Displeased by Inquirer’s critical coverage of his administration, President Joseph Estrada instigated an advertising boycott against the paper, which was heeded by several government and privately-owned corporations including the Philippine National Bank, Social Security System, Land Bank of the Philippines, and private companies like PLDT and Smart.
Inapuyan niya ng isang advertising boycott ang pahayagan, na sinunod ng ilang mga korporasyon ng gobyerno at pribadong sektor kabilang ang <Philippine National Bank, Social Security System, Land Bank of the Philippines, at pribadong kumpanya tulad ng PLDT atSmart.>opinion.inquirer.net/86960/truncated-memory