the origin of the publication's name
Star founder Betty Go-Belmonte, told its story in an article entitled "The
birth of Star" dated July 28, 1986. According to her write-up, "Max
liked the format of "USA Today" and so did Tony, Art and I. As
for the name they all like "STAR," but I liked "Philippines
Today." So, the newspaper was called, The Philippine Star, and the
company, 'Philippines Today, Inc.'" |
