Mabuhay (transl. Welcome), also known as Mabuhay Magazine, is a monthly publication that serves as the inflight magazine of Philippine Airlines. Since July 2016 the magazine has been published by London-based Ink Global.
 The cover of the December 2019 issue, promoting the 2019 Southeast Asian Games | |
| Editor | James P. Ong |
|---|---|
| Categories | Inflight magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Bong Dy-Liacco |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Company | Ink Global |
| Country | Philippines |
| Based in | Manila |
| Language | English |
| Website | mabuhay |
| ISSN | 0217-6998 |
History
editMabuhay was first published by Philippine Airlines in 1963.[1]
In 1988, publication of the magazine passed to Eastgate Publishing Corporation,[2] owned by Max Soliven, publisher of The Philippine Star, assuming the contract from Singaporean publishing house MPH Magazines. Eastgate had come to publish the magazine after Soliven was asked to bid for it by PAL president Dante Santos.[3] In 2006, Soliven, writing in the Star, contemplated publishing Mabuhay as a general travel magazine that would also be available in newstands,[3] which led to Eastgate releasing a new magazine, Mango, three years later. Mango was discontinued in 2011 due to lack of readership and sales. [4] Eastgate continued to publish the magazine until Philippine Airlines decided not to renew their services leading to Ink Global in Singapore winning the contract to publish it in 2016.[5]
Publication of Mabuhay had been suspended owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The first issue to be released since the pandemic began was released in November 2020, and on November 16, 2020, the magazine announced the launch of its official website.[6]
Reception
editMabuhay has been favorably received. In 2012, under Eastgate's management, tour guide and cultural activist Carlos Celdran remarked that he loved the magazine,[7] while businessman Andrew Marasigan, writing in the Manila Bulletin, noted that since Ink began publishing Mabuhay in 2016 there have been positive improvements in its format and content.[8]
The magazine has won several awards, both local and international,[9] and both for its travel photography and its journalism.[10][11] In 2020, the magazine was nominated for an award by the Society of Publishers Asia for excellence in magazine design.[12] However, it is not immune to criticism: in 2012 it was criticized for using transphobic language in its reporting of Jenna Talackova's entry in that year's Miss Universe Canada pageant — an act for which it later apologized and corrected in its digital edition.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Our website". Mabuhay. Ink Global. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ Orosa, Rosalinda L. (April 6, 2014). "Here's the best of the Philippines". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Choosing the wrong 'generals' can lose GMA the 'war'". The Philippine Star. January 8, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ "'Mango' magazine offers more than travel". The Philippine Star. November 13, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ a b Marquez, Francine M. (April 15, 2020). "'Mabuhay' finds the blue sky". Daily Tribune. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ @mabuhaymagazineofficial (November 16, 2020). "It took us some time, but Mabuhay is finally online! #Sorrynotsorry" – via Instagram.
- ^ Jarque, Edu (September 23, 2012). "Carlos Celdran walks - and travels - his way". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ Marasigan, Andrew J. (August 22, 2016). "Philippine Airlines' 5-star aspiration". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ "'Mabuhay' presents the Philippines' pride". The Philippine Star. June 13, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "PAL's 'Mabuhay' wins 18th award". The Philippine Star. April 8, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ "Mabuhay magazine wins prestigious journalism prize in Hong Kong". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 25, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ Layug, Margaret Claire (June 29, 2020). "GMA News Online earns 4 finalist spots in 2020 SOPA Awards". GMA News and Public Affairs. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ Mendoza, John Ryan (July 7, 2012). "Mabuhay apology". Outrage Magazine. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
