The Philippine STAR was founded a few months after the EDSA Revolution in 1986, by almost the same group of people who gave birth to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, one of its competitors today.
Ang The Philippine STAR ay itinatag ilang buwan matapos ang EDSA Revolution ngoon 1986, ng parehong grupo ng mga taong nagbigay buhay sa Philippine Daily Inquirer, isa sa mga kakumpitensya nito ngayon.