Alejandro Roces Sr.
Father of Modern Philippine Journalism
(1876 - 1943)
The first Filipino publisher to take newspaper publishing seriously was Alejandro Roces Sr. In 1917, he demonstrated his foresight by granting access to his newspapers to foreign news organizations. The Taliba, La Vanguardia, and Tribune became the largest newspapers in the entire archipelago during his leadership, and he modernized the media sector.
Early Life
On April 26, 1876, Alejandro Roces was born in Manila. Don Alejandro Roman Roces and Dona Maria Filomena Gonzales had him as their eldest child. His younger siblings, Rosario Roces, Jesus Cesario Gonzales Roces, Filomena Gonzales Roces, Rafael Filomeno Gonzales Roces, Joaquin Capriano Gonzalez Roces, _ Roces, and Carmen Roces, were placed under his guardianship after their parents passed away unexpectedly. He was the one who assumed control of their family's homes and other assets.
Government Service
He was a member of Quezon City's first City Council and the Chairman of the Board for the People's Homesite and Housing Corporation.
Life as a Journalist
The first Filipino publisher to take newspaper publishing seriously was Alejandro Roces. With his three publications—TALIBA, LA VANGUARDIA, THE TRIBUNE, and THE MANILA TIMES—Alejandro established the first newspaper chain, which grew to become the largest in the entire archipelago.
Alejandro Roces purchased the Spanish-language daily La Vanguardia in 1916. It was formerly known as El Renacimiento, which was edited by Teodoro M. Kalaw but shut down in 1923 after an American named Dean Worcester was sued for libel.
In 1925, Roces established the English Tribune, which Carlos P. Romulo had previously edited. He started Ang Taliba as well. With Ang Taliba for Tagalog readers, La Vanguardia for Spanish-language readers, and the English Tribune for those who subscribed to the English version, these three newspapers—also referred to as T-V-T—served a wide range of readers at the time.
In 1917, he demonstrated his foresight by granting access to his newspapers to foreign news organizations.
Personal Life
He married Antonia Padul Pardo in 1897, and the two of them have ten children: Rafael Pardo Roces, Alejandro Pardo Roces, Isabel Pardo Roces, Marcos "Taling" Pardo Roces, Filomena Pardo Roces, Mercedes Pardo Roces, Chino Roces, and Antonia Pardo Roces.
Death
He died on July 8, 1943, at the age of 67 in Manila.
In Philippine print media, his family name became associated with a tradition that perpetuated his impact.
Sources:
https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Roces,_Sr.
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/MB3L-B4G/alejandro-gonzales-roces-sr.-1876-1943
https://rocesfamily.com/sm2002/rocesphils/introduction.htm
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