Balita: The Story of Philippine Journalism 1811-2019 by Jose Victor TorresBalita: The Story of Philippine Journalism (18112019) invites us to embark on a journey into the history of how newspapers became part of the Philippine social life. The book ushers us to look back on the past and to realize that the history of Philippine journalism is not just a listing of newspapersbut the story of how Filipino journalists created the intellectual history of our nation and eventually became the reporter of the events of our history,