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Libro A Guide to Filipiniana Books

Award-Winning Titles Twice Blessed • Etsa-pwera • Killing Time in a Warm Place • Salamanca Bestsellers ABNKKBSNPLAko?! • Youngblood • Twisted • Without Seeing the Dawn • Dogeaters • Suddenly Stateside Books Made into Movies Bata, Bata Paano Ka Ginawa? • Bulaklak ng Maynila • Punyal na Ginto Books Made into Theater Plays The Mass • Tree • Dogeaters• Zsazsa Zaturnnah Cookbooks The Governor-General’s Kitchen • Potluck, Hidalgo Bonding • Slow Food • Food Tour Travel Ciudad Murada • 26 Days Around the Philippines • Philippines, A Manifold • Islander: Travel Tales Short Story Collections Cadena de Amor and Other Short Stories • On Cursed Ground and Other Stories • Calvary Road • White Elephants Poetry Collections Dark Hours • Liyab sa Alaala • Gagamba sa Uhay • Apokripos • Misterios and Other Poems Children's Books Bad Kings • Why Piña Has a Hundred Eyes • Dagat Sa Kama Ni Troy • Papel de Liha • Pilandok and the Kingdom Under the Sea History Books Great Filipinos in History • Who’s Who in Philippine History • Occupation ‘42 • 100 Events that Shaped the Philippines Gay and Lesbian Books Ladlad • Seduction and Solitude • Rolling the R's • Tibok Art Books Fabian De La Rosa and His Times • Treasures of the Philippine National Museum • Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo and the Generation of 1872 • Kiukok Biography/Autobiography La Orosa • Beyond the Great Wall • Memoirs of a Communist • Myself, Elsewhere Fiction Maligayang Pagdating sa Sitio Catacutan • Pagluwas • Daisy Nueve • Feast and Famine • Catch a Falling Star Graphic Novels Zsazsa Zaturnnah • Siglo: Freedom • Pirata • After Eden • Wasted • Joaquin Bordado Humor The Best of Pugad Baboy • The Latest Of Larry Alcala's Mang Ambo • Chaka Chronicles Coffee Table Books Piolo: Believing • Philippine Church Facades • Malate: A Matter Of Taste Book Series F. Sionil José's Rosales Saga • The Jupiter Effect • True Philippine Ghost Stories Must Read Books Before You Die Noli Me Tangere • Doctrina Christiana • Smaller and Smaller Circles • When the Elephants Dance • The Sky Over Dimas • Without Seeing the Dawn • The Woman Who Had Two Navels • A Light in the Cane Fields • Anina ng mga Alon • Twice Blessed

Rationale

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On the shelves of Philippine Literature is an enormous array of great books waiting to be read. So, why not binge on reading them? The chronicles of history says that the Spaniards were the ones who introduced the art of printing to the early Filipinos. Hereafter, Doctrina Christiana and other religious, vocabulary, and historical books were published. Books authored by many of the country's prolific writers have defined Philippine literature to the world, such as Jose Rizal's famous novel Noli Me Tangere.

According to the National Book Development Board (NBDB) Readership Survey, some of the most popular books read by Filipinos include the Bible, followed by romance novels, cookbooks, comic books, and religious and inspirational works. Today, Filipino readership has been highly exposed on other media of reading other than print, like the Internet. On this premise, Portal: Libro showcases an all-time collection of Philippine Books of different genres where book lovers can hang out, read, and share their favorite books with each other.

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Events

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Manila International Book Fair

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This year the Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) marks its thirtieth year of continuous efforts to spread the value reading and literacy. Aside from the wide variety of books on sale, the five-day event also showcases activities such as storytelling sessions, seminars, book launchings, and cosplay competitions. The MIBF runs from September 16-20, 2009 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City. For details, click HERE

Featured Book

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Philippine Cartography

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Philippine Cartography 1320-1899 is a book written by National Artist for Historical Literature Carlos Quirino. It is considered the most comprehensive historical survey of Philippine maps. The book's third edition was published by Vibal Foundation in February 2010 as part of its Filipiniana Clásica series. In Cartography, Quirino details how the Philippines became known in the late 16th century as an obscure cluster of islands in the Pacific Ocean and evolved for over four centuries into its current iconography... (read more)

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