About Us

Philstar.com is one of the country's leading and most recognized digital brands in journalism. It is a top destination for a broad range of content, be it social, political, business, sports, entertainment or lifestyle news.

The newsroom’s award-winning multimedia journalism is known for its credible breaking news and contextual real-time coverage, in-depth explanatory reports and engaging storytelling that aim to help our audience make well-informed decisions and understand events and the world around them.

Philstar Global Corp., which owns and operates Philstar.com, is the digital company under the STAR Group of Publications, whose flagship print publication is The Philippine STAR, a leading national broadsheet.

In August 2000, Philstar Global Corp. launched with Philstar.com. Starting out as the online edition of The Philippine STAR, Philstar.com has developed its own editorial team and content. It became one of the country’s biggest digital news outlets.

Alongside its own digital journalism, Philstar.com hosts content from:

In March 2018, Philstar Global Corp. acquired Interaksyon, a former news website of television network TV5. It now produces features and analyses on social issues and current events from the perspective of social media.

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