Bookworms, rejoice! After three years, Fully Booked has finally made it back to the longest-running and largest book fair in the Philippines—Manila International Book Fair (MIBF). This 2023, Fully Booked is excited to welcome readers to Fully Booked’s vibrant literary haven to provide an...
National Boo Store President Adrian Ramos welcomes everyone to their stores this back to school season For most of us, if not everyone, balik-eskwela or back to school is synonymous with the National Book Store (NBS). This school supplies, stationery, and books retail store is the go-to place for...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo announced the "Night Owl: A Nationbuilder's Manual" book will soon be released in Ilokano, Bisaya, and Hiligaynon translated versions. Photo credit to Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo/ Manila...
DAVAO CITY – Apart from preaching the gospel, a Korean missionary couple is on parallel mission to promote the love of reading books especially among school children not just in this city but also in other parts of Mindanao as well. A STAFF of the Kangaroo Book Club repairs used books inside its...
The Philippines will be Guest of Honour of the 77th Frankfurter Buchmesse on Oct. 15 to 19, 2025. Today, the book fair’s Director, Juergen Boos, and the officials of the Philippines’ National Book Development Board (NBDB) signed the official Guest of Honour contract at a ceremony in Davao,...
DAVAO CITY – The National Book Development Board (NBDB)-Philippines announced during the three-day Philippine Book Festival here that the country will be a guest of honor in the 77th Frankfurter Buchmesse from October 15 to 19, 2025. Frankfurt Book Fair director Juergen Boos and representatives...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte lauded the final leg of the inaugural Philippine Book Festival at SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang here on Friday, August 18. “We are fortunate to host this event in our beloved city in time for the (38th) Kadayawan Festival,” Duterte said as she...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda said the Philippines’ participation as the Guest of Honor (GOH) at the Frankfurter Buchmesse (FBM) 2025, the largest book fair in the world, would promote the country’s publishing industry in the global arena and would prove to be a great venue to...
This month, we have three novels that wonderfully expand the possibilities of sci-fi and fantasy novels. We also have three crime novels that offer poignant social commentary. Bang Bang Bodhisattva by Aubrey Wood The first 20 pages of this novel is a fast-paced, dizzying blend of the sci-fi...
Coming off its well-attended run in Manila from June 2 to 4, the National Book Development Board’s (NBDB) Philippine Book Festival (PBF) is back—this time in Davao, where it’s part of the 38th Kadayawan Festival. The latest edition of the all Filipino book experience will be held at the SMX...
DAVAO CITY – The National Book Development Board (NBDB) targets more than 40,000 readers and visitors from the Davao region and other parts of Mindanao in the three-day Philippine Book Festival at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang here from August 18 to 20. Speaking at the media conference...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday, June 10, graced the book launching of Jose A. Lim III's book, “Rainbows of the Deep,” which was based on his experience being lost at sea in 2018. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the book launching of Jose A. Lim III's “Rainbows of the Deep” in...
