The Manila Times’ roadside markers since 1898

THE Manila Times, the oldest existing English-language newspaper in the Philippines, is celebrating its 121st anniversary. Over the years, the newspaper has been open to adaptation as it believes innovation can thrive in this age of transformation.

Oct. 11, 1898. The Manila Times was founded after news that the Treaty of Paris — the transfer of sovereignty over the Spanish empire to the United States from Spain — would be penned.