Eugenia Apostol - Philippine Inquirer (weekly)

Philippine Inquirer (weekly)

IN February 1985, the trial of the military personnel accused in the Aquino murder commenced, conducted by the Sandiganbayan, a special court for officers of the state. Apostol launched the Philippine Inquirer, a tabloid-size weekly, on February 4, 1985 with herself as publisher and editor-in-chief and a staff of only two writers - JP Fenix and Candy Quimpo (now Candy Gourlay).

Initially focused on the trial, it slowly acquired all the elements of a regular paper. Its final issue came out on December 2, 1985 after the Sandiganbayan handed down its controversial decision acquitting the accused.