Diariong Tagalog

Diariong Tagalog (lit. Tagalog Newspaper) was a patriotic newspaper in Tagalog and Spanish published during the Spanish occupation of the Philippines. It was founded by Marcelo H. del Pilar, Basilio Teodoro Morán, and Pascual H. Poblete in 1882, while Francisco Calvo y Múñoz funded the printing of the newspaper.^[1] Diariong Tagalog was the first newspaper to publish articles urging government reform and denouncing the abuse of the Spanish friars. The newspaper lasted for 5 months since its first issue appeared on July 1 of the same year.^[2]

An excerpt from the newspaper

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Marcelo hidel pilar

Marcelo hilario del Pilar gatmaitan

(August 30 1850-july 4,1896) Commonly known as Marcelo H.del Pilar and also know by him now de plume ,plaridel was a Filipino writer,lawyer,journalist and freemason del Pilar along with jose rizal and Graciana lopez jaena, became know as the leaders of the Reform movement in Spain.