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BOOKWATCH is the official publication of the National Book Development Board. It is not for sale. All rights reserved. No article or visual material may be reproduced or altered without permission from the authors and artists. NBDB retains the sole printing rights of the journal. However, the journal may be freely copied digitally and shared. Copyright of the commissioned and solicited articles and visuals are owned by the NBDB until publication, whereupon copyright reverts back to the authors and artists. For inquiries please call 570-6198 or 697-1804.

EDITORIAL TEAM

Editor Paolo ChikiamCo

Art Director katherine BerCasio

Managing Editors Camille martinez

DeBorah nieto

Jemuel t. BernalDez is working as a Senior Video Game Artist at The Studio of Secret 6 inc. by day and an illustrator + comic artist by night. He is also currently a member of Studio Salimbal. He enjoys black coffee too much and claims that tuna are “chickens of the sea.” Check out some of his works and emotional baggage at yosilog.tumblr.com.

JP PalaBon is an illustrator and comics artist. He is most known for his black comedy and satire comics “Puso Negro: Teaching Good Values Through Bad Conducts,” but he has also contributed to anthologies like Piko and Abangan. He uses many different illustration styles but mostly does digital illustrations. He spends most of his time writing, drawing and playing.

n this issue’s artists n this issue’s Writers:

zarah C. GaGatiGa is a teacher, librarian, author and storyteller. She is a member of the Philippine Board on Books for Young People representing the sector of librarians. Her email address is [email protected]. She blogs at http://lovealibrarian.blogspot.com.

Xi zuq is a reader and teacher from General Santos City. He blogs about Filipino books for children and young adults at Xi Zuq’s Nook. He attended this year’s Asian Festival of Children’s Content to talk about picture books for indigenous children.

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BOOKWATCHVol 19. No.2

2 guEST liST Contributors

4 mESSAgE from the Chairman

5 SElECTEd STATiSTiCS ANd BESTSEllErS liSTS

6 THE 32Nd NATiONAl CHildrEN’S BOOK dAy ANd rElATEd EVENTS

8 rEWArdS ANd rEFiNEmENT iN CHildrEN’S liTErATurE: THE iNiTiATiVES OF THE PBBy

By Zarah Gagatiga

11 riCKy lEE iS 2015 uP gAWAd PlAridEl AWArdEE

12 SO yOu’d liKE TO PuBliSH A CHildrEN’S BOOK…

13 KuTiNg: Kuwentista Ng Mga Tsikiting & Ang Illustrador Ng Kabataan

rEPOrTS 17 •The Philippine Delegation of Publishers

at The 2015 Kuala Lumpur Trade and Copyright Centre (Kltcc)

•First Philippine Stand at The 2015 Frankfurt Bookfair

18 A PuBliSHiNg FOrum iN dumAguETE 19 NBdB jOiNS ASPulAN iN BAguiO

NBdB SummEr WOrKSHOPS 2015 20 Writing for Young Adult Readers 21 Developing Young Writers

22 ArAW Ng KArAPATAN SA AKdA Day of the Author

24 SElECTEd rECENTly rElEASEd ANd uPCOmiNg TiTlES

36 PHiliPPiNE STudiES A Forum on the State of Knowledge

37 FiliPiNOS AT THE ASiAN FESTiVAl OF CHildrEN’S CONTENT

38 EXCErPTS FrOm “iN OTHEr WOrdS:

THE CHAllENgE OF mulTiliNguAl CHildrEN’S BOOKS”

By Ani Almario of Adarna House, for the Asian Festival of Children’s Content

40 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: THE ArTiSTS WElFArE PrOTECTiON

ANd iNFOrmATiON ACT OF 2015

41 PuBliSHiNg iNduSTry jOB OPENiNgS AS OF juNE 2015

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2015

WiNdOWS TO myTH:BOOKS ON PHiliPPiNE myTHOlOgyBy Paolo ChikiamcoArt by JP Palabon

› fully booked Bestselling Philippine titles for the period of February to April 2015:

1. “Paano Ba ‘To?!” by Bianca Gonzalez.

2. “Project Mom: Our Natural Approach to Motherhood” by Bianca Araneta-Elizalde and Amanda Griffin-Jacob.

3. “Si” by Bob Ong.

4. “Endless Journey” by Marites Danguilan Vitug.

5. “Kikomachine Komix Blg. 11” by Manix Abrera.

6. “Trese 6: High Tide at Midnight” by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo.

7. “The Genius of the Poor” by Thomas Graham.

8. “Altar Of Secrets: Sex, Politics, and Money in the Philippine Catholic Church” by Marites Danguilan Vitug.

9. “The Purpose Driven Life (Expanded Edition)” by Rick Warren.

10. “Taguan-Pung at Manwal ng Pagpapatiwakal (Level Up)” by Eros Atalia.

› national book Store Bestselling Philippine titles as of June 2015, as posted in-store:

1. “Stupid is Forever” by Sen. Miriam Defensor - Santiago.

2. “Besties” by Solenn Heussaff and Georgina Wilson.

3. “Mahal Mo Sya, Mahal Ka Ba? Kadramahan Mo Sa Pag-Ibig” by Marcelo Santos III.

4. “Anak ng Patola! Mas Masakit Ate Chacha” by DJ Chacha.

5. “#Hugot: Understanding the Misunderstood” by Cherry Camille Depano.

6. “Panaderia: Philippine Bread Biscuit & Bakery Traditions” by Amy Uy and Jenny Orillos.

7. “Laws For Life” by Gianna Reyes Montinola and Maria Victoria Rotor - Hilado.

8. “He Can Catch You When You Fall” by Miriam Quiambao.

9. “OMG! Where Did Your Sweldo Go? 9 Secret Sweldo Tips to be a 20-Something Millionaire” by Lianne Martha Laroya.

10. “Distributor Management: Winning Tools in Managing Distributors as Partners” by Emilio Macasaet III.

Selected Statistics and Bestsellers lists (Bookwatch June 2015)

› buqoBestselling Philippine titles as of April 2015:

1. “Romancing a Banking Magnate Book 1” by Sharon Rose.

2. “Romancing a Banking Magnate Book 2” by Sharon Rose.

3. “The Jinri Experience 2” by Jay Tablante.

4. “buqoYA 2: Sweet Compilations” by Cassandra Javier, R. Linea, Anne Plaza, Kat Sales, C. P. Santi, and Ana Valenzuela.

5. “Room 31” by Sefah Mil.

6. “The Unwanted Wife” by Ingrid de la Torre.

7. “Moving in to my Ex’s House” by areyaysii.

8. “SDP 2: Dating Alys Perez” by Ariesa Jane Domingo.

9. “buqoYA 3: Finding Fairytales by Ines Bautista-Yao, Kristel Ann Cruz, Amae Dechavez, Irish Fleur, Sassy Fova, and Charm Lee.

10. “buqoYA 4: Heart Choices” by Lyka Caparos, Jayen San Diego, Clair Du, Dawn Lanuza, Fay Sebastian, and Kristel S. Villar.

flipreadsBestselling Philippine titles as of April 2015:

1. “Trese: Case 1: At The Intersection of Balete and 13th Street” by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo.

2. “A History of the Philippines” by University of the Philippines Press.

3. “Kubori Kikiam : Best Things in Life #1” by Michael David.

4. “85 Life Answers: PISCES” by John Mesina.

5. “Imelda Marcos: The Rise and Fall of One of the World’s Most Powerful Women” by Carmen Navarro Pedrosa.

6. “The Top 25 Power Words Every Call Center Agent Should Know” by Rye Gutierrez.

7. “Diccionario Ingles Español Tagalog” by Flipside Publishing.

8. “86 Life Answers: SCORPIO” by John Mesina.

9. “Noli Me Tangere (by Jose Rizal)” by Flipside Publishing.

10. “Making Your Money Work” by Colayco Foundation for Education, Inc.

m mESSAgES

n When we think of literature, our minds immediately travel to great works of Joycean magnitude. Rarely do we think of books produced for children as masterworks of literary triumph. Tales told and retold for children by foreign

authors like Beatrix Potter, A.A. Milne, J.K Rowling and local authors such as Severino Reyes, Ceres Alabado, and Gilda Cordero Fernando are paragons of a genre that is seldom taken seriously. Indeed, Children’s Literature has not been considered part of the great literary canon. Some might even say that books for children are the excess of literary production. They are grossly mistaken.

It has been my life’s work to promote the development of children’s literature and my position in the publishing industry has afforded me front row seats to a display of craftsmanship shown by Filipino authors. I have witnessed my contemporaries exercising their time and talent in order to harvest literary gems from the bounty of Philippine culture. Among them are Ramon Sunico, Carla Pacis, Rebecca Añonuevo, Herbert Fucio, Russell Molina, and many other authors and illustrators who weave stories that perfectly capture the quirks and beauty of a uniquely Filipino childhood. They have inspired a younger corps of writers and artists reinvent stories for future generations of children. We must also thank the publishers for producing these volumes and getting them into the hands of eager readers. In this age of technological advancement, they maintain the importance of books in youthful development. They prove to us that children’s literature in the country is not merely comprised of whimsical tales meant to entertain and indoctrinate children into the good habit of reading. Children’s books are also repositories of culture meant to introduce young readers to a wider breadth of experience while in the safety of their reading nooks.

This issue of Bookwatch includes reports on the 2015 Asian Festival of Children’s Content by Ani

Rosa Almario and Michael Jude Tumamac (Xi Zuq), a beginner’s syllabus on Philippine mythology by Paolo Chikiamco, a piece on the initiatives of the Philippine Board on Books for Young People, and an introduction to the state of children’s books in the country. May these and the other features in this issue enlighten you about the progress being made in this genre of Philippine literature and I assure you that there is much to celebrate in this thriving industry.

We at the National Book Development Board thank you for your continued support for our initiatives especially in promoting the written word. But, most of all, we thank you for supporting that which is important to us all: the young reader.

Flor Marie Sta. Romana-Cruz

Chair

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July 24, 2015

July 12, 2015

July 15, 2015July 18, 2015

July 25, 2015

July 10, 2015

Cavite Librarians Association, Inc. Animated TV Series

GMA 7

Premier Telecast of ALAMAT

CCP & Siliman University Cultural Affairs

Storytelling Workshop

MUNPARLAS, Inc.San Beda College, Alabang

Developing A Graphic Novel Collection

PBBY & Rizal Library ADMU

NCBD Book Fair

Museo Pambata

Storytelling Workshop

National Children's Book Day 2015UMUULAN NG LIBRO

NCBD Activities and Related Events

Ampalaya The Musical

July 21, 2015

National Children's Book DayPhilippine Children's Book SummitElements, Centris, Quezon City

This infographic is made by Zarah Gagatigahttp://lovealibrarian.blogspot.com

n The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY), the lead agency responsible in the celebration of the

National Children’s Book Day (NCBD), has partnered with the National Book Development Board (NBDB) in staging this year’s Philippine Children’s Book Summit. The Summit will be held on July 21, 2015 at The Elements at Centris, Quezon City. The program boasts local and international resource speakers who will talk about children’s book creation, publishing, comic books and translating works in the mother tongue. The highlight of the Summit is the awarding of the winners of the Salanga and Alcala Prizes.

What makes NCBD extra exciting every year is the slew of activities related to Philippine Children’s Literature organized by various institutions and organizations in the private and public sector. Here is a timeline of events and activities leading to the NCBD, culminating in a children’s book fair at the Rizal Library, Ateneo De Manila University.

July 10: the art of storytelling: a Workshop for teachers and librariansorGanizer: The Cavite Librarians Association, Inc.

High School Library, San Sebastian College-Recoletos, 8AM - 5PMResource Speaker / Workshop Facilitator: Zarah C. Gagatiga, PBBY Board MemberContaCt information: Reden Cruzado, +63 9205301044

July 12: Premier of alamat: a television series of animated cartoons of well loved filipino legends, myths and tales.ProDuCer: GMA News and Public AffairsairinG sCheDule: Seven Sundays beginning on July 12, 2015, 5PM - 5.30PM GMA7

July 15: ampalaya the musical (based on the popular children’s book, alamat ng ampalaya by augie rivera, published by adarna house)ProDuCer: Siliman University Cultural Affairs Committee

Cultural Center of the Philippines, July 15 2015 3PM Matinee and 8PM GalaTickets are available at Ticket World

July 18: a storytelling Workshop for adultsorGanizer: Museo Pambata

Museo Pambata Roxas Blvd, 9AM to 4PMreGistration fee: Php 1,500.00Register by sending an email to [email protected] sPeaker: Bodjie Pascua, TV Personality and Theater Actor

The 32nd national children’s book Day and Related Events

July 25, 2015: nCBD Book fairThe Book Fair program includes games, book discussions, a presentation of recommended reads, and a librarians workshop.

librarians’ Workshop: Creative reading Programs for school libraries servicing k-12 learnersfaCilitator: Zarah C. Gagatiga, PBBY Board MemberThe workshop will help school librarians design and develop reading programs for students in the K-3; middle grades (4-8); junior high school (9-10) and senior high school (11-12) levels. Participants are encouraged to bring existing reading programs they implement in their school libraries.orGanizers: ADMU and PBBY

Rizal Library, ADMU 9AM - 5PM

July 21: national ChilDrens’ Book DaY and the Philippine Children’s summitorGanizers: PBBY and NBDB

Elements, Centris Quezon City 9AM - 4PMreGistration fee: Php 600.00ContaCt information: [email protected]

July 24: Develop a Graphic novel Collection & Build a Breakthrough library serviceOrganizer: MUNPARLAS

San Beda College, Alabang 8AM to 4PMresourCe sPeaker: Jaime Bautista, creator Private IrisContaCt information: Ann Grace Bansig, +63 9197969670


n It was on the third Tuesday of July in 1889 when The Monkey and the Tortoise, a fable

retold and illustrated by Jose Rizal, was published in Trubner’s Oriental Record in London, part of Rizal’s educational reform agenda. He believed that for a nation to grow in culture and identity, reading materials for children must be developed. And so July celebrates this with the annual National Children’s Book Day (NCBD).

This year’s NCBD is on July 21, 2015 and, as always, will be a literary feast for readers and advocates of children’s literature, with a smorgasbord of ideas, topics, content and experiences on book creation, publishing, trends in children’s literature, illustration, mother tongue instruction and the translation of works, all through the Philippine Children’s Book Summit

The summit’s closing ceremony is the awarding of the Salanga and Alcala Prizes. This year, the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) is going to award the Salanga Prize honorable mention to Cheeno Marlo del Mundo for his story, The Missing

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Blanket. Sayuno is an instructor at the University of the Philippines, Los Banos, Laguna. The Alcala Prize honorable mentions are Joffrey Z. Atienza and Maria Sabrina Palmares. Atienza is a motion graphic designer while Palmares is a freelance artist. To better understand the achievement of this year’s winners, it would help to understand the history of these awards.

Cultivating Creators: the salanga and alcala Prizes

The Salanga and Alcala Prizes were named posthumously after two founding members of the PBBY, both of whom were masters of their craft. Alfredo Salanga was a poet and teacher and Larry Alcala was an artist and cartoonist. The PBBY Writers and Illustrators Prizes became the vehicle to actualize the goal of the PBBY’s founders of initiating programs that would develop and create literature for young people. As early as the first NCBD in July 17, 1984, the writers’ and illustrators’ competitions were already in place, with two categories. Category A was for folktale adaptations and Category B was for

modern children’s stories. The stories were to be written in either English or Filipino. The PBBY Illustrators Prize had the same categories. The winner for the PBBY Writers Prize became the subject for the PBBY Illustrators Prize in later years.

The PBBY archives list the earliest winners of the awards. For the Writers Prize, category A had two winners. Wynstan Dimalanta for his story, Mga Pakikipagsapalaran ni Pilandok and Susan Baclagon Borrero for Ang Tatlong Magkakaibigang Palaka. Rodolfo Mallari won in Category B for his story, Malikoban. Jess Abrera Jr. bagged the Illustrators Prize for Category A for his work, The Story of Handiong, while Renato E. Gamos won in Category B for

Rewards and Refinement in children’s literature: The initiatives of the pbbY

By zarah Gagatiga

Kamatis ni Peles. Of the five winning stories, Kamatis ni Peles was published by Adarna House and has been continuosly in-print ever since. The book is a favorite of storytellers, teachers and librarians to read aloud among school-aged children.

The Salanga and Alcala Prizes have become launch pads for writers and illustrators who dream of venturing into the world of children’s book creation. Writers of fiction for older readers try their hand at children’s literature by joining the contest. Teachers, playwrights and even business professionals have made attempts too. Illustrators and visual artists experiment on different mediums of art to present two-to-three story boards as their contest entry to the Alcala Prize. The contests present a challenge for artists, new and seasoned alike, to push the horizons of their craft. Winners of the annual competition receive cash prizes, an opportunity to be published, and perks such as being featured in magazines and being invited to give talks in schools and universities.

The primary purpose of the awards is to identify the potential of the aspirants, either neophyte or seasoned artist (because one must never rest on laurels), and to hone their skills and talents, in creating literature for young people. When the awards have been given and the perks fade into memory, the winning artists, book makers, readers and editors become a creative team who mentor each other as they weave a magic spell, the effects of which come later when a child opens a book they have created, this object of magic, and light and wonder shines from the young reader’s face.

existing excellence: the national Children’s Book awards

Of course, not all books are products of creators vetted by the Salanga and Alcala processes. Every year, a multitude of children’s books are produced, of varying qualities. This is understandable, as quality is not the only consideration of publishers -- there is a business side to book production and I admit that economics is a factor that pushes the manufacturing line. However, sales reports alone do not measure the worth of a book, particularly those for young people. If such books are meant to be read by young people whom we always refer to as the future and the hope of the nation, then the process of book-making must be seen as an artistic and cultural undertaking and not simply as the production of commodity of commercial value.

While the role of the Salanga and Alcala prizes are to encourage talented creators to create future books


of quality, the National Children’s Book Award (NCBA) brings attention to the best of children’s books already published within a two-year period.

The NCBA is a literary competition that began in 2010. Its focus is on the book in its entirety: story, writing craft, illustrations, layout, book design, the binding and paper used, typography, and the delight and insight a reader would take away from the reading experience, adorning covers with prestigious “NCBA Winner” title and the phrase BEST READ. These books are not ranked, and are chosen by adult and child judges. Winners are celebrated as fine works of art, and most importantly, the PBBY helps winning titles find space on a book shelf in a classroom, a library or in a home, to be read by book lovers of all ages.

Bridging Gaps: the kaBanata Workshop

The awards available in the children’s literature sector serve many purposes. They are feedback mechanisms intended for book creators. Industry stakeholders also benefit from this as they can look at existing structures and systems that would improve book development, and include their titles in an agenda that pushes reading as a viable instrument for nation building and human empowerment.

Yet, the awards and the trends seen from books submitted for consideration also highlight that there remain gaps in children’s literature, audiences not

served well by the industry. For instance, once, there was an award that focused specifically on middle grade titles. Back in 2000, the Pilar Perez Medallion was a contest that honored stories for readers aged 10 – 14. It was a collaborative effort of The Filipinas Heritage Library, Adarna House and Candy Magazine. Pilar Perez, for whom the award was named after, was a librarian in the public library system. She pushed for a children’s section in all public libraries and served as leader to the Philippine Association of School Librarians for many years. Notable winners of the contest were Eugene Evasco for his story, Anina ng Mga Alon; Mga Ako by Amalia Salamat; and Ang Lihim ng San Esteban by Annette Flores Garcia.

However, the Pilar Perez Medallion is no more, and in recent years, the PBBY has seen a lack of reading materials for children age 10-12, and 13 – 17. In conventions, seminars, conferences,

teacher training sessions and librarians workshops, there has been a clamor for middle grade books, and the development of young adult literature that is homegrown. Teachers, parents and librarians have expressed concern regarding the scarcity

of books for middle grades and high school readers.

But awards may not be the best means of addressing the needs of the middle grade and young adult audiences, if the problem is a lack of content. So in October 2014, the PBBY announced the first KABANATA Workshop for writers with young adult manuscripts. The KABANATA Fellows began their writing journey in November last year with mentors and companions who guided and cheered them on while they labored over the completion of their manuscripts. There were learning activities, mini-workshops and input sessions by award-winning writers, PBBY members and peers from the children’s literature industry. The PBBY’s next step is to assist the Fellows in the bidding process of their manuscripts to interested publishers. In the Philippine Children’s Book Summit, a concurrent session on the KABANATA Workshop is scheduled. Aspiring writers of Young Adult Literature will find this session to be a good starting point in writing that young adult novel.

After the NCBD, when plans have been implemented and ceremonies finished, we in the PBBY and our allies hope to look back and remember our accomplishments, observe areas where we need to improve, and dream of the future again, together, like children under a sheltering tree.n

n The University of the Philippines (UP) College of Mass Communication (CMC)

has announced that award-winning scriptwriter and novelist Ricardo “Ricky” Lee is the recipient of the UP Gawad Plaridel for 2015.

Lee has produced a body of work that is marked by excellence including writing memorable films such as Himala, Jaguar, Salome, Moral, Karnal – films that introduced new subjectivities that tackled taboos and modern moralities in Philippine cinema. He has also advanced the distinct voice of the scriptwriter in the collaborative process of filmmaking and uplifted the role and the integrity of the scriptwriting profession, one that is rarely placed in the spotlight.

The award-winning writer has been instrumental in mentoring, sharing his craft, and honing the skills of the next generation of playwrights through his scriptwriting workshops and books. He has contributed significantly to

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Philippine literature and popular culture through his filmography and fiction.

The UP Gawad Plaridel comes with a trophy, especially designed by National Artist Napoleon V. Abueva, which will be awarded to Lee by UP President Alfredo E. Pascual and UP Diliman Chancellor Michael L. Tan in ceremonies to be held on August 26, 2 p.m. at the UP Film Center, now known as Cine Adarna. Lee will also deliver a lecture during the ceremonies. This awarding of the 11th UP Gawad Plaridel is in line with the College’s celebration of its 50th year.

Established by the UP CMC, the annual UP Gawad Plaridel recognizes Filipino media practitioners who have excelled in any of the media (print, radio, film, and television) and have performed with the highest level of professional integrity in the interest of public service. The UP Gawad Plaridel’s roster of honorees include Ms. Eugenia Duran-Apostol (2004, print), Ms. Vilma Santos (2005, film), Ms. Fidela

“Tiya Dely” Magpayo (2006, radio), Ms. Cecilia “Cheche” L. Lazaro (2007, television), Mr. Pachico A. Seares (2008, community print), Mr. Kidlat Tahimik (2009, independent film), Ms. Eloisa “Lola Sela” Canlas (2011, radio), Ms. Florence “Rosa Rosal” Danon-Gayda (2012, television), Mr. Jose “Pete” Lacaba (2013, print), and Ms. Nora “Nora Aunor” Villamayor (2014, Transmedia).

The award is named after Marcelo H. del Pilar (nom de plume, Plaridel), the selfless propagandist whose stewardship of the reformist newspaper La Solidaridad helped crystallize nationalist sentiments and ignite libertarian ideas in the 1890s. Like Plaridel, the recipient of the award must believe in the vision of a Philippine society that is egalitarian, participative and progressive, and in media that is socially responsible, critical and vigilant, liberative and transformative, and free and independent. n

RicKY lEE is 2015 up Gawad plaridel awardee

By seymour Barros sanchez


n… and you’d like to do so with a traditional publisher? That’s great, but we also know that

it can be daunting. While most major children’s book publishers now have submission guidelines on their websites, these can be a bit hard to find, hidden in FAQ or Contact Us sections. So we’ve gathered a few excerpts here (valid as of June) to help you make your inquiries, because the last thing we’d want is your great new Filipino children’s book to go unpublished because you didn’t know where to start.

adarna househttp://adarna.com.ph/faq/#publishedhow do i submit a manuscript?

Submit three (3) copies of your original manuscript typewritten on short bond paper accompanied by a one-page literary bio-data. On the first page of the manuscript, indicate its genre (short story, nonfiction, poetry, etc.) and the literary contest/s it has won, if any. Address your submissions to Ani Almario, Vice-President, ADARNA HOUSE, Scout Torillo corner Scout Fernandez Streets, Barangay Sacred Heart, Quezon City 1103. Submissions have to be accompanied by a self-addressed, self-stamped envelope to facilitate responses after being screened. Manuscripts may be dropped off at our showroom, or sent through post. No manuscript submissions may be sent over e-mail.

Does adarna house have a preferred language for the manuscripts?

Submissions may be in Filipino or English.What if my manuscript already comes with illustrations?

You may submit copies of the original artworks, on sheets of the same size as your manuscript submission.

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how do i become an illustrator?Send us your resume and two (2)

or more sample works representative of your style in illustration. If you have more than one style of illustration, 2 or more sample works of these other styles will suffice. Artists should take note though that Adarna looks for artists with a unique and consistent illustration style. Email your submissions to [email protected] with “Adarna Book Illustration Application” on the subject field.

are the guidelines for submission the same for graphic novels?

No. Graphic novel proposal briefs must include the project’s title, story genre, list of creators to be involved, estimated number of pages, one-page story synopsis, sample pages, and character studies. Compilations of previously published material are also welcome.

omf literaturehttp://omflit.com/how-to-get-published/

Read through the How to Get Published section, then fill out the form found at http://omflit.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Book-Proposal-Form.pdf and send the filled-out Book Proposal Form with your résumé and letters of recommendation (if necessary) to:The Publications DepartmentOMF Literature Inc.776 Boni Avenue corner Pinatubo Street1550 Mandaluyong CityMetro Manila, PhilippinesEmail: [email protected]

We will try to respond by email or post within two weeks to at least let you know that we have received your proposal.

tahanan Books - http://tahananbooks.com/about-us

For manuscript submissions:[email protected]

Picture book manuscripts may be emailed in their entirety. For longer works, we prefer a query letter and sample outline. We welcome manuscripts in both English and Filipino, with a preference for works in Filipino. We are looking for evocative language, a strong sense of story, a lovely surprise tucked in, and pieces that leave the reader wanting to read more.For sample artwork submissions and viewing artist portfolios online:[email protected]

lampara BooksNo online submission guidelines, but

here is their email address for inquiries: [email protected]

anvilAnvil is a general publisher, not

specifically for children’s books, but they do publish those. These are excerpts from their submission guidelines for 2015 books -- anything submitted and accepted now won’t come out until 2016 at least:

A HARD COPY of your complete manuscript, with a separate cover letter containing the synopsis and/or outline of your work. Submit likewise your bio-data with contact information. Address your submission (with a note below, saying the package is a manuscript for evaluation, 2015) to the Publishing Department, Anvil Publishing Inc., 7th Floor Quad Alpha Centrum Building, 125 Pioneer Street, Mandaluyong City 1500. We will NOT evaluate incomplete/excerpted material or a simple outline or synopsis of your work. And as mentioned, we will NOT accept any submission via Facebook or any of our social-media pages. We assure you that your work will not be shared or reproduced without your express permission. n

So You’d like to publish

a children’s book…

OOrgANiZATiONS

Morales, Joachim Emilio Antonio, John Romeo Venturero, Lalaine Yanilla Aquino, Lauren Macaraeg, Leonor Tuazon, Lin Acacio-Flores, Liwliwa Malabed, Lorna Billanes, Dr. Luis Gatmaitan, Mae Astrid Tobias (+), Mark Norman Boquiren, Ma. Corazon Remigio, Maria Cecilia Sevilla, Maria Criselda Santos, Maria Rowena Angeles, Miles Augustus Pardalis, M. J. Cagumbay Tumamac (Xi Zuq), Natasha Vizcarra, Nickee de Leon, Nix Cue Nicolas, Raissa Rivera-Falgui, Renato Vibiesca, Rhandee Garlitos, Robin Rivero, Sherma Benosa, Sierra Paraan, Sophia Lee, Susie Borrero, Yasmin Ortiga, Yvette Concepcion-Alcazar, and Zarah Gagatiga.

In 2003, KUTING recognized as honorary members literary greats in the children’s literature industry: Mailin Paterno-Locsin, Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio, Rene O. Villanueva (+), and National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario.

For more information about KUTING, visit its Facebook page (Kuwentista ng mgaTsikiting) or send an email to [email protected]. n

nKuwentista ng mga Tsikiting (KUTING) is a network of Filipino writers for children and young

adults that sets and upholds the standards of excellence in the development of children’s literature.

KUTING produces quality literary works for children and young adults, promotes awareness of and appreciation for Philippine children’s literature, and seeks to uphold the rights of writers for children.

The group was born out of the 1995 UP Writers’ Workshop. Its founding members are Carla Pacis, Augie Rivera, Robert Magnuson, Lara Saguisag, Perpi Alipon-Tiongson, and May Tobias-Papa.

Since then, it has launched various publishing projects, workshops, and fora. In 2000, KUTING was cited by the Reading Association of the Philippines (RAP) “for having professionalized writing for children, raising it to the level of art, and for ensuring the emergence of the Golden Age of children’s literature.”

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n “Philippine mythology does not exist.” That was the inciting statement in a heated online discussion that I’d stumbled upon while researching, well, Philippine

mythology. And while the statement was rebutted repeatedly in the ensuing discussion, I could not completely fault the anonymous poster. We do not have a mythology in the same way that, say, the Greeks have a mythology. We are a nation of many indigenous cultures--numbering anywhere from sixty to over a hundred --with distinct oral traditions. This is both good and bad: good because we have a cumulatively rich and diverse heritage, and bad because it can be very difficult to learn about that heritage.

Of course, the difficulty of the task does not mean it should not be undertaken. Quite the opposite in this case. So here then is my attempt at a beginner’s syllabus, a description of a few good overviews of Philippine myth and folklore, as well as a few more specialized volumes. There’s more to mythology than the Greeks, and there’s more to Philippine folklore than the manananggal. Let this then serve as a window, to give you a glimpse of the wonders that await.

PRIMERS AND OVERVIEWS“The Soul Book” (GCF Books; 1991) by Fr. Francisco R. Demetrio, Gilda Cordero-Fernando, Fernando N. Zialcita, with art by Roberto Feleo. It’s divided into four sections, dealing with pantheons, creation myths, the Babaylan, the underworld and the layers of the cosmos and also explains general topics such as monotheism, Euhemerism, and other concepts and terms useful to a discussion of mythology. Out of print, but last year, copies popped up at the Bookmark booth at the Manila International Book Fair. (Its sister title, “The Body Book”, has some folktales and beliefs as well.)

“Treasury of Stories” (Anvil Publishing, Inc.; 1995) by E. Arsenio Manuel with Gilda Cordero-Fernando, art by Carlos Valino, Jr. This volume is primarily a compilation of myths, legends, and folktales under different categories such as “Marriage with Celestials” and “Sons of Gods”, with commentaries for each category and a brief glossary after each story.

“Outline of Philippine Mythology” (Centro Escolar University Research and Development Center; 1969) by F. Landa Jocano. The book is likely the oldest on this list, but is also one of the most detailed. Like the “Treasury of Stories”, this book collects and organizes selected myths under different categories: Creation, the Peopling of the World, the Diwata, the Heroes, and Origin Stories. However, a chapter on the “Coming of the Gods” has one of the most complete lists of Philippine deities I’ve ever come across, particularly when it comes to Tagalog deities, of which so little is known. Long out of print, and I’ve only seen it at libraries.

The “Philippine Folk Literature Series” (University of the Philippines Press; 2001) edited by Damiana Eugenio. The most comprehensive compilation of oral tradition, by far, this series is divided into eight volumes, the first of which serves as a primer/sampler, with the remaining seven each focusing on a particular topic: Myths, Legends, Folktales, Riddles, Proverbs, Folk Songs, and Epics.

“The Creatures of Philippine Lower Mythology” (Phoenix Publishing House; 1990) by Maximo Ramos. While the books mentioned above provide great overviews, most do not touch upon one of the most beloved aspects of our folklore: the kapres, nunos, mangkukulam, and tikbalangs that populate the so-called Lower Mythology. That phrase has become synonymous with Maximo Ramos, the “Dean of

WindoWs to Myth: Books on PhiliPPine Mythology

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Philippine Lower Mythology”, as his books are the leading resource

on the topic. One thing to keep in

mind about Ramos’ books on

Lower Mythology is that he frequently re-treads

the same ground, but at different levels of complexity.

Of those I’ve read, “The Creatures of Philippine Lower Mythology” is the most detailed, complete with tables of creature characteristics at the end of the book. The most basic is “The Creatures of Midnight” which describes each creature with a short rhyme. I’ve never seen the series sold in bookstores, but last I checked, you can get copies at the store at Phoenix Publishing House itself.

ChilDren’s BooksWhile the general primers are great introductions to Philippine mythology and folklore, they may not be the best introductory material for younger readers. But in a way, children should be the primary audience for these old stories, and there are other books which present these stories in a manner accessible to children of different ages.

Tahanan’s “Treasury of Philippine Folk Tales” series, Anvil’s “Mga Tambay sa Tabi - Tabi” (Anvil; 2009), “101 Kagila-Gilalas na Nilalang” (Adarna House; 2015) by Edgar Calabia Samar, and (for children and parents who can stomach some gore in art and prose) the aforementioned “The Creatures of Midnight” are good introductions to myth and folklore for younger readers. “Piagsugpatan: Stories of the Mandaya” (Adarna House; 2013) by Marcy Dans Lee is also geared toward younger readers.

reGional foCusThe following titles focus on specific cultures or regions, allowing a depth and precision not possible in the more general tomes.

“Epic of Central Panay” series (PUNLAD Research House, Inc.)

translated/recorded by F. Landa Jocano.“Folktales of Southern Philippines”

(Anvil Publishing, Inc.; 2011) by Rolando Esteban, Arthur Casanova, Ivie Esteban.

“Voices from Sulu: A Collection of Tausug Oral Traditions” (Ateneo de Manila University Press; 2010) compiled and edited by Gerard Rixhon.

“Oral Literature of the Ifugao” (National Commission for Culture and the Arts; 2005) by Manuel Dulawan.

“An Anthology of Ilianen Manobo Folktales” (San Carlos Publications; 1981) by Hazel J. Wrigglesworth.

“Epics and Ballads of Lam-Ang’s Land and People” (UST Publishing House; 2006) recorded/edited by Florentino Hornedo with Saturnino Baltazar.

sPeCializeD toPiCs anD aDVanCeD reaDinGAfter you’ve read the more basic texts, or if you’re already familiar with Philippine mythology and folklore and would like to read more about particular aspects of it (rather than one particular regions), here are some books that may be worth your while:

“Verbal Arts in Philippine Indigenous Communities” (Ateneo de Manila University Press; 2009) by Hermina Meñez Coben. This book “examines the centrality of verbal art in social life” in ten different Philippine indigenous communities, and in doing so paints a fascinating portrait of the mythologies of each, and how these are intertwined with their cultures. A bit on the academic side, but the analysis and context Coben provides is invaluable. Her book of essays “Explorations in Philippine Folklore” (Ateneo de Manila University Press; 1996) also comes highly recommended.

“Anting-anting: O Kung Bakit Nagtatago sa Loob ng Bato si Bathala” (University of the Philippines Press;

2000) by Nenita Pambid. The only book I’ve seen that attempts to systematically explain the concept of the anting-anting, from the symbols involved, to the categories of powers, and the upkeep of the anting-anting through the use of oracion. Another book which touches upon amulets, but only in passing, is “Quiapo: Heart of Manila” by Fernando Zialcita.

“Anthology of Asean Literatures: Philippine Metrical Romances” (Nalandangan, Inc.; 1985) edited by Castro, Antonio, Melendrez-Cruz, Mariano, and Makasiar-Puno. Volume 1 deals with indigenous epics from different regions, while Volume 2 compiles Spanish-influenced metrical romances, including Ibong Adarna and Bernardo Carpio.

“Revisiting Usog, Pasma, Kulam” (University of the Philippines Press; 2008) by Michael Tan. The book is an in-depth look at “folk illnesses” and tries categorize them according to their apparent causes. In the application of social sciences to phenomena such as usog, the book gives us insight into practices of sorcery, and indigenous conceptions of the soul.

“Literature of Voice: Epics in the Philippines” (Ateneo de Manila University Press; 2005) edited by Nicole Revel. Stemming from a 2000 conference of the same name, the book contains various papers on oral tradition/intangible heritage, and is notable for coming with a CD that contains recorded excerpts of performances of some of the epics discussed.

“Encyclopedia of Philippine Folk Beliefs and Customs” Volumes 1 and 2 (Xavier University; 1991) by Fr. Francisco Demetrio. Aside from the introduction, the Encyclopedia is less a cohesive book and more a compilation of raw data, listing beliefs and customs revolving around a wide variety of topics, including amulets, disease, and engkantos. I’ve only seen occasional copies at the Manila International Book Fair. n

hungry for more? i’ve compiled a myth list and Philippine Pantheons guide online at rocketkapre.com.

nThe Philippines made its debut appearance at the 2015 Kuala Lumpur Trade and Copyright

Centre (KLTCC) in Malaysia -- from April 19 to 21 -- as one of the leading sources of content in Asia. Piloted by Kota Buku, a government-affiliated agency under Malaysia’s Ministry of Education, the KLTCC serves as a springboard for copyright trade in the ASEAN region by providing a venue for content creators and publishers to conduct business and interact with rights buyers from Singapore, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, India, Vietnam, and many other international players. This event, which precedes the Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair, opens up Philippine publishing to a region of over 600 million inhabitants and potential readers from the ASEAN region. As part of a delegation organized by NBDB, publishers and creators at the event included Abiva Publishing, Adarna House, Anvil Publishing, Central Books, Flipside, Meganon, Visprint, and Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang INK).

With the generous support of Kota Buku, the Philippine delegation was able to explore new partnerships in terms of service contracting co-publications, and

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business opportunities, gain experience in rights trading, and establish connections in the ASEAN region. The delegates were also able to attend pocket talks to discuss current global publishing trends and business matching sessions where they met with other publishers and content creators looking into collaborative publications that highlight ASEAN craft and culture. The delegation’s success at the event attests to the Philippine publishing industry’s potential to compete with other Asian publishers in terms of quality of content.

During the event, the NBDB also signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Kota Buku to cement a partnership that includes the sharing of databases of content creators and publishers, provision

of lectures and trainings specific to book publishing, provision of translation grants, and mutual participation in book fairs and festivals. NBDB Executive Director Graciela Mendoza-Cayton also shared valuable information on the PH publishing industry and advice on how to engage and transact with Philippine publishing stakeholders.

Based on the positive outcome of this year’s participation in the KLTCC, the NBDB intends to continue active participation in ASEAN copyright trade by sending more delegates to this annual event. Active involvement in the KLTCC and other similar trade conferences will serve as the Philippine book industry’s portal to a bigger market of global book publishing. n

n Philippine publishers and book industry associations are gearing up for the country’s

first collective stand in the Frankfurt Bookfair this coming October 2015. The Book Development Association

The philippine Delegation of publishers at The 2015 Kuala lumpur Trade and copyright centre (KlTcc)

first philippine Stand at The 2015 frankfurt bookfair

of the Philippines (BDAP), Philippine Educational Publishers Association (PEPA), Abiva Publishing, Adarna House, Inc., Anvil Publishing, Precious Pages Corp., Bookware, Diwa Publishing, and Rex Bookstore are among the

confirmed participants who will represent the Philippines in the biggest bookfair in the world. Preparations are underway for this huge leap in bringing our country’s book industry and our rich and diverse creative sector to the world stage through close collaborations between government and the private sector. For those interested in participating in the Frankfurt Bookfair or for more information, please send an email to [email protected]. n

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n Last May 14, the National Book Development Board was invited by poet and

Silliman writers’ workshop director, Ricardo de Ungria, to conduct a forum on publishing on the first week of the 54th Silliman University National Writers’ Workshop. This panel discussion introduced publishing to the participating fellows, local authors and publishers, university teachers and students. Entitled “Everything You Need to Know About Publishing,” the Graciela Mendoza-Cayton, NBDB executive director, Andrea Pasion-Flores, literary agent and lawyer, and Mina Esguerra, romance writer and self-publisher, tackled the state of the book industry, the different modes of publishing,

n The Baguio Writers Group (BWG) invited the National Book Development Board

(NBDB) to participate in its one-day conference entitled “Aspulan: A Gathering of Baguio Writers, Journalists, and Teachers and Students of Literature and Writing” held last May 18, 2015 at the University of the Philippines Baguio. “Aspulan,” an Ibaloi term for “gathering,” aimed at bringing writers and lovers of literature together to discuss issues on writing and publishing, and the opportunities that writers can take advantage of in this field. The conference

a publishing forum in Dumaguetepractical advice for writers on how to get published or get into publishing using both print and online media, how authors can earn from writing, getting to know your readers, and copyright and publishing contracts.

The session ended with an open forum where the participants gained additional insights and practical information on how to deal with publishers professionally, the many ways to connect with readers, using information to help sell books more effectively, dealing with competition on a local and global scale, and the maximizing available government assistance and resources.

This is part of the NBDB’s initiative to touch base with its stakeholders from

nbDb joins aspulan in baguio

opened with a performance by the UPB Literati and welcome remarks by UP Baguio Chancellor Dr. Raymundo Rovillos. The lineup of resource persons included Joy Subido of Philippine Star and Rolly Fernandez of Inquirer who gave their advice and insights on journalism and writing for media. An overview of the book industry, its current state in the Philippines and the world, challenges, and opportunities, was given by NBDB’s Graciela Mendoza-Cayton; while publishing tips were shared by Erlyn Ruth Alcantara, Baguio-based writer, artist, and self-publisher. Nash

Tysmans, Dr. Cesar Francis Bringas, and Dr. Vim Nadera all shared their thoughts and experiences regarding using literature in the present basic education curriculum. The day ended with more performances and a launching of new books by Baguio writers and other Baguio-based literary groups. Around 120 participants attended this conference and benefitted from the enriching and enlightening discussions. The event also hosted a mini bookfair that featured books by Mt. Cloud Bookshop, UP Press, C&E’s Philippine E-Book Hub, and Ubbog writers’ group. n

the various corners of the archipelago. The agency especially targets the authors, with the purpose of educating and empowering them with the information and tools necessary in entering and becoming effective partners in developing the local publishing industry.The Silliman University National Writers’ Workshop is an annual project of the Silliman University Creative Writing Department held every summer. This workshop brings together young writers (in English) from all over the country face to face with some of our premiere authors and selected foreign resource speakers and writers for three weeks, where their submitted pieces undergo several processes of analysis and improvement. n


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n As part of Alab Panitikan, the celebration of National Literature Month, the NBDB

and Ateneo Institute for Literary Arts and Practices (AILAP) launched the first young adult (YA) writing lab. The project ran for four consecutive weekends with lectures, writing exercises, and peer-critiquing on young adult writing. Held at the AILAP Room in Dela Costa Hall on April 11, 18, 25, and May 2, 2015, the lab had Dr. Edgar Calabia Samar seating as the main moderator of the sessions. Samar is the author of a series of YA

nbDb SuMMER WoRKSHopS 2015Summer is a special time for young men and women, and this year,

the NBDB took the opportunity to run several workshops which focused, in turn, on young readers and young writers.

n The NBDB, in partnership with the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center

(BNSCWC), ran a series of workshops focused on the needs of young writers last April. Writers aged 9-17 years old participated in sessions that focused on poetry, flash fiction, and graphic fiction. The project, held on April 17, 2015 at the Henry Sy Sr. Hall in De la Sale University Manila, was conducted in celebration of Buwan ng Panitikan (National Literature Month). Each

session focused on one genre, catered to a particular age group, and was handled by a different resource speaker. For the flash fiction workshops, the facilitators were Susan S. Lara for the 9-11-year-olds; Nikki Alfar for the 12-14-year-olds; and Dean Francis Alfar for the 15-17-year-olds. The poetry workshops were conducted by Genaro Gojo Cruz for the 9-11-year-olds; Michael M. Corozafor the 12-14-year-olds; and John Iremil Teodoro for the 15-17-year-old writers. The workshop on graphic

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novels with the first one, Si Janus Silang at ang Tiyanak ng Tabon, published last year. Nine young writers participated in the writing lab as they were walked through the process of finishing the first chapter of their first YA novel.

On May 2, 2015, the last day of the lab, an open forum moderated by Mr. Martin Villanueva featured panelists from different segments of the book industry. YA author Ms. Raissa Marie Falgui shared her experiences in choosing publishers and how involved each was in proofreading and editing her works.

Atty. Mark Robert Dy dished out some tips on analyzing contracts and being more assertive in protecting their rights as authors. Publishers Ms. Kyra Ballesteros (Visprint) and Mr. Rayvi Sunico (Anvil Publishing) offered the young writers a glimpse of how publishers review manuscripts. “If you read your first three sentences aloud to yourself and cannot finish it, there’s something wrong,” Mr. Sunico said. Ultimately, he and Ms. Ballesteros encouraged the participants to pitch their works as publishers are open to new or emerging authors. n

WRiTinG foR YounG aDulT REaDERSfiction, which lasted longer to give 13-17-year-old participants ample time to apply what they’d learned through their own illustrated works, was led by Ace Vitangcol (Studio Studio) as the resource person.

The young writers workshops were supplemented by a book caravan that consisted of a book fair with different local publishers and a literary reading featuring the anthology Fast Food Fiction Delivery. n


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celebration: a commitment signing with NBDB and IPOPHL’s latest batch of book champions and IP ambassadors. The roster included National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario, author and TV personality RJ Ledesma, storyteller and actor Luisito Bodjie Pascua, author Bob Ong (represented by his publisher Nida Ramirez of Visprint), and author Beverly Siy. Although with their prior commitments, they couldn’t attend the celebration, furniture designer Kenneth Cobonpue and folk singer and composer Noel Cabangon expressed their commitment through videos to participate as book champions and IP ambassadors. The ceremonial signing of those present

performance from the Sindaw Philippines Performing Arts Guild. After which, NBDB Executive Director Ms. Graciela Mendoza-Cayton and IPOPHL OIC and Deputy Director General Atty. Allan B. Gepty welcomed everyone to the event with their individual messages. Ms. Cayton emphasized that many discussions on copyright will surely arise and will have to be faced in the near future. But she said that AK/DA is all about the celebration of partnerships forged in the past and the launching of a new campaign to promote books and copyright protection.

Ms. Cayton and Atty. Gepty then spearheaded the highlight of the

n AK/DA: Araw ng Aklat at Copyright (Araw ng Karapatan sa Akda/Day of the Author),

the 2015 celebration of World Book and Copyright Day (WBCD), paid tribute to the intellectual property rights of Filipino authors. As in previous years, the NBDB partnered with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) for a whole day of ceremonies, storytelling sessions, and other book development activities.

The celebration, well attended by readers, writers, publishers, and institution heads, was held on April 23 at SM Aura, Taguig City. Hosted by Roy Cagalingan, AK/DA was kicked off by a contemporary

signified the individuals’ commitment to actively support NBDB and IPOPHL’s long-term book and copyright campaign. This will run in the next months to come as the two agencies develop more sustainable programs in promoting and championing books and copyright in the country.

Another highlight of the event was participated in by the members of the National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR). This was a short ceremony for the Anti-Book Piracy Coalition (ABC) where NBDB, IPOPHL, Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Customs (BOC), Optical Media Board (OMB), Philippine National

Police (PNP), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Book Development Association of the Philippines (BDAP), and Filipinas Copyright Licensing Society Inc. (FILCOLS) committed to work as an organization dedicated to combating all forms of book piracy in the Philippines. The ABC campaign aims to increase awareness of and respect for intellectual property rights of copyright owners in the book publishing industry, promote the use of original works to the general public, and promote the growth of the Philippine book industry.

In the afternoon, guests were invited to participate in the storytelling and book signing sessions. Kids and kids at heart

Araw ng Karapatan sa A kda / day of the Author

actively participated in Luisito “Bodjie” Pascua’s animated rendition of the story Bru-ha-ha Bru-hi-hi, authored by Ma. Corazon Remigio. Ian Segarra and Leloi Arcete of the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) conducted a storytelling-session-cum-arts-and-crafts-workshop by teaching the children how to make crafts while they listened to a children’s story and sang and danced with the facilitators. To cap off AK/DA, parallel book signing sessions were held with Manix Abrera, Nikki Alfar, Genaro Gojo Cruz, Edgar Calabia Samar, and Jose Miguel Arguelles. The sessions were made possible in partnership with National Bookstore and some local publishers. n

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Dean Worcester’s fantasy islands By mark riceRelease: august 2015Dean Worcester’s Fantasy Islands, the product of intensive archival research, is a narrative account of one of the most significant figures in the early years of U.S. colonialism in the Philippines. Worcester, who served as secretary of the interior in the Philippines from 1901 to 1913, was also a prolific photographer. Over the course of his career he amassed an archive of more than ten thousand photographs, some that he took himself and others that were taken by government photographers who worked for him. The book reveals how Worcester used his photographs and the motion pictures he made to present to American audiences an image of the Philippines as a wild land requiring long-term control by the United States.

sacrifice and sharing in the Philippine highlands By thomas GibsonRelease: July 2015This book is about the relationship between the Buid value system and their history of resistance to the lowland world. The Buid of Mindoro value the equality, autonomy and solidarity of all humans, male or female, young or old. The Buid also maintain social relationships with many different kinds of spirits through the practice of animal sacrifice and spirit mediumship. With the passage of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997, peoples like the Buid must provide Free and Prior Informed Consent to the use of the natural resources found within their ancestral domains. Those who support these rights need to understand the social and religious processes by which the consensus of

the whole community is achieved. This edition contains an extensive new introduction that reviews the social, economic and political history of the indigenous peoples of Mindoro from the time when the first edition was published in 1986 through 2014.

Collected stories of Jose Garcia Villa edited by Jonathan Chua Release: august 2015Here at last, insofar as possible for the meticulous and indefatigable scholar, is an amazing collection of the entire corpus of Jose Garcia Villa’s short stories! And Jonathan Chua’s Introduction is exemplary for the historical context it provides of the short story in Villa’s time, and for its perceptive and therefore just interpretive-critical assessment of Villa as fictionist. Through all the stories in light of that assessment, we see how Villa as fictionist gained his critical acumen in the art of fiction whereby as its critic he cleared the ground for its maturity in the development of Philippine fiction; likewise, Villa’s agon with the medium of expression for substance and form led him to poetry as Doveglion: the stories are the sea, says Villa,

the poems the horizon, for the sea designed the horizon.

Poetry is, Jose Garcia Villa’s Philosophy of Poetryedited by robert kingRelease: august 2015In Robert L. King’s Poetry Is, we have at last, for everyone who aspires to aesthetic experience in the reading and writing of poetry, a superb distillation of José Garcia Villa’s own poetics or “philosophy of poetry”—what poetry is, how it is wrought, and what poetry does; not prescriptive rules but the principles of fine art; not metrics, nor fixed arbitrary forms, nor free verse, nor imagery, for poetry is above all language, music, and form, the precise art of letters in terms of its own medium. Poetry finds its

own form, the structure arising from the poet’s control of language; the words chosen for their sound and rhythm to the poet’s inner ear give rise to the imagery; the form is the created work, the content its raw material. For poetry creates its own history, here at last is the art of poetry for our own time. — Gémino H. Abad

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florante at laura edited by Paolo PaculanPublisher: ateneo de manila university Press, under the imprint BlueBooksRelease: June 2015Bunga ng isang restoration project ang Florante at Laura: Edisyong Tapat Kay Balagtas. Dahil bigkas at tono ang buhay ng Awit, layunin ng aklat na ibalik sa orihinal nitong tunog ang isa sa pinakamahalaga nating pamana ng teskto. May mga pagkakataong isinantabi pati ang

wastong ortograpiya para lang maging tapat sa mahihinuhang orihinal. Pinanatili kahit ang mga “pagkakamali” ni Balagtas sa ilang saknong upang magkaroon muli tayo ng pagkakataong makatagpo ang hilaw nitong hiwaga. Taglay din ng aklat ang posibleng pinakakumpleto at pinakawastong talahulugan ng Florante--kabilang ang ilang depinisyong matatagpuan na lamang sa diksiyonaryong mula pa sa panahon ng Kastila. Lahat para lamang marinig nating malinaw ang tinig ni Balagtas sa dakila

niyang pagpapakita ng #pinoypride.

ibong adarna: unang Yugto edited by Paolo PaculanPublisher: ateneo de manila university Press, under the imprint BlueBooksRelease: June 2015Ipinakikilala sa Ibong Adarna: Unang Bahagi ang mas antigo sa dalawang bersiyon ng akdang itong karaniwang makikita sa

kasalukuyan. Ito ang bersiyon ng tulang binasa at binigkas ng mga ninuno natin, at ngayo’y ipinapasa na sa ating henerasyon. Maganda ang pambalot ng regalo dahil sa makukulay na larawan at mahusay na pagkakalatag. May kasama pang glosaryo ng salitang mahirap nang mahanap ang ilan sa mga kasalukuyang diksiyonaryo. Ngunit pinakamahalaga pa rin ang laman nitong tekstong pamana ng ating lahing Pilipino. Buksan mo na!

antiquity archeological Processes and highland adaptation By stephen B. acabadoc Release: June 2015This book looks at the relationship between the Ifugao agricultural system and the landscape to understand the development of the Ifugao socio-political organization; this compels us to rethink common misconceptions about highland adaptation. This body of work also

establishes that the Ifugao Rice Terraces are fairly recent, ca. 500 years old, a shallow time-depth that provides interesting questions for anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians.Based on ethnographic, ethnohistoric, and archaeological investigations, Acabado’s remarkable study contributes to our understanding of Philippine highland archaeology, relationship between landscape and social organization, effects of Spanish colonialism in the Philippine Cordillera, and subsistence change in premodern Philippines/Southeast Asia.

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strange natives: the forgotten memories of a forgetful WomanBy Paolo herras and Jerico marteRelease: august 2015Whenever a memory butterfly lands on Gracia’s head, her mind opens up like a wildflower—Gracia remembers forgotten memories, first of her own, then memories of other people and the spirits around her. Strange Natives is a series of one-shot character-based stories about being strangers in their own native land.

Buhay habangbuhayBy Paolo herras and tepai PascualRelease: august 2015The ghost of a devoted housewife must learn to move on from haunting her house and her husband’s new family, so she can discover a new life in the afterlife. A unique twist to the ghost story is the heroine can be both white or black, a life she chooses to live freely for the rest of her life.

mark 9 Verse 47 (Volume2)By maika ezawa and tepai PascualRelease: september 2015As the demons close in, Visdei and the Archangel Raphael escape with the Gatekeeper, an innocent young boy named Stephen. Due to the boy’s persistence, Visdei recalls a turning point of his life six years ago, and enlightens Stephen about his duty as the Gatekeeper.

sumpa (Book2)By Paolo herras and Brent sabasRelease: september 2015Promises, when broken, turn into curses. And Sumpa is destined to break the curses afflicting the native land. With precolonial god Aliw/Baliw by his side, they arrive at the capital city only to discover there are others just like him. One of them is an old man who can bless prayers and make them come true. But when Bahala, the god of apathy, steals the prayers and curses them into their worst nightmares, can Sumpa and Aliw save the capital from the Bahala’s madness?

lunaticBy mel Casipit, kai Castillo, maika ezawa, Paolo herras, tepai Pascual, Brent sabas and redg VicenteRelease: august 2015During the full moon, energies are heightened, releasing five stories of the deranged, crazy and outright insane.

mr. Perfect: Nang bumagsak ang mga bulalakaw sa langit ay humiling si Liza ng isang lalaking puwede niyang maging nobyo. Mabilis naman na natupad ang kahilingan ni Liza dahil bumagsak sa kanyang harapan si Xen-01, ang kanyang naging “Mr. Perfect.”Pero ang hindi alam ni Liza ay sundalo na ginawang battle android si Xen-01 upang gamitin sa pakikipagdigma. At maaaring malagay sa panganib ang kaniyang buhay.

Yue’s memories: Nais tuklasin ni Yue-02 ang kanyang mga nawalang alaala. Sino nga ba siya at ano ang dati niyang buhay bago sila ginawang mga sandatang pandigma? Meron pa kayang naghihintay kay Yue-02 mula sa nakaraan niyang buhay?

sprintersBy Claudine erang and CJ DeeRelease: June 2015Habang pinanonood ni Lawrence na tumatakbo sa track and field ang mga miyembro ng dating club na kinabibilangan niya ay nakuha ni Dale ang kanyang pansin. Hinimatay kasi si Dale dahil sa sobrang pagod habang tumatakbo. Simulano’n, tuwing nakikita ni Lawrence si Dale ay tila may malakas na puwersang nagtutulak sa kanya upang lapitan si Dale at kausapin. Siguro dahil ipinapaalala ni Dale kay Lawrence kung ano siya noon o marahil… may iba pang dahilan.

my favorite BullyBy nald tabuzo and Crisca JallorinaRelease: June 2015(Based on the PHR novel My Favorite Bully by Luna King.) Six-pack abs. Toned biceps. Broad shoulders. Chiseled jawline. Kahit saang anggulo tingnan ni Tyra ang lalaki ay masasabi niyang super hot ito. Pero hindi makapaniwala si Tyra na si Colin, na dating obese at walang ka-appeal-appeal sa kanya, ang lalaking nakikita niya ngayon. Niligawan siya ni Colin noon at binasted pa nga niya. At ngayon, nais ni Colin na akitin si Tyra. Pero ayaw pa rin ni Tyra sa binata. Iniisip kasi ni Tyra na mayroon siyang sumpa. Walang lalakiang magtatagal sa buhay niya at wala na siyang karapatang lumigaya.

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mr. Perfect / Yue’s memories (2 in 1 edition)By reira francisco and kathryn Buenaventura saltaRelease: June 2015


news hardcore! By manix abreraRelease: october, 2015 Comic strips about journalists, journalism, the news room, office life, life, people, you and me, weirdness, happiness, and many many more! Collecting the webcomics featured weekly in GMANewsOnline.

save the Cake (#romanceclass 1) By stella torresRelease: June 2015 Twenty-eight-year-old Eloisa Carreon has come home to work at her family’s bakery as a cake artist after years of studying and working abroad. She yearns for the independence she had while living in New York and Singapore, but her overprotective parents and big brother monitor her every move. When she is tasked with creating a masterpiece for a high-society wedding, Eloisa meets handsome videographer Sean Alvarez. They discover a shared outlook on life and a mutual desire to escape the excesses of the nuptials. The attraction between them is undeniable, but Eloisa is weighed down by family expectations and emotional baggage from a past relationship. With the wedding of the year fast approaching, Eloisa has a decision to make: should she play it safe to avoid heartbreak, or take the risk on happiness with someone who can show her how to love again?

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titser PangkalawakanBy Joselito Delos reyesRelease: may 2015Narito ang maaangas na hiyas ng kaalamang hatid sa atin ng nag-iisang Titser Pangkalawakan ng social network: Paano mo mapapaamo ang mabangis na biyenan? O paano sasabihin sa nanay mong bagsak ka sa Calculus? Nang tatlong beses? Ano ba talaga ang ibig sabihin ng “sinibak sa pwesto” kapag nadidinig o nababasa natin ito sa balita? Lahat ay maaaring matalsikan ng karunungan. Lahat ay matututo. Basta’t mayroon kang damdaming marunong umibig. At marunong ding masaktan. Nasa kamay mo na ang angas ng Titser Pangkalawakan. Huwag mo nang bitawan.

GagambeksBy mark angelesRelease: June 2015Mula pag-ibig, kasaysayan, pulitika, prinsipyo at kawalang-prinsipyo ng karaniwang tao at mga nasa kapangyarihan hanggang sa mga malalim na pagmumuni at masakit na patawa ng mga tauhan, ilalarawan ito ni Angeles sa paraang nabibitin ka na gustong-gusto mo, ginugulo ka pero nakikita mo ang linaw dito. - Ferdinand Pisigan Jarin.

Vintage love (#romanceclass 2) By agay llaneraRelease: June 2015 26-year-old Crissy Lopez’s life is in dire need of a makeover. Her wardrobe revolves around ratty shirts and beat-up sneaks; her grueling schedule as a TV Executive leaves no room for a social life; and worst of all, she’s still hung up on the Evil Ex who left her five years ago. When her fashionable grand-aunt passes away and leaves behind a roomful of vintage stuff, the Shy Stylista inside Crissy gradually resurfaces. Soon, she feels like she’s making progress — with a budding lovelife to boot! But the grim ghost of her past catches up with her, threatening to push her back into depression. To finally move on, Crissy learns that walking away is not enough. This time, she needs to take a leap of faith.

Cover (story) Girl (#romanceclass 3) By Chris mariano Release: June 2015 Ever since Jang Min Hee walked into Gio’s small museum, she’s given him one excuse after another about why she’s vacationing at scenic Boracay Island. Rarely has Gio’s neat and organized world been shaken like this. Soon he finds himself scrambling over rocks, hiding in dressing rooms, and dragging her out of bars. But how can Gio tell what’s true from what isn’t? Their worlds are getting unraveled—one story at a time.

after lambanaBy eliza Victoria and mervin malonzoRelease: september 2015 Lambana, the realm of the Diwata, has fallen, the Magical Prohibition Act has been signed into law, and there is something wrong with Conrad’s heart. Only magic can delay his inevitable death, and so he meets with Ignacio, a friend who promises to hook him up with Diwata who can help – illegal though this may be. But during the course of the night, Conrad may just discover Lambana’s secrets, and a cure to save his life.

ang autobiografiya ng ibang lady GagaBy Jack alvarezRelease: may 2015Hindi parang pagmememorya ng song lyrics ang pag-alala sa mga karanasan, kundi parang pagnonovena. Parang ritwal. Sa isang confessional na paraan ipapasilip ng may-akda ang kanyang mga partikular na karanasan at buhay ng isang migranteng manggagawa sa Saudi Arabia. Mga personal na sanaysay na ikukumpisal ang pangungulila at samu’t saring problema at balita mula sa pamilya sa Pinas. Sala-salabid ang mga isyung kakaharapin tulad ng racism, diskriminasyon at pang-aabusong sekswal ngunit isa-isa niyang hihimayin ang bawat istorya na kung hindi man mahanapan ng happy ending ay patuloy na makikipagsapalaran, patuloy na mangangarap. Siyam napu’t isang maiiksing naratibo na mapapaloob sa iisang libro sa anyong nobela upang inyong makikilala ang isang OFW, makata, kapatid, anak, bakla, reyna, puta, etcetera- ang Ibang Lady Gaga.

Wow, God! the Whiny Prophet Who always said noby Beng alba-Jones and Bon BernardoRelease: august 2015Retelling of the story of Jonah. Part of the growing Wow, God series. Written in English with parallel Filipino text.

Wow, God! the secret of samson’s super strengthBy emil flores and Paul quirogaRelease: august 2015Retelling of the story of Samson. Part of the growing Wow, God series. Written in English with parallel Filipino text.

aBCs of Jesus’ resurrectionBy Vince Burke and lorra angbue-teRelease: september 2015An abecedary on the awesome day when Jesus rose from the grave.

Bee happyBy Joyce Piap-Go and maria Cristina sisonRelease: september 2015Book 5 in the popular Dee the Bee series. Bee Happy teaches young kids how to be happy.

mga kuwento ni tito Dok #20: aaahhh! nabanlian ako! (working title)By luis Gatmaitan, mDRelease: september 2015Book number 20 in the popular health series for kids, Mga Kuwento ni Tito Dok. Young Uzziel learns what to do when one gets scalded or burned.

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hudson taylor and the Great impossibleBy Jojie Wong and Jether amarRelease: June 2015Biography of Hudson Taylor, missionary to China and founder of China Inland Mission. The book is published in celebration of the 150th anniversary of China Inland Mission (now called OMF International).

happy home series #1: Coming homeby Grace Chong and leo kempis angRelease: august 2015Happy Home is a heartwarming series that shows how a family can solve big and small problems while enjoying God’s everyday blessings. In book 1, Coming Home, the Zambrano family’s plan to go on an out-of-town trip goes awry when a stranger arrives at their home.

happy home series #2: that first sundayBy Grace Chong and leo kempis angRelease: september 2015Happy Home is a heartwarming series that shows how a family can solve big and small problems while enjoying God’s everyday blessings. In book 2, That First Sunday, the stranger who had come to the Zambrano family’s home learns what he could do on a Sunday.

lala Burara (messy lala)By excel Valdez Dyquiangco and tintin PantojaRelease: august 2015Lala resents her mother for constantly nagging her about cleaning her room. Until, one day, the mess in her room grows to monstrous proportions! Written in Filipino with parallel English.

my Precious BibleBy Dawn mueller and Gill GuileRelease: august 2015A collection of 42 favorite Bible stories about God and His love for us through Jesus. For ages 6 and up.

Biblia para sa maliliit na BataBy Charlotte thoroe and Gill GuileRelease: august 2015Bible for toddlers written in Filipino.

Carry me: Jesus heals a lame manfrom Copenhagen PublishingRelease: august 2015Four men carried their paralyzed friend to where Jesus was preaching. They hoped Jesus would heal their friend. But the crowd was too thick; they couldn’t get near to Jesus. They looked at the roof and an idea struck them. Based on Mark 2:1-12. A board book with die-cut handle.

Carry me: Jesus Calms the stormfrom Copenhagen PublishingRelease: august 2015A first book about Jesus stilling a storm; simply told and beautifully illustrated. Board book with die cut handle.


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Why Bother Praying?By richard leonard, s.J.Release: June 2015This accessible volume is less about how to pray, and more about why we pray and what it does for us, for God, and for the world. The author explores the context within which we pray, what is distinctive about Christian prayer, praying to Jesus, what communal prayers do, how Mary and the Saints help us pray, and finally, what the point of prayer is sending us out with Christ to witness to the reign of God in our world.

Why bother praying? Because God wants us to bother him, and in the process develop a relationship that is marked by such love and joy that it changes us, our neighbor and the world.

telling the story of JesusBy Cardinal luis antonio tagleRelease: June 2015Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle offers one of the most inspiring and influential voices in the global Catholic Church today. In this book, he encourages readers to be in communion with Jesus, who is the story of God. In this collection of powerful addresses, Tagle focuses on three fundamental dimensions of Christian experience: authentic spiritual worship of Jesus in and beyond Eucharist, our communion in the word of God, and the mission each one of us has to tell the story of Jesus based on our experience of him. Cardinal

Tagle combines biblical narration and personal experience with sound theological reflection so that the story of Jesus becomes a story of love that leads to hope for all.

mercyBy Cardinal Walter kasperRelease: June 2015In this important new book praised by Pope Francis, Cardinal Walter Kasper examines God’s mercy while holding devastating facts and questions in hand. He looks at empathy and compassion as a starting point for theological reflection on the topic. What does it mean to believe in a merciful God? How are divine mercy and divine justice related? How can we speak of a sympathetic-that is, a compassionate-God? Can undeserved woe and divine mercy be brought into

harmony with one another? He likewise seeks to address the ethical questions that similarly arise, such as: What does the message of mercy mean for the

practice of the church?

Pope francis: Close to our heartsBy earnest l. tanRelease: June 2015Earnest Tan echoes and enhances the key themes of Pope Francis’ messages. He expounds the themes on being a pastor, love in the heart of the Church, protection of families, looking with the eyes of faith, learning how to weep, learning how to love and be loved, and being a beggar. A renowned psychologist, he incorporates his expertise and shares with the readers how these

messages found their way into his heart. He encourages his readers to constantly return to these key themes and keep these messages alive to override moments when we inevitably fall in despair.

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remnantsBy Wanggo GallagaRelease: July 2015Wanggo Gallago’s work is both a poetry collection and a memoir. It details, as he describes, the living aspect of a person living with HIV--his heartbreaks and experiences of loss and dejection as well as his moments of insight, optimism, and strength.

radiant VoidBy karl de mesaRelease: July 2015Radiant Void is a collection of reportage and journalism on music and popular culture spanning the late 1990s to 2013. Many of the bands, movements, people, subcultures, and events featured here have been instrumental in forming the cultural geography of that time and made an impact on popular consciousness, whether they thrived in the mainstream or in its shadow.

five Chickens Who Dreamed of flyingBy Joachim emilio antonioRelease: august 2015Joem Antonio’s “The Five Chickens Who Dreamed of Flying” is a whimsical children’s book about the creative attempts of each of five chickens to challenge their limits and make their way across a cliff.

sleep, Geek, sleepmiro kai fernandez Release: august 2015“Sleep, Geek, Sleep” is a collection of bedtime stories by 8-year old science geek Miro Kai Fernandez. He narrates three imaginative stories detailing the lives of robots, planets, and rockets, each story displaying his insights on love, health, and friendship.

ma’am may i Go outBy nio CalongeRelease: June 2015This is a book for every student. Maliban sa mga natututunan mo sa loob ng classroom, mayroong mga bagay na dapat mo ring matutunan sa labas ng eskuwelahan na hindi mo dapat balewalain. Mayroong malaking classroom na naghihintay sa iyo — ang classroom ng buhay. This book will inspire you to study more, learn more, and have fun. Sundan mo lang ang STAR — Scripture, Tale, Activity and Reflection — dito at siguradong gagabayan ka nito sa tamang landas. Can we learn outside the classroom? Teacher Nio says, “Yes, we can!”

a Young man’s manualBy JPaul hernandezRelease: august 2015Here’s a book that shares the principles and tools needed by men to become who God intended them to be. In straightforward man-talk, with real-life stories from the author’s experiences, this interesting read helps young men find their way to greatness. You will learn about what great men do and what mistakes to avoid to help you become a better man. It also talks about the manhood process, how men need other men, and the importance of mentors. It’s a manual every young man should have in his backpack.

alliances (the lost Chronicles of eden, #2)By karren renz señaRelease: september 2015Seven Champions. Seven Sentinels. Four Great Cities. One great war. Heroes don’t lose, but they did. Warriors don’t get scared, but they are. Soldiers are strong, but they’re weak. As the Champions fumble their way towards embracing their roles as the Worlds’ reluctant heroes, the enemy also moves. The seven Sentinels continue to invade one tribe after another in their quest to create an army strong enough to conquer Cielos, the city closest to heaven. What will it take for them to finally work together? How can they convince the rulers of the other Great Cities to join their cause, when they can’t even let a single day pass without drawing their weapons against each other?

life manual 101: how to make Your Dreams Come trueBy Bo sanchezRelease: July 2015Here’s the thing: God made you a visionary. God made you a prophet. Your fantasies are powerful. Your fantasies are pictures of your future. Remember this truth: What you visualize will materialize.Just look around you. Unless you’re reading this outdoors, you’re inside a house or building. That house or building was created twice. Once upon a time, that house or building was a mere thought — an ethereal concept in the mind of its owner. But now it exists. This book will teach you how to turn your dreams into reality. This book is wild. The ideas in this book will change your life. Hang on tight.

Corpse in the mirror By a.s. santosRelease: october 2015As their Student Paranormal Research Group gains popularity in the university, Samantha begins to wrestle with two strange developments in her life. There was Richard Malvar, the guy in their group who’d been “most likely to get bored and move on to another org.” He actually started to show an uncharacteristic involvement and interest in what they were doing… and in Samantha. More importantly, on top of her being able to “hear things,” Samantha realized she was beginning to “see things” as well. This unexpected appearance of her new gift reaches a climax when Samantha starts seeing inside the minds of the killers who’d murdered the girl in Richard’s condo... and she sees herself through their eyes as their next victim.

my kuya and i/my ate and i (2 board books in 1)By ani rosa almario and kay aranzanso

Release: september 2015A board book about siblings.

over and underBy ani rosa almario and kay aranzansoRelease: september 2015A board book teaching the basic concept of over and under.

salusalo Para kay kuyaBy ergoe tinio and JC GalagRelease: september 2015A storybook about a family celebrating Kuya’s birthday, even without Kuya around.

i Don’t like to eat!By excel Dyquianco and marcus nadaRelease: september 2015A wordless picture book about a boy and his challenging appetite.

the idea JungleBy Pam marie ang and Bru sim nada

Release: september 2015A picture book on how to find lost ideas.

nawawala si muningningBy michael m. Coroza and tokwa Peñaflorida

Release: september 2015A picture book about a lost cat.


reading for Young learners (kinder 1)By marie-tess Paqueo andoy-flauta and rowena fernandez Veñegas-DagdagRelease: June 2015This book is aimed at helping young learners read with fluency at word level. The content is divided into two parts. The first part is geared towards helping them develop the ability to automatically recognize letters of the alphabet in terms of their names, sounds and forms. Learned alphabet knowledge is then applied in decoding words.The second part is about word families. The

process of decoding words in each of the families enables learners to develop and reinforce connections between letters and words. It helps learners understand the basic concept that when letters are put together, they form words.

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exploring the World of mathematics (Grade 2)By Dr. federico C. Castillo, ed. D. and ofelia G. Chingcuangco, m.a. ed.Release: June 2015This book was designed for young learners in the Grade 2 level. It is

based on the K-12 Curriculum as prescribed by the Department of Education and follows the DepEd Grade Level Standards. The book is designed for students to discover and learn more about mathematical concepts, skills, and their usefulness in the way we live today. This book comes as a worktext. As such it is a textbook and a workbook put together. Each lesson is presented and developed in the most interesting and logical way so that meaningful learning takes place naturally.

mathematics for Young learners (kinder 1)By rowena fernandez Veñegas-Dagdag and marie-tess Paqueo andoy-flautaRelease: June 2015This book introduces children to the exciting world of Mathematics. Basic concepts are presented to captivate their interests and eventually engage them to activities that will not only provide them with knowledge but will develop their critical and creative minds. This book exposes them to concepts beyond numbers. Contents are enriched not only with

the required learning competencies but with activities that sharpen other facets of development such as psychomotor skills, analytical skills, fluency and creativity. Each lesson is integrated with a specific theme that also reinforces other learning areas. Each topic is supported with an activity to be done at home to give parents an opportunity to follow up on their children’s progress and development.

mathematics for Young learners (kinder 2)By rowena fernandez Veñegas-Dagdag and marie-tess Paqueoandoy-flautaRelease: June 2015This book introduces the children to the fun and exciting world of Mathematics. This book exposes them to concepts beyond numbers. There are exercises that are reasonably easy to ensure academic success and there are those that are challenging enough to keep them motivated.

Each lesson is integrated with a specific theme or topic that may also reinforce other learning areas. Furthermore, each topic is supported with an activity to be done at home to give parents an opportunity to follow up on their children’s progress and development. This book aims to make learning Mathematics not only simple and easy but pleasurable and rewarding as well.

reading for Young learners (kinder 2)By marie-tess Paqueo andoy-flauta and rowena fernandez Veñegas-DagdagRelease: June 2015This book aims to help young learners read with fluency at sentence level. The content is partly a composite of review lessons and new lessons. Review lessons are designed to help learners enrich their previously gained alphabet knowledge. In alphabet level, letters are reviewed, sentences are introduced and comprehension questions are asked. In word level, word families are reviewed,

sentences are introduced and sentence completion activities are provided. In dealing with difficult words in both alphabet and word levels, learners will be taught how to use context for clues. All lessons found in this book will help learners gain mastery over previous lessons and prepare them for their next adventure in reading.

exploring the World of mathematics (Grade 1)By Dr. federico C. Castillo, ed. D. ofelia G. Chingcuangco, m.a. ed.Release: June 2015This book was designed for young learners in the Grade 1 level. It is based on the

K-12 Curriculum as prescribed by the Department of Education and follows the DepEd Grade Level Standards. Exploring the World of Mathematics 1 is designed for students to discover and learn more about mathematical concepts, skills, and their usefulness in the way we live today. This book comes as a worktext. As such, it is a textbook and a workbook put together. Each lesson is presented and developed in the most interesting and logical way so that meaningful learning takes place naturally.

exploring the World of mathematics (Grade 3)By Dr. federico C. Castillo, ed. D. and nely D. Baylon, Beed, mt2Release: June 2015This book was designed for young learners in the Grade 3 level. It is

based on the K-12 Curriculum as prescribed by the Department of Education and follows the DepEd Grade Level Standards. The book is designed for students to discover and learn more about mathematical concepts, skills, and their usefulness in the way we live today. This book comes as a worktext. As such it is a textbook and a workbook put together. Each lesson is presented and developed in the most interesting and logical way so that meaningful learning takes place naturally.


on the road to language success (Grade 1)By Dr. isabelita m. santos and Dr. menelea m. ChiuRelease: June 2015This book introduces students to basic language forms and functions that allow them to express their communication needs. Unit 1, Here We Are, gives students the chance to talk about themselves and what they hold dear. Unit 2, People in School, inspires them to appreciate people they meet in school and talk about them. Unit 3 is about Busy Places. Here, they get to be in places that interest them as young

learners. Unit 4, My Little World, asks learners to look at their life as a little world made up of those they hold dear, people they meet, places they go, and things they do to learn and have fun.

on the road to language success (Grade 3)By Dr. isabelita m. santos and Dr. menelea m. ChiuRelease: June 2015The third book in the series of Language Success books written for elementary students. Unit 1, My Bigger Family, gives them the chance to talk about themselves as they relate with their extended family, their friends and other members of the community. Unit 2, People I Read About, inspires them to appreciate and talk about great people who have made big contributions to the world. Unit 3, Places

I Want to See, encourages them to talk about places they have visited or want to visit. Unit 4, My World Grows Bigger, allows them to see how their little world has grown for them to appreciate the bigger world of opportunities to learn.

on the road to language success (Grade 2)By Dr. isabelita m. santos and Dr. menelea m. ChiuRelease: June 2015“On the Road to Language Success 2” guides Grade 2 students as they grow in their journey as users of the English language. Unit 1, My Family and Friends, gives them the chance to talk about themselves as they relate with their families and a bigger unit made up of their friends. Unit 2, People I Meet, inspires them to appreciate people they meet in school, outside and even in stories that they read. Unit 3, Places I Love,

encourages them to talk about places they have visited or want to visit. Unit 4, The World Around Me, takes them out of their little world to make them appreciate and learn from what this world can offer.

on the road to reading success (Grade 3)By Dr. isabelita m. santos and Dr. menelea m. ChiuRelease: June 2015The third book in the series of Reading Success books written for elementary students. Unit 1, My Bigger Family, gives them the chance to talk about themselves as they relate with their extended families, their friends and other members of the community. Unit 2, People I Read About, inspires them to appreciate and talk about great people who

have made big contributions to the world. Unit 3, Places I Want to See, makes them talk about places they want to visit. Unit 4, My World Grows Bigger, allows them to see how their little world has grown for them to appreciate the

bigger world of opportunities to learn.

on the road to reading success (Grade 1)By Dr. isabelita m. santos and Dr. menelea m. ChiuRelease: June 2015“On the Road to Reading Success 1” guides Grade 1 students in their journey as a reader in the English language. Unit 1, Here We Are, gives them the chance to talk about themselves and what they hold dear. Unit 2, People in School, inspires them to appreciate people they meet in school. Unit 3 is about Busy Places. Here, they get to be in places that interest them as young

learners. Unit 4, My Little World, asks them to look at their lives as a little world made up of those they hold dear, the people they meet, the places they go, and the things that they do to learn and have fun.

on the road to reading success (Grade 2)By Dr. isabelita m. santos and Dr. menelea m. ChiuRelease: June 2015“On the Road to Reading Success 2” is the second book in the series of Reading Success books written for elementary students. Unit 1, My Family and Friends, gives them the chance to talk about themselves as they relate with their families and with a bigger unit made up of their friends. Unit 2, People I Meet, inspires them to appreciate people they meet in school,

outside and even in stories that they read. Unit 3, Places I Love, makes them talk about those places they have visited or want to visit. Unit 4, The World Around Me, takes them out of their little world to make them

appreciate and learn from what it can offer.


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sixty six (Volume 1)By russell molina and ian sta. mariaPublisher: anino ComicsRelease: June 2015Kuwento ni Celestino Cabal. Kabebertdey niya lang. Mayroon siyang natanggap na regalo na ngayo’y unti-unti niyang binubuksan. Ika nga ng mga matatanda, “Huli man daw at magaling, maihahabol din.”

Diseases of milkfish, Chanos chanos (forsskal): occurrence, Diagnosis, Prevention, and ControlBy erlinda r. Cruz-lacierda, erish G. estante, evelyn Grace t. de Jesus-ayson, and Valeriano l. Corre, Jr.Publisher: university of the Philippines Visayas, miag-ao Campus and the aquaculture Department of the southeast asian fisheries Development Center Release: July 2015. Although milkfish culture has a long history in the Philippines, reports of disease outbreaks are few. This may be attributed to the extensive system of culture practiced by milkfish farmers

during the early years of the industry. But with the recent intensification of the milkfish culture system, disease occurrences have become prevalent during production operations. This monograph presents the authors’ considerable research findings on disease prevention and control as well as the results of the three-year nationwide surveillance and monitoring of diseases of milkfish.

important findings and recommendations on Chemical use in aquaculture in southeast asiaBy relicardo m. Coloso, mae r. Catacutan, and margarita t. arnaizPublisher: aquaculture Department of the southeast asian fisheries Development Center Release: July 2015.All aquaculture operations in all phases of production entail the use of drugs and other chemicals. These drugs and chemicals are applied as: disinfectants, fertilizers, herbicides, piscicide and pesticides used in pond maintenance, or for spawning aids,

or as vaccines for disease prevention. There may be other reasons why these chemicals are used in aquaculture operations, but it is critical that aquaculturists should have access to regulated and controlled chemicals that are safe and effective and apply them in a manner that are consistent with their intended use, best management practices, and that they are aware of relevant rules and regulations for their safe use.

the BisayanBy sofronio B. ursalPublisher: Good Governance BooksRelease: June 2015The novel is about the Bisayan people who lived five hundred years ago. It depicts scenes of the wars they fought; their custom of courtship and marriage; the experiences of children; their system of government; and their burial rituals. When the Spaniards arrived the story provides voices to the animist Bisayans: what they thought of their Christianization, and how they behaved during their Christian baptism. The story portrays accounts of the Battle of Mactan, and of Magellan’s death and burial; why Humabon befriended the invaders and latter plotted their deaths; the rift between Datu Lapu-lapu and Rajah Humabon, and how they reconciled. A side story tells how Enrique de Malacca, Magellan’s slave who spoke Bisayan, discovered his Bisayan origin.

the legend of Juan Pawikan and the 7,107 islandsBy Celine Beatrice fabiePublisher: mona lisa Publication(s)Release: June 2015The book aims to create a new Filipino identity through a children’s story and, at the same time, instill awareness and compassion in children for them to care for the conservation of a homeland that we share. It tells the story of a green sea turtle named Juan Pawikan who longs to pursue his freedom and purpose by traveling far from home. He is constantly discouraged from doing so and is distracted by a variety of events that occur in his land. This short part of his life reflects the history, struggle for identity, and aspirations of generations of Filipinos over the centuries. It hopes to teach children to be more decisive dreamers, never lose their love for country, care for the seas, and always have empathy for other creatures. The book ties in with the Facebook campaign “Saving Juan Pawikan.”

the Progressive approach to mathematics (kinder 1)By hazel Domingo-BabianoRelease: september 2015Put the creative buzz back into the classroom with “The Progressive Approach to Mathematics” series. These K-12-aligned books are thematic in approach with suggested activities connecting to their lessons in all developmental domains. They offer plenty of exercises that allow children to play, act and use their imaginations. Children get to stand,

jump, run, play games, dance, and sing, all for the sake of learning Math. They also include additional lessons, such as the introduction to calculators and computers, that reflect the fast-changing times and children’s growing affinity for technology. Each lesson has a Teacher’s Guide at the beginning to help set learning goals and expectations. A Progress Chart at the end of each quarter make record-keeping quick and convenient.

the Progressive approach to mathematics (kinder 2)By hazel Domingo-BabianoRelease: september 2015Math need not be boring with “The Progressive Approach to Mathematics” series. Math is made memorable when it is applicable to real-life situations, and so our books have plenty of exercises that allow children to play-act and use their imaginations. Each lesson has a Teacher’s Guide at the beginning to help set learning goals and expectations. There is a Progress

Chart at the end of each quarter to make record-keeping quick and convenient. Our books are K–12-aligned with additional lessons (such as the introduction to calculators and computers) that reflect the fast-changing times and children’s growing affinity for technology. This series is a catalyst in changing the perception of students and teachers alike.


Wika, Pagbasa at Pagsulat sa Paraang k-12 (kinder 1)By Dr. felicidad n. remo and avelina s. espelitaRelease: september 2015Ito ay worktext na inihanda ukol sa Kinder 1 upang madaling matuto ang mag-aaral sa mga kasanayang panghahandaan sa Pakikinig, Pagsasalita, Pagbasa at Pagsulat. Malaki ang maitutulong ng mga aralin upang matiyak na ang mag-aaral ay magagamit ang mga talasalitaang natutunan sa pagpapahayag ng

kanyang mga iniisip at dinaramdam, madaling makapagbabasa at maisusulat nang wasto ang bawat titik sa Alpabetong Filipino. Naging lunsaran ang Marungko Approach sa mga aralin sa pagbasa. Inilahad ang mga ito sa tulong ng mga tugma, awit at sitwasyong makabuluhan. May mga pagsubok sa mga aralin upang makatiyak sa ganap na pagkatuto ng mga mag-aaral. Inilakip din ang mga Gawaing-bahay upang mabigyan ng pagkakataon ang mag-aaral na masubaybayan ang kanyang pag-aaral sa bahay.

Wika, Pagbasa at Pagsulat sa Paraang k-12 (kinder 2)By Dr. felicidad n. remo and avelina s. espelitaRelease: september 2015Wika, Pagbasaat Pagsulat sa Paraang K-12 ay worktext na inihanda ukol sa Kinder 2 upang medaling matuto ang mag-aaral sa mga kasanayang panghahandaan sa Pakikinig, Pagsasalita, Pagbasa at Pagsulat. Ang nilalaman ng mga aklat ay batay sa K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum. Naging lunsaran ang Marungko Approach sa

mga aralin sa pagbasa at inilahad ang mga ito sa tulong ng mga tugma, awit at sitwasyong makabuluhan. May mga pagsubok sa mga aralin upang makatiyak sa ganap na pagkatuto ng mga mag-aaral. Inilakip din ang mga Gawaing-bahay upang mabigyan ng pagkakataon ang mag-aaral na masubaybayan ang kanyang pag-aaral sa bahay.

the Progressive approach to reading (kinder 1)By hazel Domingo-BabianoRelease: september 2015Easy and fun, yet deep—a combination unlikely to be found in educational books but which has been distilled in the latest “The Progressive Approach to Reading” series from the best-selling author. Teachers will be inspired by the book’s wide variety of activities—arts and crafts, games, songs, and rhymes, all related to the lessons and “field-tested” to provide a memorable experience. Suggested activities

from this K-12-aligned series incorporate all developmental domains. Each lesson has a Teacher’s Guide at the beginning to ease the time in planning. A Progress Chart at the end of each quarter lets teachers easily check if learning goals have been met.

the Progressive approach to reading (kinder 2)By hazel Domingo-BabianoRelease: september 2015“The Progressive Approach to Reading” series is designed not only to help children learn how to read, but also to instill in them the joy of exploring the world through reading. Suggested activities in this K-12-aligned series incorporate all developmental domains. Each lesson has a Teacher’s Guide at the beginning to ease the time spent on planning and to add more for learning. A Progress Chart at the end of each

quarter lets teachers easily check if learning goals have been met. See what it’s like to have a complete learning experience packed into a series of teacher-friendly books. “The Progressive Approach to Reading” series is the best approach for 21st-century learners.


Description of activity and Pre-registration Details

n The University of the Philippines Press, the country’s oldest university press, in partnership with the National Book Development Board, will be

holding a one-day symposium entitled “Philippine Studies: The State of the Knowledge” as part of its golden anniversary celebration. The event will be held at the 36th Manila International Book Fair on September 17, 2105, 9:00 a.m., at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City, and will feature paper presentations by six of its authors who are recognized leading experts in their respective fields. Each speaker will be giving a report on the state of knowledge of his or her own discipline. Speakers from the social sciences are sociologist Dr. Raul Pertierra, anthropologist Dr. Michael Lim Tan, and historian Dr. Ferdinand Llanes. Reports on the state of Philippine literary studies will be given by Dr. Gemino H. Abad and National Artist Bienvenido L. Lumbera, and, speaking on the state of the natural sciences in

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the country will be Dr. Gisela Padilla-Concepcion, University of the Philippines Vice-President for Academic Affairs. The symposium is free of charge and certificates of attendance will be given to participants. Participants are requested to pre-register for the event due to the venue’s limited space. To sign up or be added to the waitlist, please send an email to [email protected] and provide the following information:

❑ In your email’s subject line, place SIGN ME UP for PHILIPPINE STUDIES: THE STATE OF THE KNOWLEDGE❑ State your full name, affiliation, contact number (cellphone and landline)

The symposium will be having a morning (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 n.n.) and afternoon (2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.) session. Advance registration is now open and will close August 15, 2015 (or when the desired number of participants is reached). n

nSeveral Filipino creators for children participated in the different programs of the Asian

Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC), organized by the National Book Council of Singapore from May 30 to June 7.

Cheeno Marlo Sayuno and Rommel Joson were joined by illustrator Jhoan Medrano and writer Maria Gabriela Aparentado at the Writers and Illustrators Retreat in Bintan, Indonesia from May 30 to June 2. Their works were critiqued by international artists, including Candy Gourlay, UK-based Filipina author, and retreat director Andrea Pasion-Flores, former NBDB Executive Director.

The Writers and Illustrators Conference held at the National Library of Singapore from June 3 to 6 also featured Candy Gourlay in a keynote address on why Asia needs more writers for children and Andrea Pasion-Flores in a panel on working with literary agents. Ani Rosa Almario, Vice-President of Adarna House, on the other hand, shared their experience in publishing books in local languages, while comics artist Elbert Or facilitated a workshop for comic creators and joined panels on the different aspects of comic book writing and publishing.

On display throughout the conference were books by Adarna House and illustrations by Elbert Or, Rommel Joson, Jonathan Rañola, and Stephanie Pascual.

Other Filipino attendees were illustrator Asa Montenejo, publisher Barbara Boero, storyteller Jay Menes, and writers Pamela Imperial, Gidget Roceles-Jimenez, Dr. Rosario Torres-Yu, Karina Yu, and Mary Ann Ordinario-Floresta.

Filipino works were also recognized at the Samsung Kids Time Authors Awards Night. Grand prize winners are Adarna House’s “Anong Gupit Natin Ngayon?” (Russell Molina & Hubert Fucio, 2012) and “Haluhalo Espesyal” (Yvette

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Fernandez & Jill Arwen Posadas, 2006).Second prize winners are Adarna

House’s “Diego and Marie” (Robert Magnuson, 2006) and “Sandosenang Kuya” (Russell Molina & Hubert Fucio, 2003); Hiyas/OMF Literature’s “Go to Sleep, Kuting” (Robert Magnuson, 2013), “No Lipstick for Mother” (Grace D. Chong & Kora Dandan-Albano, 2006), “Peter and Ahmed” (Jojie Wong & Kora Dandan-Albano, 2014), and

“The White Shoes” (Grace D. Chong & Sergio Bumatay III, 2013); and unpublished works “Apuy’s Fury” (Liwliwa Malabed & Ramil Vinarao) and “Soaring Saturdays” (Sophia Lee & Chay Lazaro).

The stories are slated to be released in digital format. n

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n [Filipinos] are definitely multilingual as a people with over 170 languages spoken

across our archipelago. English and Filipino are the official languages of the country and as such, are the most widely spoken by our people. I should mention that the popularity of English (though it has really never waned ever since the Americans occupied the Philippines), grew even more due to success of our call centers, or what we call the Business Process Outsourcing industry. To be part of this industry, one has to have a good command of the English language complete with the necessary American accent, as most calls coming into these BPO centers are from the US. Next year, this industry is expected to bring in almost 26 billion dollars in revenue to our country.

Let me also say that though this talk

Excerpts from “in other Words: The challenge

of Multilingual children’s books”By ani almario of adarna house, for the asian festival of Children’s Content.

is about translating children’s literature into other Philippine languages, our national language, Filipino is still in the process of being standardized and intellectualized. As it is, English is still the language of major broadsheets. The language used for government forms and official documents. The language of Math and Science in school. Though there is definitely an upsurge in the use of Filipino from the growth in popular literature published in Filipino...

But before our local children’s book industry even starting talking multilingual, the big leap was from monolingual to bilingual. A local publishing house, Cacho Publishing came out with the first bilingual series for children called the Trampoline Series in 1990. And even then, the visionaries behind this series knew that there was more terrain to cover, beyond

bilingualism. For in their write-up for the series they said, “These stories may be used at home or in school to help children with reading difficulty in English or Filipino. In our world now where information technology requires highly literate people, this series is a step, a springboard, a trampoline into multilingualism.” ...

Adarna House followed Cacho Publishing’s lead by coming out with our International Edition in 1992. The books with this imprint were mostly well-loved Filipino folktales and original stories that featured bilingual text to allow the reader to savor the native and indigenous sound of our national language, as well as help readers from other parts of the world to appreciate our stories...

Two decades later, bilingual books have become the norm. To date, over 70% of Adarna titles are bilingual. Based

on focus group discussions and interviews with teachers and parents, they prefer bilingual children’s books because these help scaffold readers who find it hard to read in Filipino. It is a common problem among children from the higher socio-economic demographic to speak and read in Filipino. This is often associated with how parents and schools have equated excellent communication skills in English with future success. Thus, some parents don’t even exert the effort to teach their kids to speak in Filipino.

But what started the change in this bilingual landscape was a decree from our Department of Education, Dep Ed order No. 74 which required all public schools to use mother-tongue based multilingual education or MTB-MLE in the first three years of school. This meant that literacy instruction would have to be done in languages that were neither English nor Filipino. For outside imperial Manila, children were speaking Cebuano, Chavacano, Meranaw and other major languages. Apart from English and Filipino, there are 19 local languages that have at least a million speakers.

Dep Ed Order No. 74 did not come out of a vacuum. It was based on the results of a comprehensive study done in 2005 called the Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda ... The BESRA outlined a host of recommendations to reform our educational landscape, and one of these key reforms was to use the child’s first language—his mother tongue—in the classroom. Using a child’s mother tongue would help a child learn to read and write faster.

The problem, of course, lies in the fact that there were no materials in the different mother tongues. ... Faced with this problem of competency and scale, non-governmental organizations who were helping Dep Ed create instructional materials in the mother tongue decided to tap commercial publishers such as Adarna House. There was a large demand for books in the different mother tongues and the need was immediate. The only way we could service such a need in the shortest possible time was to translate existing books. And thus, our Mother

Tongue big books were born. In 2014, Adarna produced big books

in these five languages. All of these were translations of titles that were already in print in either English or Filipino.

But don’t be fooled by how simply things appear to have fallen into place, for translation is never easy. For one, there is always the issue of context. For example, we faced an issue with a community that spoke T’boli because they insisted that we not only translate the text into their language but also redraw some of the illustrations, as they wanted the characters to look exactly like the children from their community. For them, translation was not only an issue localizing the language, but also the art. In the end, we won them over when I made an argument about the universality of children’s books and the innate wisdom of the child reader. In still another language, Cebuano, we faced difficulty as the language had variants across a province. Towns that were literally mere miles apart, insisted on different names for the same things. There was much debate on the supposed lingua franca.

Another issue that emerged was that of orthography. The orthography of the national language, Filipino, has been debated since the 1930s. One should therefore expect that the other languages have the same problem. It was here that we sought the help of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino or Commission on the national language to finalize spelling and grammar rules across the languages in question. There was an instance in book development when I heard teachers comment that it was so surreal to see their language in print, as they had only experienced it in conversation.

Still another issue was the fact that we were translating materials for use in the classroom. It was therefore important for translators and reviewers to be mindful of what names for common things we wanted the students to adopt (in some cases, the names of common things were considered too deep or archaic). There were issues of readability as we were asked to translate books meant to be read

in first and second grade. The translations not only had to be simple and lyrical, they had to serve a pedagogical purpose, that of vocabulary building.

But perhaps the biggest issue we faced is that there are a handful of people who may be considered good translators. There may be many who speak English, Filipino and the mother tongues in question, but few are trained in the craft of translation. It is imperative therefore, to come out with more translated work, to goad literature majors and writers to take up translation as an occupation. It is necessary for training to happen on a national scale.

In addition, children’s literature in the mother tongue will only flourish if there will be publishers outside Metro Manila. These mother tongues need champions amongst their speakers. And I cannot see children’s literature in the mother tongues flourishing if we publishers from Metro Manila are only translating; at some point, there should be a push for local writers to write their own stories, in their own language, and these stories should see print.

Now let me push the envelope a little further and say that as we are working on making more books in the other Philippine languages, there is also a need to make not only multilingual books, but multicultural books. And by this I mean the many cultures of Asia... For though we come from different cultures and speak different languages, the concept of a market is universal.

I am hoping that more books of the same nature will come out as a result of events such as the AFCC. And maybe soon enough, the AFCC will give rise to initiatives such as an Asian translation cooperative. Let children’s literature not only be a celebration of many languages, but many cultures as well. Thank you very much.n

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n Ah, the starving artist. We’ve seen this stereotype so often in stories that it’s become almost

a given in the mainstream imagination. Yet the stereotype is harmful in many ways, particularly to those who made the stereotype ubiquitous in media -- to artists and creators of every stripe. The nobility of devoting oneself to art should not be equated with neglect of a decent standard of living. But as many artists will attest, it is very difficult to earn a living wage as an artist, particularly since many artists work as independent contractors, not in tenured employment arrangements and thus without the attendant benefits.

The Artists Welfare Protection and Information Act of 2015 (Senate Bill No. 2758), introduced by Senator Grace Poe last May, is one of the artist-aid bills filed

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this Congress which merits attention, and it deals specifically with the need to make benefits such as healthcare accessible to artists. Drafted with an eye toward compliance with the UNESCO Recommendations concerning the Status of the Artist, it seeks to enact and implement “policies for the welfare and protection of artists.”

The bill seeks to ensure, amongst others, that artists have access to free legal information/assistance (Sec. 15), medical and dental assistance from government hospitals (Sec. 16) and to PhilHealth, SSS/GSIS, Pag-Ibig and other benefits enjoyed by other workers, with premiums to be paid by employer or principal that acts as the collecting agent of the artists (Sec. 9). The bill also mandates the establishment of an Artists Village (Sec. 14), and a new organ of the

National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Artist’s Welfare Office, which shall serve as the oversight body for compliance with the new law (Sec. 19).

The bill is understandably light on most details, leaving these to the specialist bodies such as the NCCA who shall draft the implementing rules. Be that as it may, there are certain issues that merit further attention as the bill goes through review at the committee and plenary levels, if the bill is to effectively achieve its ends.

First, the placing of the burden of premium payments on a “collection agent” seems only beneficial to artists who regularly work with a single client/employer. A large number of artists, however, work on per-piece or per-project basis, for multiple clients, and they are the artist with the least stability who may most need those benefits. It’s unclear how this provision would change the need for such artists to engage in voluntary coverage, shouldering their own premiums.

Second, the determination of who exactly is an “accredited artist” has the potential to be a messy process. The NCCA is mandated to create the requirements for such accreditation in consultation with “the relevant organizations engaged in… art forms/disciplines” but not every form of art has a single body that can represent its members with authority. This is compounded by potential confusion as to where the necessary accreditation documents are to be submitted: the bill mentions the Local Arts Council and “the duly recognized Arts Guild” but most locales will have neither.

Perhaps, while the bill is pending in Congress, members of the various artistic disciplines can use it as a catalyst to better organize themselves. Different types of artists will have different circumstances, and in order to ensure that government benefits, procedures, and regulations are suited for each, artists must be able to make their voices heard, by the State and amongst their peers. n

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Umuulan ng Libro!Philippine Children’s Book Summit

8:30 am Performance by the Kaibigan Choir and Theater Group

8:50-9:00 am Welcome Remarks by Tarie Sabido, Chair, Philippine Board on Books for Young People

9:00-9:05 am Opening Remarks by Graciela Cayton, Executive Director, National Book Development Board

9:10-10:10 am Concurrent Session 1: Children’s Literature 101

for Librarians and Teachers

Speaker: Zarah Gagatiga

Moderator: Dr. Nina Lim-Yuson

Venue: Fortune Hall

Concurrent Session 2:

Why Adults Should Read Children’s Books

Speakers: Dr. Anna Katrina Gutierrez, Blooey Singson, M.J. Cagumbay Tumamac

Moderator: Karina Bolasco

Venue: Fate Function Room


The Role of the Illustrator

in the Bookmaking Process

Speakers: Ruben de Jesus and Wen Dee Tan

Moderator: Vic Villanueva

Venue: Destiny Function Room

10:10-10:25 am Morning Break

10:30-11:30 am Concurrent Session 4:

Best Practices in Copyright

Speaker: Atty. Nicolas Pichay

Moderator: Vic Villanueva

Venue: Fortune Hall


The Asian Children’s Book Industry: An Echo Session

of the 2015 Asian Festival

of Children’s Content

Speakers: Rommel Joson,

Cheeno Marlo del Mundo Sayuno

Moderator: Dr. Luis P. Gatmaitan


Concurrent Session 6: Children’s Books in Mother Tongue: Publication

and Translation

Speakers: Christine Bellen, Kristian Cordero, Cles Rambaud, M.J. Cagumbay Tumamac



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Providing Diverse Content

for the Filipino Young Adults and an Introduction to Kabanata Fellows

Speakers: Dr. Edgar C. Samar, Segundo Matias, Jr., Mariko Nagai

Moderator: Ani Almario



A New Breed of Filipino Comics

Speakers: Budjette Tan, Carljoe Javier, Paolo Herras

Moderator: Melanie Ramirez

Venue: Fortune Hall


Going Global through Digital Publishing

Speakers: Agno Almario, Ariel Lim



12:30-1:30 pm Lunch

1:30-2:30 pm Plenary 1: Dangerous Poetry for Young Readers: Writing the Past, Writing for the Future

Speaker: Mariko Nagai

Moderator: RayVi Sunico

2:30-3:30 pm Plenary 2: Bringing Books to Readers: On Providing Alternative Access and Distribution

Speakers: Maricel Montero (Museo Pambata Mobile Library), Quintin Pastrana (Library Renewal Program)

Moderator: Tarie Sabido

3:30-3:50 pm Afternoon Break

3:50-4:30 pm Plenary 3: Weaving Stories through Wordless Picture Books

Speaker: Wen Dee Tan

Moderator: Tarie Sabido

4:30-5:30 pm Awarding of the 2015 PBBY-Salanga Prize and the 2015 PBBY-Alcala Prize

All Plenary sessions will be held at Fortune Hall.

21 July 2015Elements at Centris,

Quezon City

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