Dante Ang


Dante "Klink" Ang II is a Filipino journalist, the Chairman Emeritus and owner of The Manila Times.
From 1993 until 2003, Ang worked as a publicist for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. In December 2005, he was appointed chair of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, staying in the post until 30 June 2010.
In 2001, Ang bought The Manila Times from its previous owner, Mark Jimenez. He was appointed as Chairman Emeritus of the newspaper by President Rodrigo Duterte. On 3 May 2017, he was named special envoy for international public relations.
In April 2019, he published an article which claimed there were plans to oust Duterte, accusing several media and legal groups of destabilization attempts. He was accused by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism of being "wrong on many counts" with his claims.