Prage

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Prage Management Corporation
Company type Private
Industry Mass media
Founded2018
FounderRey Marfil
Gil Cabacungan, Jr.
Headquarters3/F Karrivin Plaza Bldg., 2316 Chino Roces Avenue Ext., Makati, Philippines
Brands Abante
Politiko
Bilyonaryo
Services Publishing, Broadcasting, Digital media, Content creation
Website pragemanagement.com

Prage Management Corporation is a Philippines-based mass media outlet. Founded in 2018, the company owns the tabloid newspaper Abante , and multiple digital news websites including Politiko , Bilyonaryo and Abogado. [1]

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History

Prior to the formation of Prage, Politiko was launched in 2014.

Prage was founded in 2018 as a start-up led by seasoned journalists, former Presidential Communications Operations Office Undersecretary Rey Marfil, former Philippine Daily Inquirer senior reporter, Gil Cabacungan, Jr., and a group of investors.

Assets

Politiko

Politiko, under its website Politics.com.ph, is a joint co-ownership of Prage and MCD Multimedia Corporation. The website focuses on politics-related news and current events. [2]

Abante

Abante and its sister publication Abante Tonite are tabloid newspapers published daily. Prage acquired the tabloid newspapers from Monica Publishing Corporation of the Macasaet family in October 2017. [3]

Bilyonaryo

Bilyonaryo is a finance news website established in 2015, with a focus on highlighting Filipino billionaires/tycoons and their presence in the business sector. The site later ventured into television production (Usapang Bilyonaryo), and later launched its own namesake channel (Bilyonaryo News Channel). [4] [5]

Other assets

In addition, Prage also operates multimedia brands like Abogado (law and legal issues), NewsKo (periodical news), Fastbreak (sports), and Celebrity Radar (entertainment).

Media ventures and partnerships

Prage made its first digital venture in the late 2010s with Abante's own online broadcast content, which was later refreshed in 2022 as Abante TeleTabloid. Abante later made its radio presence in 2024 thru Abante Radyo. [6]

In August 2024, Prage took over the operations of DWSS's sister station Mellow 94.7.

List of properties

Print/newspaper

BrandFormat
Abante Tabloid newspaper
Abante Tonite
NewsKo

Online/digital media

BrandFormat
AbogadoLaw and legal news
AtletikoSports
BankeroBanking
Bilyonaryo Business and finance
FastbreakSports
MilyonaryoBusiness and finance
Politiko Political news and current events
TNT (Tunay na Tabloidista)Tabloid-formatted news

Television

BrandTypeAvailability
Abante TeleTebloidNews channelCable, satellite, digital/streaming
Bilyonaryo News Channel Free-to-air (digital-only), cable, satellite, digital/streaming

Radio

BrandingCallsignFrequencyLocationNotes
Abante Radyo DWSS-AM 1494 KHz Metro Manila Frequency owned by Supreme Broadcasting System
Mellow 94.7 BFM DWLL 94.7 MHz Metro Manila Frequency owned by FBS Radio Network

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