Sun.Star is a major English-language

English language

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 newspaper

Newspaper

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 in the Philippines

Philippines

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. The newspaper is based in Cebu City

Cebu City

The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...

 and is the only major national Philippine newspaper outside Metro Manila

Metro Manila

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.

Although the newspaper's main office is in Cebu City, Sun.Star also has various editions for different cities of the Philippines, each with content relevant to the area where the editions are published. Aside from the Metro Cebu

Metro Cebu

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 edition, Sun.Star has editions for 11 other cities and areas.

• City editions are published in Bacolod City
  Bacolod City
  The City of Bacolod , is a highly urbanized midsize Philippine city. It is the capital of the Negros Occidental province. Having a total of 499,497 inhabitants as of August 1, 2007, it is the most populous city in the Western Visayas Region. It is currently ranked as the 17th most populous city in...
  
  , Baguio City
  Baguio City
  The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway...
  
  , Cagayan de Oro City
  Cagayan de Oro City
  Cagayan de Oro; , officially the City of Cagayan de Oro, is the provincial capital city of the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines...
  
  , Davao City
  Davao City
  The City of Davao is the largest city in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Its international airport and seaports are among the busiest cargo hubs in the Philippines....
  
  , Dumaguete City
  Dumaguete City
  The City of Dumaguete is a city in the Philippine province of Negros Oriental. It is the capital, principal seaport, and largest city of the province. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 133,470 people. A person from Dumaguete is called a "Dumagueteño"...
  
  , General Santos City
  General Santos City
  The City of General Santos is the southernmost port city of the Philippines. Being a highly urbanized first class city, GenSan is one of the most populous urban centers in the country with a population of 679,588 as per census data of 2010...
  
  , Iloilo City
  Iloilo City
  The City of Iloilo is a highly urbanized city in the Philippines and the capital city of Iloilo province. It is the regional center of the Western Visayas, as well as the center of the Iloilo-Guimaras Metropolitan Area...
  
   and Zamboanga City
  Zamboanga City
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• Provincial editions are published for residents of Pampanga
  Pampanga
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   and Pangasinan
  Pangasinan
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   provinces.

However, city editions may also carry content relevant to the provinces where they are located.

• Regional editions are published for residents in Metro Cebu and Metro Manila. The Metro Cebu edition also carries content relevant to the province of Cebu
  Cebu
  Cebu is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands...
  
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All editions also carry national content, usually the same across all newspaper editions.

The Sun.Star is published as a tabloid newspaper in Bacolod, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Dumaguete, Metro Cebu and Pampanga. It is an exclusively online newspaper for residents of Dumaguete, General Santos, Metro Manila, Pangasinan and Zamboanga City.

Publication frequency

The Sun.Star is published (or updated, for online editions) on various levels of frequency, depending on the locality. It may be released on the following schedules:

• Daily for residents of Bacolod City, Baguio City, Cagayan de Oro City, Davao City, Iloilo City, Metro Cebu, Metro Manila, Pampanga, Pangasinan and Zamboanga City
• On weekdays for residents of General Santos City
• Twice weekly for residents of Dumaguete City