This paper narrates the importance of newspapers in the Philippines and focuses on the fact that much of the war efforts in the liberation of the Philippines was shared in large part by Manila news sheets. The paper gives information about the history of newspaper in the Philippines, starting with the first printing press that was established during the early Spanish occupation and going into detail about how newspapers were used by resistance fighters to spread information secretly during the Japanese occupation. The paper has a comparative study of post-war and pre-war journalism and states that post-war journalism is more colorful and personalized compared to pre-war journalism. A list of the newspapers that have existed within the Philippines is also given as well as the problems of post-war journalism in Manila. In conclusion, the paper states that the press of Manila is not entirely free and has plenty of opportunities for improvement.