STAR’s journey to 30

1986 The Philippine STAR is founded with the motto, “Truth Shall Prevail”

1987 The STAR launches STARweek

1988 The Philippine STAR’s Sunday issue debuts 1989 The Philippine STAR launches the first-ever, warmly-received Star Trivia

1990 STAR columnist Teddy Benigno is CMMA’s “Best Opinion Writer”

1991 The Philippine STAR’s Max Soliven is named Rotary Club’s “Columnist of the Year”

1992 STAR columnist Teddy Benigno wins “Print Journalist of the Year”

1993 Magazine-size Comics section is introduced in STAR’s Sunday issue.

1994 The STAR becomes “The only paper you read from cover to cover!”

1995 The Philippine STAR blazes the trail in full-color printing

1996 Young Star, The Philippine STAR’s Lifestyle section on Friday, is born and succeeds

1997 PhilSTAR goes to cyberspace via Star-i, the precursor of philstar.com

1998 Miguel Belmonte becomes president and CEO of The Philippine STAR

1999 The Philippine STAR pioneers televoting with Hotline 2000

2000 The STAR becomes the country’s first to use computer-to-plate systems.

2001 The Philippine STAR dominates the Henry Ford Awards for motoring journalism

2002 STAR’s Operation Damayan mounts its first-ever Adopt-a-School project

2003 The STAR partners with Jollibee and pioneers breakfast tie-ups

2004 The Philippine STAR adds to its list the multi-awarded, Cebu-based The Freeman

2005 The Philippine STAR is Rotary Club of Manila’s “Newspaper of the Year”

2006 The STAR is awarded Agora Awards’ “Marketing Company of the Year”

2007 The STAR becomes market leader in print advertising

2008 The Philippine STAR becomes readership leader in Metro Manila, according to Nielsen

2009 The STAR, together with ABS-CBN launches Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo

2010 The STAR and DZRJ launch Philippines’ first all-English AM radio station

2011 The Philippine STAR debuts on iPad and Android via Press Reader

2012 The Philippine STAR is Rotary Club of Manila’s “Newspaper of the Year”; launches new mobile app, digital edition

2013 The STAR pioneers augmented reality app for newspapers; named “Newspaper of the Year” for the second year in a row

2014 The STAR is acquired by Pangilinan-controlled MediaQuest Holdings, Inc.; hailed as one of Manila’s top business taxpayers

2015 The STAR ventures into television with PhilSTAR TV; reaches out to millennials via Gist.ph The STAR acquires BusinessWorld