Five Negrense bookmakers won the 2023 Gold Quill Award bestowed by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) based in Chicago, USA. In collaboration with Impress Quality Printing Philippines Inc. and Media Wise Communications Inc., their winning entry was the pioneering coffee...
The first pocketbook edition of Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere translated into Portuguese has been launched by the Philippine Embassy in Lisbon. Philippine Ambassador to Portugal Celia Anna Feria, in her remark during the launching, said the importance of translating Rizal's famous novel is a...
It's a rare thing now, seeing people read—even more so reading with actual physical books. Because of this, we are very excited about this latest announcement by the National Book Development Board (NBDB). The NBDB, best known for the Book Nook, is a program where the agency sets up reading and...
Former vice president and Angat Buhay chairperson Leni Robredo has a special way of commemorating what would have been an otherwise heartbreaking loss for some:. She launched a coffee table book to look back at the 2022 presidential campaign exactly one year after the May 9 elections and claimed...
Summer is just around the corner and it’s the perfect time to relax, unwind, and indulge in a good book. If you’re looking for some nonfiction self-help and improvement books to add to your summer reading list, look no further than these titles as your companion for beating the heat. 1.From Grit...
A National Book Store branch in One Bonifacio High Street (BHS) has finally come to life, as the company opened its 235th branch located at the second floor of One BHS Mall, in Taguig City. “The truth is, I’ve been wanting to have a presence of the National Book Store in One Bonifacio High...
Two of these novels display how wry humor can be an add-on for great fiction. And there are novels that dare to expand the genre of Crime Fiction and Fantasy, with formidable results. Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes Author Rupert Holmes is best known to baby boomers as the composer of Escape...
Nothing beats the ritual of opening a new book, holding the cover with your palms, and putting your nose in between the crisp pages (which gives off the scent of freshly baked bread). So, even with the convenience and accessibility of reading books on devices or gadgets, there are perks when...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. was beaming with pride as he led the launch of a publication highlighting the cultural and diplomatic exchanges between the Philippines and the Czech Republic on April 17. *President Marcos and Czech Prime Minister Fiala launch 'KAIBIGAN-PRATELE:...
NIGHT OWL More than six years ago, I was fortunate to be part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s “Build, Build, Build,” the most ambitious infrastructure program of the Philippine government. We were able to complete 29,264 kilometers of roads, 5,950 bridges, 11,340 flood mitigation structures,...
How the woman behind Harry Potter went from being a beloved author to a magnet for controversies By Poch Eulalia PS1 Hag Hagrid J.K. Rowling’s story of the “boy who lived” made waves worldwide in 1997, when Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone— or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – An Ilocano writer based in Hawaii launched his book titled “Dagiti Maudi nga Aldaw (The Last Days) ni Ferdinand E. Marcos" at the Tabacalera Auditorium here on Saturday, Feb. 25, coinciding with the 37th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. COVER of...
