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Raul Locsin
Journalist

Raul Locsin

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Founding the Philippine business newspapers Business Day and BusinessWorld.

Business Day · Ramon Magsaysay Award

Born
1932
Birthplace
Silay
Died
24 May 2003

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Raul Locsin

Raul Locsin was a Filipino editor and publisher who built newspapers devoted to explaining business and the economy.

Early life

Family newsroom

Grew up in Silay, where his father published a newspaper and his mother wrote for it.

Career

  1. 1963

    Reporting

    Joined the Manila Chronicle after working in sales.

  2. 1967

    Business Day

    Founded the daily business newspaper.

  3. 1987

    BusinessWorld

    Established a successor after Business Day closed.

Selected work

Business Day

A specialist newspaper for business and economics.

Ramon Magsaysay Award

Recognised for his journalism and publishing.

Beyond work

Earlier interests

Studied liberal arts at Ateneo de Manila and learned to fly aircraft.

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