Borjal, Soliven, and Beltran later broke away from Apostol and founded the Philippine Star with Belmonte. Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc, who was editing the Sunday Inquirer Magazine, took over as editor-in-chief and held that position until her death on December 24, 2015. In 1989 Nora Bitong, formerly the president and chief executive officer of Jaka Investments Corporation of Sen. Juan Ponce-Enrile, filed a suit before the Securities and Exchange Commission claiming that the money invested by Jaka in Mr. & Ms was used for PDI and was mismanaged by Apostol. SEC dismissed the suit saying Bitong was not a party of interest.
Si Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc, ang noo'y namamatnugot ng Sunday Inquirer Magazine, ang umupong punong patnugot at nanatili sa posisyong ito hanggang namayapa noong Disyembre 24, 2015.Noong Setyembre 1987, dalawang beteranong manager ng pahayagan mula sa broadsheet na Manila Bulletin ang sumapi sa Inquirer: sina Mariano B. Quimson Jr. bilang presidente at Ben M. Pangilinan bilang bise presidente para sa marketing.