BookwatchVol19 No2

THE official
publication of THE
NATIONAL BOOK
DEVELOPMENT BOARD
VOL.19 NO.2 2015
contributors
GUEST LIST
CONTENTS
n This Issues Writers:
n THIS ISSUES ARTISTS

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.
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 zarah.
gagatiga@gmail.com.
She blogs at http://
lovealibrarian.blogspot.
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.
Xi Zuq is a reader and

teacher from General
Santos City. He blogs
about Filipino books
for children and young
adults at Xi Zuqs
Nook. He attended this
years Asian Festival of
Childrens Content to talk
about picture books for
indigenous children.
BOOKWATCH
Vol 19. No.2
2015
2 guest list
Contributors
4 message
from the Chairman
5 Selected Statistics and
Bestsellers Lists
6 The 32nd National Childrens
Book Day and Related Events
8 Rewards and Refinement in
Childrens Literature: The
Initiatives of the PBBY
By Zarah Gagatiga
STAFF BOX
EDITORIAL TEAM
Editor
Paolo Chikiamco

Art Director Katherine Bercasio
Managing Editors CAMILLE martinez

DEBORAH NIETO
2 BOOKWATCH VOL.19 NO.2
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
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to the authors and artists. For inquiries please
call 570-6198 or 697-1804.
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
11 Ricky Lee is 2015

UP Gawad Plaridel awardee
24 Selected Recently Released and

Upcoming Titles
12 So Youd Like to Publish

A Childrens Book
36 Philippine Studies
A Forum on the State of Knowledge
13 KUTING: Kuwentista Ng Mga Tsikiting

& Ang Illustrador Ng Kabataan
37 Filipinos at the Asian Festival

of Childrens Content

38 Excerpts from In Other Words:
The Challenge of Multilingual
Childrens Books
By Ani Almario of Adarna House,
for the Asian Festival of Childrens Content
14
COVER STORY
Windows to Myth:
Books on Philippine
Mythology
By Paolo Chikiamco
Art by JP Palabon
40 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

The Artists Welfare Protection
and Information Act of 2015
41 Publishing Industry Job Openings
as of June 2015
VOL.19 NO.2 BOOKWATCH
MESSAGES
From the Chairs Desk
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, Childrens 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 lifes work to promote the
development of childrens 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 Aonuevo,
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 childrens literature
in the country is not merely comprised of whimsical
tales meant to entertain and indoctrinate children into
the good habit of reading. Childrens 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 Childrens Content by Ani
Rosa Almario and Michael Jude Tumamac (Xi Zuq), a beginners 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 childrens 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.
Selected Statistics and Bestsellers Lists

(Bookwatch June 2015)
Fully Booked
Bestselling Philippine titles for the period of February to April 2015:
Buqo
1. Paano Ba To?! by Bianca Gonzalez.
1. Romancing a Banking Magnate Book 1 by Sharon Rose.
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.
Bestselling Philippine titles as of April 2015:

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 Exs 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.
National Book Store

Bestselling Philippine titles as of June 2015, as posted in-store:
Flipreads
Bestselling Philippine titles as of April 2015:

1. Stupid is Forever by Sen. Miriam Defensor - Santiago.
2. Besties by Solenn Heussaff and Georgina Wilson.
1. Trese: Case 1: At The Intersection of Balete and 13th

Street by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo.
3. Mahal Mo Sya, Mahal Ka Ba? Kadramahan Mo Sa PagIbig by Marcelo Santos III.
2. A History of the Philippines by University of the

Philippines Press.
4. Anak ng Patola! Mas Masakit Ate Chacha by DJ Chacha.
3. Kubori Kikiam : Best Things in Life #1 by Michael

David.
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.
4. 85 Life Answers: PISCES by John Mesina.

5. Imelda Marcos: The Rise and Fall of One of the Worlds
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 Espaol Tagalog by Flipside
Publishing.
8. 86 Life Answers: SCORPIO by John Mesina.
9. OMG! Where Did Your Sweldo Go? 9 Secret Sweldo Tips to

be a 20-Something Millionaire by Lianne Martha Laroya.
9. Noli Me Tangere (by Jose Rizal) by Flipside Publishing.
10. Distributor Management: Winning Tools in Managing

Distributors as Partners by Emilio Macasaet III.
10. Making Your Money Work by Colayco Foundation for

Education, Inc.
Flor Marie Sta. Romana-Cruz

Chair
CALENDAR
The 32nd National Childrens Book Day

and Related Events
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The Philippine Board on Books for

Young People (PBBY), the lead agency
responsible in the celebration of the
National Childrens Book Day (NCBD), has
partnered with the National Book Development
Board (NBDB) in staging this years Philippine
Childrens 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 childrens 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
Childrens 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
childrens book fair at the Rizal Library, Ateneo De
Manila University.
July 10: The Art of Storytelling:

A Workshop for Teachers and Librarians
Organizer: The Cavite Librarians Association, Inc.
High School Library, San Sebastian CollegeRecoletos, 8AM - 5PM

Resource Speaker / Workshop Facilitator: Zarah
C. Gagatiga, PBBY Board Member
Contact information: Reden Cruzado, +63
9205301044
National Children's Book Day 2015

UMUULAN NG LIBRO
NCBD Activities and Related Events
July 12, 2015
July 10, 2015
Premier Telecast
of ALAMAT
Storytelling Workshop
Cavite Librarians
Association, Inc.
Animated TV Series
GMA 7
July 15, 2015
July 18, 2015
Ampalaya
The Musical
Storytelling
Workshop
CCP & Siliman

University Cultural
Affairs
Museo Pambata
July 21, 2015
National Children's Book Day

Philippine Children's Book Summit
Elements, Centris, Quezon City
July 25, 2015
July 24, 2015
NCBD Book Fair
July 12: Premier of Alamat: A television

series of animated cartoons of well loved
Filipino legends, myths and tales.
PBBY & Rizal Library

ADMU
Producer: GMA News and Public Affairs

Airing schedule: Seven Sundays beginning on
Producer: Siliman University Cultural Affairs

Committee
Cultural Center of the Philippines, July 15 2015
3PM Matinee and 8PM Gala
Tickets are available at Ticket World
July 18: A Storytelling Workshop for Adults

Organizer: Museo Pambata
Museo Pambata Roxas Blvd, 9AM to 4PM

Registration fee: Php 1,500.00
Register by sending an email to info@

museopambata.org
Resource Speaker: Bodjie Pascua, TV Personality
and Theater Actor
MUNPARLAS, Inc.
San Beda College,
Alabang
This infographic is made by Zarah Gagatiga

http://lovealibrarian.blogspot.com
July 12, 2015, 5PM - 5.30PM GMA7
July 15: Ampalaya The Musical (based on

the popular childrens book, Alamat ng
Ampalaya by Augie Rivera, published by
Adarna House)
Developing A Graphic
Novel Collection
July 21: NATIONAL CHILDRENS BOOK

DAY and The Philippine Childrens
Summit
Organizers: PBBY and NBDB
Elements, Centris Quezon City 9AM - 4PM

Registration fee: Php 600.00
Contact information: pbby@adarna.com.ph
July 24: Develop a Graphic Novel

Collection & Build A Breakthrough
Library Service
Organizer: MUNPARLAS
San Beda College, Alabang 8AM to 4PM
Resource Speaker: Jaime Bautista, creator
Private Iris
Contact Information: Ann Grace Bansig,
+63 9197969670
July 25, 2015: NCBD Book Fair

The 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
Learners
Facilitator: Zarah C. Gagatiga, PBBY Board Member
The 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
Childrens
Lit
Rewards and Refinement in Childrens Literature:
The Initiatives of the PBBY

By Zarah Gagatiga
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 Trubners Oriental Record in
London, part of Rizals 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 Childrens Book Day (NCBD).
This years NCBD is on July 21, 2015
and, as always, will be a literary feast
for readers and advocates of childrens
literature, with a smorgasbord of ideas,
topics, content and experiences on book
creation, publishing, trends in childrens
literature, illustration, mother tongue
instruction and the translation of works,
all through the Philippine Childrens Book
Summit
The summits 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
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 years 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 PBBYs
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 childrens 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
Kamatis ni Peles. Of the five winning stories, Kamatis ni Peles

was published by Adarna House and has been continuosly inprint 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 childrens book creation. Writers of fiction for older readers
try their hand at childrens 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 readers face.
Existing Excellence:
The National Childrens Book Awards
Of course, not all books are products of creators vetted
by the Salanga and Alcala processes. Every year, a multitude
of childrens 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
REPORT
of quality, the National Childrens Book

Award (NCBA) brings attention to the
best of childrens 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 childrens
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
childrens 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 childrens 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, miniworkshops and input sessions by
award-winning writers, PBBY members
and peers from the childrens literature
industry. The PBBYs next step is to assist
the Fellows in the bidding process of their
manuscripts to interested publishers. In
the Philippine Childrens 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
Ricky Lee is
2015 UP Gawad Plaridel awardee
By Seymour Barros Sanchez
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
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
Colleges 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 Plaridels
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
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A Childrens Book
and youd like to do so with

a traditional publisher? Thats
great, but we also know that
it can be daunting. While most major
childrens 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 weve
gathered a few excerpts here (valid as of
June) to help you make your inquiries,
because the last thing wed want is your
great new Filipino childrens book to go
unpublished because you didnt know
where to start.
Adarna House
http://adarna.com.ph/faq/#published
How 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, selfstamped 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.
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 eli@adarna.
com.ph 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 projects 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 Literature
http://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 rsum and letters of
recommendation (if necessary) to:
The Publications Department
OMF Literature Inc.
776 Boni Avenue corner Pinatubo Street
1550 Mandaluyong City
Metro Manila, Philippines
Email: ynareyes@omflit.com
For manuscript submissions:

fran@tahananbooks.com
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:
fran@tahananbooks.com
Lampara Books
No online submission guidelines, but
here is their email address for inquiries:
inquiry@lamparabooks.com.ph
Anvil
Anvil is a general publisher, not
specifically for childrens books, but they
do publish those. These are excerpts
from their submission guidelines for
2015 books -- anything submitted and
accepted now wont 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
Kuwentista 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
childrens literature.
KUTING produces quality literary works
for children and young adults, promotes
awareness of and appreciation for
Philippine childrens 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 AliponTiongson, 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 childrens literature.
Other past and present members
include Ace Elgar, Agay Llanera-Reyes,
Amelia Zubiri-Miguel, Angela Morales,
Annette Flores Garcia, Becky Bravo, Boogie
Mortel, Celestine Trinidad, Christine Paita,
Cynthia Villafranca, Eline Santos, Felinda
Bagas, Fernando Gonzales, Glenda Oris,
Godfrey Dancel, Germaine Yia, Heidi
Eusebio-Abad, Henri Cimatu, Imelda
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 ConcepcionAlcazar, and Zarah Gagatiga.
In 2003, KUTING recognized as
honorary members literary greats in
the childrens literature industry: Mailin
Paterno-Locsin, Amelia Lapea-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
membership@kuting.org. n
We will try to respond by email or

post within two weeks to at least let
you know that we have received your
proposal.
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Windows to Myt h:
Books on
Philippine
Myt hology
By Paolo Chikiamco; Art by JP Palabon
Philippine mythology does not exist. That was the

inciting statement in a heated online discussion that
Id 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 beginners syllabus, a description of a
few good overviews of Philippine myth and folklore, as well
as a few more specialized volumes. Theres more to mythology
than the Greeks, and theres 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. Its 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 Ive ever come across, particularly when it
comes to Tagalog deities, of which so little is known. Long out
of print, and Ive 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
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REPORT
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 Ive 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. Ive never
seen the series sold in bookstores, but last
I checked, you can get copies at the store
at Phoenix Publishing House itself.
CHILDRENS BOOKS
While 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.
Tahanans Treasury of Philippine
Folk Tales series, Anvils 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 FOCUS
The 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-Angs
Land and People (UST Publishing
House; 2006) recorded/edited by
Florentino Hornedo with Saturnino
Baltazar.
SPECIALIZED TOPICS AND

ADVANCED READING
After youve read the more basic texts, or
if youre 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 Meez 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

Ive 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. Ive only seen occasional
copies at the Manila International Book
Fair. n
Hungry for more? Ive compiled a
Myth List and Philippine Pantheons
guide online at RocketKapre.com.
The Philippine Delegation Of Publishers at The 2015

Kuala Lumpur Trade and Copyright Centre (Kltcc)
The 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 Malaysias 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
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 delegations success
at the event attests to the Philippine
publishing industrys 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 years 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 industrys
portal to a bigger market of global book
publishing. n
First Philippine Stand at The 2015 Frankfurt Bookfair
Philippine publishers and

book industry associations are
gearing up for the countrys
first collective stand in the Frankfurt
Bookfair this coming October 2015.
The Book Development Association
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
countrys 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
oed@nbdb.gov.ph. n
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FEATURE
NBDB joins Aspulan in Baguio
A Publishing Forum in Dumaguete
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,
practical 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 NBDBs initiative
to touch base with its stakeholders from
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
The Baguio Writers Group

(BWG) invited the National
Book Development Board
(NBDB) to participate in its oneday 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
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 NBDBs 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&Es Philippine E-Book Hub,
and Ubbog writers group. n
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WORKSHOPS
NBDB SUMMER WORKSHOPS 2015

Summer 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.
DEVELOPING YOUNG WRITERS
WRITING FOR YOUNG ADULT READERS
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 peercritiquing 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
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, theres 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
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-yearolds; Nikki Alfar for the 12-14-yearolds; 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-yearold writers. The workshop on graphic
fiction, which lasted longer to give

13-17-year-old participants ample time
to apply what theyd 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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report
Araw ng Karapatan sa A kda / Day of the Author
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
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
celebration: a commitment signing with

NBDB and IPOPHLs 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 couldnt 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
signified the individuals commitment to

actively support NBDB and IPOPHLs
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
actively participated in Luisito Bodjie

Pascuas 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-craftsworkshop by teaching the children how
to make crafts while they listened to a
childrens 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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BOOKS
Selected Recently Released and Upcoming Titles

TAHANAN BOOKS
From Manila With Love: A Balikbayan Story

By Amy Luna Capelle and Auri Asuncion Yambao
Release: September 2015
What does it mean to come home for the first
time? From Manila With Love tells the story of a
young girl who accompanies her Filipina mother
to Manila for the first time. Readers will delight
in her unexpected discoveries--from arriving in a
sticky-hot airport to meeting relatives face-to-face,
to sitting down to a splendid table of native dishes
and best of all, meeting the grandmother who has
loved her through years of letter-writing and sending
pasalubongs. Here is a story that tenderly captures
the incomparable joy of the balikbayan experience. Told in rhyming verse accompanied by
picturesque illustrations, this book will surely resonate with all Filipino children, wherever they
may be in the world. Ages 4 to 8 24 pages plus cover 9.5 x 9 full-color
*Release dates are estimates and cover art may not be final.
CHRISTIAN LITERATURE CRUSADE
Mang Andoys Signs

By Mailin Paterno and Isabel
Roxas. Translated into Filipino by
Eugene Y. Evasco
Mang Andoy the signmaker is given
the challenge of a lifetime when the
Mayor barges into his workshop
one day and complains, Its chaos
out there! Nobodys following the
rules! How then can Mang Andoy
create signs that would turn their
unruly community into law-abiding citizens? The art of persuasion is
delightfully unveiled in Paternos richly nuanced urban tale brought to
street life by Roxass zany imagination. Children will be all the wiser
to learn that how you ask is just as important as what you ask for.
Ages 4 to 8 32 pages plus cover 8.5 x 11 full-color
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING HOUSE

Susan Stewart in Conversation
By Susan Stewart and David Jonathan Y. Bayot
Release: June 2015
This volume not only provides a succinct philosophical biography that
highlights the wide range of Stewarts interests, it likewise foregrounds
her energetic engagements with poetics, folklore, translation, and the
artistic-poetic practices in the United States and beyond. This book of
conversationcandid and insightfulis an accessible and provocative
introduction to the ideas of a major critical presence in literary and
cultural studies in the Anglophone world.
Rachel Bowlby in Conversation
By Rachel Bowlby, David Jonathan Y. Bayot, Jeremy C. De Chavez
Release: June 2015
Starting from an interest in the non-stories that surround our daily lives,
Rachel Bowlby has written on subjects from shopping to commuting to
parenting. With a background in classics as well as in modern literature,
she has also written about Freuds use of ancient tragedy and myth in
his twentieth-century thinking about subjectivity: and about the changing
family forms of the century since Freud. Her most recent book, A Child
of Ones Own, is about the shifting social and biological conditions of
parenthood. These topics and others are explored in Rachel Bowlby in
Conversation. Candid and insightful, it is an accessible and provocative
introduction to the ideas of a most significant critical voice in literary
studies in the Anglophone world.
Deconstruction After All: Reflections and Conversations
By Christopher Norris; David Jonathan Y. Bayot (editor)
Release: July 2015
In this book, readers will find Christopher Norriss vigorous polemics with
Hayden White, Michel Foucault, Jean Baudrillard, Thomas Kuhn, Emmanuel
Levinas, Pierre Bourdieu, Richard Rorty, and Stanley Fish. Alongside his
critiques emerge passages of committed close and careful reading of
Jacques Derridas texts, as he cites and reiterates Derridas philosophical
contexts in the works of Immanuel Kant, Gaston Bachelard, and Georges
Canguilhem, as well as in the fields of epistemology and philosophy of
science. The book concludes with a coda of essays on Frank Kermode,
Terry Eagleton, and Terence Hawkes.
BOOKS
Hope and Healing from Verbal Abuse

By Gregory L Jantz, PhD
Release: July 2015
Whether you or a loved one has been
abused by words, action, or even neglect,
this book shows you the path to healing,
offering you: strategies for dealing
with verbal abuser; interactive tools
to learn about your personal situation;
steps to rebuilding relationships on trust
and respect; stories from survivors of
emotional abuse; biblical help to restore
your soul. You are not alone, and you dont
have to suffer in silence. If you have been
abused by a spouse, a parent, employer,
minister, or friend, this book can open
the doors to healthier relationships and
lasting healing.
Health and Social Policy Issues of BPO Workers in

the Philippines: Is Happiness at Work Attainable?
By Socorro M. Rodriguez and Nimfa B. Ogena
Release: June 2015
The monograph focuses on the level of happiness
at work of selected employees of business process
outsourcing (BPO) companies what are significant
factors to consider in relation to it and what is its
impact on BPO companies, among others. Using the
survey and focus group discussion methods, the
researchers identified the important factors that affect
the happiness of BPO employees and consequently,
their likelihood of leaving or staying in their current
company, which in turn affects the rate of employee
turnovers for BPO companies. The book concludes
with policy recommendations to BPO companies, the
Philippine government, and relevant sectors of society.
Resolving Everyday Conflict

By Ken Sandie and Kevin Johnson
Release: July 2015
Many relationships are too important to
walk away from. Some issues are too big
to give in to. And some people just wont
let go until they get everything they want.
Add a variety of intense emotions to the
mix, and conflict can get very messy and
painful.
But it doesnt have to be that way. If you
keep reading this book, youll discover
that conflict doesnt have to be painful
or destructive. As you learn Gods way
of resolving conflict, you can approach conflict as an
opportunity to make relationship closer and stronger,
to find solutions that are fair for everyone, and best of
all--to please and honor God.
Neither a Pedestal nor a Cage: In Pursuit of

Genuine Gender Equality in the Philippine
Workplace
By Emily Sanchez-Salcedo
Release: July 2015
The book offers a masterful examination of gender
equality in the workplace. She uncovers the deep
structure of paternalism and explores the theories of
gender equality that can be mobilized to respond to
it. She persuasively argues for a blended approach
that draws on the strengths and learns from the
weaknesses of a series of other countries: the U.S.,
Canada, France, and Sweden. But she sensitively
adapts the insights gained from this comparative view
to the particular situation of the Philippines. And she
offers concrete suggestions for law reforms that would
promote the equality of women in the workplace. This
book is a required reading for anyone who cares about
the future of working women in the Philippines.
Rethink How You Think

By Dr. Gregory Stoop
Release: August 2015
Did you know that our behaviors are in
place by the time we are six years old?
No wonder its so hard to break out of
old patterns! But there is a secret to
personal transformation that God gave
us long before modern neuroscience and
self-help gurus were the norm. Rethink
How You Think shows you the true way
to lasting change--the renewing of your
mind. Bestselling author Dr. David Stoop
explains how you can move from: fear
to love; resentment to gratitude; lust to
purity; idolatry to contentment; mistrust
to trust; loneliness to connection. Through faithful
meditation on Scripture and with Gods help, you can
permanently change your life--starting right now.
ShiftPoints
By Dean Sol Sesto
We all say we want to grow, improve, and succeed, but
so often we silently and effectively kill our own dreams
by the things we tell ourselves. ShiftPoints provides
truly unconventional yet highly practical ways to reengineer your life and behavior so you can attain the
things that are important to you. Dean Del Sesto shows
you how to make small shifts in your thinking that can
have big impacts. Perfect for daily revelation, these tothe-point readings will move you to improve all areas of
your life, work, and relationships.
Take Charge of Your Emotions
By Dr. Linda J Solie
Psychologist Linda Solie guides you through seven
steps to dealing with negative or destructive feelings.
You will learn and practice time-tested skills,
including how to: identify exactly what you are feeling;
understand the connections between your thoughts,
feelings and behavior; choose new ways to think that
produce emotional and behavioral change.
No matter where you are emotionally or what you are
dealing with, you can change the way you feel and
behave. With nearly thirty years of hands-on cognitive
behavioral experience, Dr. Solie provides tools designed
to help you find freedom and joy.
1001 Quotes, Illustrations, and Humorous Stories
By Edward K. Rowell
Do you need a lively quip to launch your sermon,
lesson, speech or article? An illustration to tickle the
funny bone or engage the heart? How about a quote
or two to grab your listeners attention and keep them
riveted all the way to your final words. Look no further.
With hundreds of illustrations, quotes, idea starters, and
humorous stories, this book will help you freshen up
your message and drive your point home. Easy to use,
this volume is loaded with relevant, captivating words
for todays audiences. Its one-stop resource for your
best-yet presentation.
Understanding World Religion 15 Minutes A Day
By Garry R. Morgan
In Understanding World Religions 15 Minutes a Day,
cross-cultural expert and professor Gary Morgan
explains the key beliefs, histories, and practices of
more than twenty religions, including the familiar -Christianity, Judaism, Mormonism--and some of the
lesser known--Bahai, Sikhism, and New Age religions.
Broken into forty short readings, each chapter is
engaging and easy to understand. In just 15 minutes
a day youll soon have a better understanding of the
worlds beliefs.
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ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY PRESS

Florante at Laura
Edited by Paolo Paculan
Publisher: Ateneo de Manila
University Press, under the
imprint BlueBooks
Release: June 2015
Bunga 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 Paculan
Publisher: Ateneo de Manila
University Press, under the
imprint BlueBooks
Release: June 2015
Ipinakikilala 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 ngayoy 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 2015
This 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, Acabados 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.
Dr. William A. Longacre, University of Arizona
Dean Worcesters Fantasy Islands

By Mark Rice
Dean Worcesters 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 Gibson
Release: July 2015
This 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
Here at last, insofar as possible for the meticulous and
indefatigable scholar, is an amazing collection of the
entire corpus of Jose Garcia Villas short stories! And
Jonathan Chuas Introduction is exemplary for the historical
context it provides of the short story in Villas 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, Villasagonwith
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 Villas Philosophy of Poetry
Edited by Robert King
In Robert L. KingsPoetry Is,we have at last,for
everyonewho aspires to aesthetic experience in the
reading and writing of poetry, a superb distillation of Jos
Garcia Villas own poetics or philosophy of poetrywhat
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 alllanguage, music, and form, the precise
art of letters in terms of its own medium. Poetry finds its
own form, the structure arising from the poets control of language; the words chosen for their
sound and rhythm to the poets 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. Gmino H. Abad
MEGANON COMICS
Strange Natives: The Forgotten
Memories of a Forgetful Woman
By Paolo Herras and Jerico Marte
Whenever a memory butterfly lands
on Gracias head, her mind opens up
like a wildflowerGracia 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 Habangbuhay
By Paolo Herras and Tepai Pascual
The ghost of a devoted housewife must
learn to move on from haunting her
house and her husbands new family,
so she can discover a newlife 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 Pascual
As the demons close in, Visdei and
the Archangel Raphael escape with
the Gatekeeper, an innocent young
boy named Stephen. Due to the boys
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 Sabas
Promises, 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 Bahalas
madness?
Lunatic
By Mel Casipit, Kai Castillo, Maika
Ezawa, Paolo Herras, Tepai Pascual,
Brent Sabas and Redg Vicente
During the full moon, energies are
heightened, releasing five stories
of the deranged, crazy and outright
insane.
BLACK INK
Mr. Perfect / Yues Memories (2 in 1 Edition)
By Reira Francisco and Kathryn Buenaventura Salta
Release: June 2015
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.
Yues 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?
Sprinters
By Claudine Erang and CJ Dee
Release: June 2015
Habang 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. Simulanon, 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 Bully
By Nald Tabuzo and Crisca Jallorina
Release: 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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VISPRINT
Ang Autobiografiya ng Ibang

Lady Gaga
By Jack Alvarez
Release: May 2015
Hindi 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 samut 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 naput 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.
OMF LITERATURE HIYAS CHILDRENS BOOKS
Save the Cake (#romanceclass 1) By Stella Torres

Release: June 2015
Twenty-eight-year-old Eloisa Carreon has come home to work at
her familys 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?
Titser Pangkalawakan
By Joselito Delos Reyes
Release: May 2015
Narito 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. Bastat
mayroon kang damdaming
marunong umibig. At
marunong ding masaktan.
Nasa kamay mo na ang angas
ng Titser Pangkalawakan.
Huwag mo nang bitawan.
News Hardcore! By Manix Abrera

Release: 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.
Cover (Story) Girl

(#romanceclass 3)
By Chris Mariano
Release: June 2015
Ever since Jang Min Hee
walked into Gios small
museum, shes given him
one excuse after another
about why shes vacationing
at scenic Boracay Island.
Rarely has Gios 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 whats true
from what isnt? Their worlds
are getting unraveledone
story at a time.
Gagambeks
By Mark Angeles
Release: June 2015
Mula pag-ibig, kasaysayan,
pulitika, prinsipyo at kawalangprinsipyo 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 Llanera
Release: June 2015
26-year-old Crissy Lopezs 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, shes 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 shes 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.
After Lambana
By Eliza Victoria and Mervin Malonzo
Lambana, the realm of the Diwata, has fallen, the
Magical Prohibition Act has been signed into law,
and there is something wrong with Conrads 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 Lambanas secrets,
and a cure to save his life.
Wow, God! The Whiny

Prophet Who Always Said
No
by Beng Alba-Jones and
Bon Bernardo
Retelling of the story of Jonah.
Part of the growing Wow, God
series. Written in English with
parallel Filipino text.
Hudson Taylor and the Great Impossible

By Jojie Wong and Jether Amar
Release: June 2015
Biography 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 Home
by Grace Chong and Leo Kempis Ang
Happy Home is a heartwarming series that shows
how a family can solve big and small problems
while enjoying Gods everyday blessings.In book
1, Coming Home, the Zambrano familys plan to go
on an out-of-town trip goes awry when a stranger
arrives at their home.
Happy Home series #2: That First Sunday
By Grace Chong and Leo Kempis Ang
Happy Home is a heartwarming series that shows
how a family can solve big and small problems
while enjoying Gods everyday blessings.In book
2, That First Sunday, the stranger who had come to
the Zambrano familys home learns what he could
do on a Sunday.
Lala Burara (Messy Lala)
By Excel Valdez Dyquiangco and Tintin Pantoja
Lala 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.
Biblia para sa Maliliit na Bata

By Charlotte Thoroe and Gill Guile
Bible for toddlers written in Filipino.
Wow, God! The Secret of Samsons

Super Strength
By Emil Flores and Paul Quiroga
Retelling of the story of Samson. Part of the
growing Wow, God series. Written in English
with parallel Filipino text.
ABCs of Jesus Resurrection
By Vince Burke and Lorra Angbue-te
An abecedary on the awesome day when
Jesus rose from the grave.
Bee Happy
By Joyce Piap-Go and Maria Cristina Sison
Book 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, MD
Book 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.
Carry Me: Jesus Heals a Lame Man
Carry Me: Jesus Calms the Storm

Four men carried their paralyzed
friend to where Jesus was preaching.
They hoped Jesus would heal their
friend. But the crowd was too thick;
they couldnt 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.

A first book about Jesus stilling a
storm; simply told and beautifully
illustrated. Board book with die cut
handle.
From Copenhagen
Publishing
From Copenhagen
Publishing
My Precious Bible
By Dawn Mueller and Gill Guile
A collection of 42 favorite Bible
stories about God and His love
for us through Jesus. For ages 6
and up.
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ADARNA HOUSE
Nawawala si Muningning
By Michael M. Coroza and Tokwa Peaflorida
A picture book about a lost cat.
My Kuya and I/My Ate and I (2 board books in 1)

By Ani Rosa Almario and Kay Aranzanso
A board book about siblings.
The Idea Jungle

By Pam Marie Ang and Bru Sim Nada
A picture book on how to find lost ideas.
Salusalo Para Kay

Kuya
By Ergoe Tinio and JC
Galag
Release: September
2015
A storybook about
a family celebrating
Kuyas birthday, even
without Kuya around.
Over and Under

By Ani Rosa
Almario and Kay
Aranzanso
Release:
September 2015
A board book
teaching the basic
concept of over
and under.
I Dont Like to Eat!

By Excel Dyquianco
and Marcus Nada
Release: September
2015
A wordless picture
book about a boy
and his challenging
appetite.
SHEPHERDS VOICE PUBLICATIONS, INC.

Maam May I Go Out
By Nio Calonge
Release: June 2015
This 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!
Life Manual 101: How to

Make Your Dreams Come
True
By Bo Sanchez
Release: July 2015
Heres 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
youre reading this outdoors,
youre 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.
A Young Mans Manual

By JPaul Hernandez
Heres 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 authors 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. Its a manual
every young man should
have in his backpack.
Alliances (The Lost Chronicles

of Eden, #2)
By Karren Renz Sea
Seven Champions. Seven
Sentinels. Four Great Cities. One
great war.Heroes dont lose,
but they did. Warriors dont get
scared, but they are. Soldiers
are strong, but theyre 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 cant even let a single
day pass without drawing their
weapons against each other?
Corpse in the Mirror

By A.S. Santos
Release: October 2015
As 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 whod 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 whod murdered the girl
in Richards condo... and she sees
herself through their eyes as their
next victim.
Why Bother Praying?

By Richard Leonard, S.J.
Release: June 2015
This 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 Jesus
By Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle
Release: June 2015
Cardinal 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.
Mercy
By Cardinal Walter Kasper
Release: June 2015
In this important new book praised by Pope
Francis, Cardinal Walter Kasper examines Gods
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 Hearts
By Earnest L. Tan
Release: June 2015
Earnest 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.
FLIPSIDE PUBLISHING
Remnants
By Wanggo Gallaga
Release:July 2015
Wanggo Gallagos 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 Void
By Karl de Mesa
Release:July 2015
Radiant 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 ChickensWho Dreamed
of Flying
By Joachim Emilio Antonio
Release:August 2015
Joem Antonios The Five
Chickens Who Dreamed
of Flying is a whimsical
childrens book about the
creative attempts of each of
five chickens to challenge
their limits and make their way
across a cliff.
Sleep, Geek, Sleep

Miro Kai Fernandez
Release:August2015
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.
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BOOKS
BOOKS
ST. MATTHEWS PUBLISHING CORPORATION
Reading for Young Learners (Kinder 1)

By Marie-Tess Paqueo Andoy-Flauta and
Rowena Fernandez Veegas-Dagdag
Release: June 2015
This bookis 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.
Mathematics for Young Learners (Kinder 1)

By Rowena Fernandez Veegas-Dagdag and
Marie-Tess Paqueo Andoy-Flauta
Release: June 2015
This 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 childrens
progress and development.
Exploring the World of

Mathematics (Grade
1)
By Dr. Federico C.
Castillo, Ed. D. Ofelia
G. Chingcuangco,
M.A. Ed.
Release: June 2015
This 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 todiscover 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.
Reading for Young Learners (Kinder 2)

By Marie-Tess Paqueo Andoy-Flauta and
Rowena Fernandez Veegas-Dagdag
Release: June 2015
This bookaims 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.
Mathematics for Young Learners (Kinder

2)
By Rowena Fernandez Veegas-Dagdag
and Marie-Tess PaqueoAndoy-Flauta
Release: June 2015
This 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 childrens progress and development. This book
aims to make learning Mathematics not only simple and easy but
pleasurable and rewarding as well.
Exploring the World of

Mathematics (Grade
2)
By Dr. Federico
C. Castillo, Ed.
D. and Ofelia G.
Chingcuangco, M.A.
Ed.
Release: June 2015
This book was designed
for young learners in
the Grade 2level. 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
todiscover 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,
MT2
Release: June 2015
This 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
todiscover 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. Chiu
Release: June 2015
This book introduces students to basic language
forms and functions that allow themto express
theircommunication 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
learnersto look at
theirlife 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.

Release: 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.

Release: June 2015
The 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 Reading Success (Grade 1)

Release: June 2015
On the Road to Reading Success 1 guides Grade
1 studentsin theirjourney as a reader in the English
language. Unit 1, Here We Are, gives themthe chance
to talk about themselvesand what theyhold dear. Unit
2, People in School, inspires themto appreciate people
theymeet 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 themto
look at theirlives
as a little world
made up of
those theyhold
dear, thepeople
theymeet, the
places theygo,
and the things
that theydo to
learn and have
fun.

Release: 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.

Release: June 2015
The 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.
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BOOKS
BOOKS

The Progressive Approach to Reading
(Kinder 1)
By Hazel Domingo-Babiano
Easy and fun, yet deepa combination unlikely
to be found in educational books but which has
been distilled in the latest The Progressive
Approach to Reading series from the bestselling author. Teachers will be inspired by
the books wide variety of activitiesarts 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 Teachers 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

Mathematics (Kinder 1)
Put 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 fastchanging times and childrens growing affinity for technology.
Each lesson has a Teachers 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.
Mathematics (Kinder 2)
Math need not be boring with
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 Teachers 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 K12-aligned with additional
lessons (such as the introduction to calculators and computers)
that reflect the fast-changing times and childrens growing
affinity for technology. This series is a catalyst in changing the
perception of students and teachers alike.
The Progressive Approach to Reading

(Kinder 2)
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
Teachers 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 its
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 21stcentury learners.
Wika, Pagbasa at Pagsulat sa

Paraang K-12 (Kinder 1)
By Dr. Felicidad N. Remo and Avelina
S. Espelita
Ito 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. Espelita
Wika, 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.
OTHER TITLES
Important Findings and Recommendations
on Chemical Use in Aquaculture in
Southeast Asia
By Relicardo M. Coloso, Mae R. Catacutan,
and Margarita T. Arnaiz
Publisher: 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.
Diseases of Milkfish, Chanos chanos

(Forsskal): Occurrence, Diagnosis, Prevention,
and Control
By 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.
The Legend of Juan Pawikan and the 7,107 Islands

By Celine Beatrice Fabie
Publisher: Mona Lisa Publication(s)
Release: June 2015
The book aims to create a new Filipino identity through a childrens 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 Bisayan
By Sofronio B. Ursal
Publisher: Good Governance Books
Release: June 2015
The 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 Magellans
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, Magellans slave who spoke Bisayan,
discovered his Bisayan origin.
Sixty Six (Volume 1)

By Russell Molina and
Ian Sta. Maria
Publisher: Anino Comics
Release: June 2015
Kuwento ni Celestino
Cabal. Kabebertdey niya
lang. Mayroon siyang
natanggap na regalo na
ngayoy unti-unti niyang
binubuksan. Ika nga ng
mga matatanda, Huli
man daw at magaling,
maihahabol din.
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Announcement
REPORT
Filipinos at the Asian Festival

Philippine
Studies
A Forum on the State

of Knowledge
Description of Activity
and Pre-registration Details
The University of the Philippines Press, the

countrys 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
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 venues limited space.
To sign up or be added to the waitlist, please send an
email to uppress50@gmail.com and provide the following
information:
In your emails 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
Several Filipino creators for

children participated in the
different programs of the Asian
Festival of Childrens 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 Raola, and Stephanie
Pascual.
Other Filipino attendees were
illustrator Asa Montenejo, publisher
Barbara Boero, storyteller Jay Menes, and
writers Pamela Imperial, Gidget RocelesJimenez, 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
Houses Anong Gupit Natin Ngayon?
(Russell Molina & Hubert Fucio,
2012) and Haluhalo Espesyal (Yvette
Fernandez & Jill Arwen Posadas, 2006).

Second prize winners are Adarna
Houses Diego and Marie (Robert
Magnuson, 2006) and Sandosenang
Kuya (Russell Molina & Hubert Fucio,
2003); Hiyas/OMF Literatures 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 Apuys Fury
(Liwliwa Malabed & Ramil Vinarao) and
Soaring Saturdays (Sophia Lee & Chay
Lazaro).
The stories are slated to be released in
digital format. n
37
REPORT
Excerpts from
In Other Words: The Challenge
of Multilingual Childrens Books
By Ani Almario of Adarna House, for the Asian Festival of Childrens Content.
[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
is about translating childrens 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 childrens
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
Publishings 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 childrens books because these
help scaffold readers who find it hard to
read in Filipino. It is a common problem
among children from the higher socioeconomic 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
dont 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 childs first
languagehis mother tonguein the
classroom. Using a childs 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 dont 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 Tboli 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 childrens 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, childrens 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 childrens 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 childrens literature not
only be a celebration of many languages,
but many cultures as well. Thank you
very much.n
39
JOB OPENINGS
PRIMER
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
The
Artists
Welfare
Protection and
Information
Act of 2015
Ah, the starving artist. Weve

seen this stereotype so often in
stories that its 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
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 Artists 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 perproject basis, for multiple clients, and
they are the artist with the least stability
who may most need those benefits. Its
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
publishing
industry
Openings
FLIPSIDE PUBLISHING, INC.
Tel #: 791-7184
n Developers
n Junior Editors
REX GROUP OF COMPANIES

Tel #: 857-7790
n Accounting Assistant
n Associate Editor
n Assistant Financial Analyst
n Sales Assistant
n Business Development Officer
n Project Officer
n Executive Assistant
n Pre-press Artist
n Inventory Planner
n Materials Advisor
n IT Administrator
n Office Assistant
OMF LITERATURE INC.

775 Boni Avenue, 1550 Mandaluyong City
Tel #: 632-5314303
hr@omflit.com; shietandayu@omflit.com
n Retail Sales Associates (for OMF Lit Bookshops in Cebu,

GenSan, CD, and Metro Manila)
n Product and Marketing Officer
n Warehouse Officer
National Book Development Board

Contact: Beth at 5706198 loc. 808 or email her at
elizabeth.cari-an@nbdb.gov.ph
n Permanent Positions:
n Accountant III
n Administrative Officer V (Supply Officer III)
n Contractual Position:
n Technical Assistant
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ne
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DON BOSCO PRESS

Tel #:: 816-1519; 892-1888
Email: info@donboscopress.ph
Contact: Ms. Tin (HR Department)
n Subject Editor
n Technical Supervisor
ABIVA PUBLISHING HOUSE, INC.

Tel #: 712-0245 to 49
Email: info@abiva.com.ph
Contact: Gray Montano (HR Assistant)
n Sales Consultant
n Sales Officer
n Social Studies (Assistant Editor / Editorial Assistant)
n E-learning Assistant
C&E PUBLISHING
Tel #: 9295088
Email: customerservice@cebookshop.com; abigail.pastor@
cebookshop.com
Contact: Ms. Dimagilas (Recruitment Department)
n Senior Sales Manager Visayas

n Multimedia Developer
n Solutions Specialist
SUMMIT MEDIA (SUMMIT

PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC)
Tel #: 531-7745; 395-2581; 395-2582
Email: georgene.sales@summitmedia.com.ph
Contact: Paz Antonio (HR Specialist)
n Traffic and Campaign Specialist
41
Umuulan ng Libro!
11:30 am-12:30
nn
Philippine Childrens Book Summit
Concurrent Session 7:
Providing Diverse Content
A New Breed of Filipino Comics
Going Global through Digital Publishing
for the Filipino Young Adults and

an Introduction to Kabanata
Fellows
Speakers: Budjette Tan, Carljoe

Javier, Paolo Herras
Speakers: Agno Almario, Ariel Lim
Moderator: Melanie Ramirez
Moderator: Karina Bolasco
Venue: Fortune Hall
Venue: Fate Function Room
Speakers: Dr. Edgar C. Samar,

Segundo Matias, Jr., Mariko Nagai
21 July 2015
Moderator: Ani Almario
Elements at Centris,
Quezon City
Venue: Destiny Function Room

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
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: Childrens

Literature 101
Plenary 2: Bringing Books to Readers: On Providing Alternative Access and Distribution

Speakers: Maricel Montero (Museo Pambata Mobile Library), Quintin Pastrana (Library Renewal Program)
for Librarians and Teachers

Speaker: Zarah Gagatiga
Why Adults Should Read Childrens

Books
The Role of the Illustrator
Moderator: Dr. Nina Lim-Yuson
Speakers: Ruben de Jesus and Wen Dee

Tan
Venue: Fortune Hall
Moderator: Vic Villanueva
Childrens Books in Mother Tongue:
Publication
Morning Break
10:30-11:30 am
Best Practices in Copyright
The Asian Childrens Book Industry:

An Echo Session
Speaker: Atty. Nicolas Pichay

Moderator: Vic Villanueva
Venue: Fortune Hall
of the 2015 Asian Festival

Speakers: Rommel Joson,
Cheeno Marlo del Mundo Sayuno
Moderator: Dr. Luis P. Gatmaitan
3:30-3:50 pm
Afternoon Break
3:50-4:30 pm
Plenary 3: Weaving Stories through Wordless Picture Books

Speaker: Wen Dee Tan
in the Bookmaking Process
Speakers: Dr. Anna Katrina Gutierrez,

Blooey Singson, M.J. Cagumbay
Tumamac
10:10-10:25 am
Moderator: Tarie Sabido
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.
and Translation
Speakers: Christine Bellen, Kristian
Cordero, Cles Rambaud, M.J. Cagumbay
Tumamac
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