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The Philippine International Literary Festival happens this month and onward Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa describes literature as “the most agreeable way of ignoring life.” Simply put, it’s the best kind of distraction. If so, then literature could easily be considered an “essential...

The mission: To reclaim our narrative To mark its 12 th year, the Philippine International Literary Festival goes global with the theme “Reclaiming our Narrative: 500 years of Filipino Storytelling.” The National Book Development Board (NBDB) pushes to celebrate its annual gathering of readers,...