Chinese Commercial News
The Chinese Commercial News was established in October 1919 as a monthly newsletter of the Manila Chinese Chamber of Commerce under editor Yu Yi Tung (于以同), before becoming a daily newspaper in April 1922. The daily broadsheet, headquartered at 227 Dasmarinas Street in Manila’s Binondo district, publishes in multiple languages including Chinese, English, Hokkien (閩南語), Standard Mandarin (現代標準漢語), and Filipino. During World War II, publisher Yu Yi Tung refused Japanese demands to use the paper as a propaganda organ and paid with his life, leading to closure and confiscation until the paper resumed publication on April 15, 1945. The newspaper was again closed during martial law from September 21, 1972, until resuming on June 12, 1986, after the People Power Revolution. The newspaper maintains an online presence through shangbao.com.ph and a WeChat account.
