Join the
NBDB Book Club as we follow the trail of Alexandra Trese as she roves the streets
of Manila to unravel
crimes involving paranormal creatures Sherlock Holmes style.
This
July’s book pick is Trese, the highly acclaimed series of graphic novels by
Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo. Contributing to the renaissance of Pinoy
comics, Trese reintroduces us to the rich Philippine folklore with its inky
sketches detailing creepy stories of dark creatures looming the streets of Manila. The NBDB Book Club
will be joined by author Budjette Tan and
Illustrator
Kajo Baldisimo who will talk about their work and answer questions from fans.
Call for entries: Tulaan sa Tren Poetry Writing Contest
The National Book Development Board (NBDB), Light Rail Transit
Authority (LRTA), Vibal Foundation, and the Book Development Association of the Philippines (BDAP) are giving aspiring poets a chance to have their poems posted
in LRT trains as part of the Tulaan sa Tren readership promotion campaign:
NBDB awards 2008 Quality Seal to textbooks in Math and English
The
National Book Development Board (NBDB) awarded the 2008 NBDB Quality Seal to XL
Excelling in Mathematics 3 and Rainbows in English 5, both by Vibal Publishing
House last May 29 at Discovery Suites, Pasig City.
Aside
from serving as a badge of excellence to guide private schools in selecting
quality textbooks for students, the evaluation procedure of the Quality Seal also
helps publishers of nominated textbooks in improving the content of the books, which
undergo a rigorous evaluation process by experts from different reputable
learning institutions.
Authors and publishers can now rejoice, collective management in
the realm of book publishing and related industries is now a reality for them.
FILCOLS or Filipinas Copyright Licensing Society Inc., a local
collective management society, which the NBDB helped establish in 2008, is now a
member of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations (IFRRO),
the international organization of collective management societies based in Belgium. IFRRO currently has 56 member-RROs
worldwide.In an email communication
received by the NBDB, Mr. Olav Stokkmo, Chief Executive and Secretary General
of IFRRO, confirmed that the IFRRO Board, during its meeting on 3
June 2009, approved
FILCOL’s application for RRO membership in IFRRO.
The NBDB lauds the Department of Finance for suspending DO 17-09 or the Clarificatory Guidelines on the Duty-Free Importation of Books and encourages stakeholders to recognize current efforts of the DOF to encourage the free flow of books as enshrined in the UNESCO Florence Agreement.
Click the link below for the DOF's complete statement.
