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Prage Management Corporation
Company typePrivate
IndustryMass media
Founded2018
FounderRey Marfil
Gil Cabacungan, Jr.
Headquarters3/F Karrivin Plaza Bldg., 2316 Chino Roces Avenue Extension, Makati, Philippines
BrandsAbante
Politiko
Bilyonaryo
Abogado
NewsKo
Fastbreak
Celebrity Radar
ServicesPublishing, Broadcasting, Digital media, Content creation
Websitepragemanagement.com

Prage Management Corporation is a Philippines-based mass media outlet. Founded in 2018, the company owns the tabloid newspaper Abante, and multiple digital news websites including Politiko, Bilyonaryo and Abogado.[1]

History

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Prior to the formation of Prage, Politiko was launched in 2014.

Prage was founded in 2018 as a start-up led by seasoned journalists, former Presidential Communications Operations Office Undersecretary Rey Marfil, former Philippine Daily Inquirer senior reporter, Gil Cabacungan, Jr., and a group of investors.

Assets

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Politiko

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Politiko, under its website Politics.com.ph, is a joint co-ownership of Prage and MCD Multimedia Corporation. The website focuses on politics-related news and current events.[2]

Abante

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Abante and its sister publication Abante Tonite are tabloid newspapers published daily. Prage acquired the tabloid newspapers from Monica Publishing Corporation of the Macasaet family in October 2017.[3]

Bilyonaryo

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Bilyonaryo is a finance news website established in 2015, with a focus on highlighting Filipino billionaires/tycoons and their presence in the business sector. The site later ventured into television production (Usapang Bilyonaryo), and later launched its own namesake channel (Bilyonaryo News Channel).[4][5]

Other assets

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In addition, Prage also operates multimedia brands like Abogado (law and legal issues), NewsKo (periodical news), Fastbreak (sports), and Celebrity Radar (entertainment).

Media ventures and partnerships

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Prage made its first digital venture in the late 2010s with Abante's own online broadcast content, which was later refreshed in 2022 as Abante TeleTabloid. Abante later made its radio presence in 2024 thru Abante Radyo.[6]

In August 2024, Prage took over the operations of DWSS's sister station Mellow 94.7.

List of properties

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Print/newspaper

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Brand Format
Abante Tabloid newspaper
Abante Tonite

Online/digital media

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Brand Format
Abogado Law and legal news
Bilyonaryo Business and finance
Celebrity Radar Entertainment
Fastbreak Sports
NewsKo Periodical news
Politiko Political news and current events
TNT (Tunay na Tabloidista) Tabloid-formatted news

Television

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Brand Type Availability
Abante TeleTebloid News channel Cable, digital/streaming
Bilyonaryo News Channel Free-to-air (digital-only), cable, digital/streaming

Radio

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Branding Callsign Frequency Location Notes
Abante Radyo DWSS-AM 1494 KHz Metro Manila Frequency owned by Supreme Broadcasting System
Mellow 94.7 BFM DWLL 94.7 MHz Metro Manila Frequency owned by FBS Radio Network

References

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  1. ^ "Prage Management Corporation". Media Ownership Monitor. VERA Files. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Top media Sites in the Philippines". politics.com.ph. May 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Prage Management Services bagong may-ari ng Abante". Abante TNT. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  4. ^ de Leon, Richard (December 18, 2022). "'I now have a new home on TV!' Ces Drilon, pumirma ng kontrata sa CNN Philippines". Balita (in Filipino). Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Severo, Jan Milo (August 26, 2024). "Veteran business broadcasters join Korina Sanchez in Bilyonaryo News Channel". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Villanueva, Angelica (October 9, 2022). "Abante Teletabloid pilots newscast, public service programs". Manila Standard. Retrieved October 10, 2022.