"History of the Philippine press and its problems: the first daily — A century of dictatorship — Contents of the first newspapers — The American occupation — The founding of the "Times" — The Japanese laws — Return to freedom — The present situation — The Philippine press has been largely influenced by the American press — Is this influence positive? Is it negative?" (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1288, topic code 110.1)