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Nat'l Book Dev't Board launches Book Nook project

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 06:56 PM

The National Book Development Board (NBDB) has finally launched its Book Nook project where it was able to set up 52 indigenous and remote reading spaces all over the Philippines in just six months. Read more »

Gintong Aklat Awards 2020 names year's best publishers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 09:33 PM

The Book Development Association of the Philippines honored Filipino publishers for the Gintong Aklat Awards 2020 in a virtual ceremony on Wednesday. Read more »

Venezuela gathers musicians for Guinness Record

Federico Parra, AFP
Posted at Nov 14 11:33 AM

Members of the National System of Orchestras of Venezuela play during an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of Records for the largest orchestra in the world, at the Military Academy of the Bolivarian Army in Fuerte Tiuna Military Complex, in Caracas, on Saturday. Read more »

Manila International Book Fair returns for the holidays

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 02:12 PM

Manila International Book Fair (MIBF), the longest running book fair in the country, is returning online just in time for holiday shopping. Read more »

More groups oppose library removal of 'subversive' materials

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 08 12:58 AM

More groups have condemned the decision of several state universities to remove reading materials considered 'subversive' from their libraries. Read more »

Pinoy literary collection on NFT debuts in Germany

Audrey Carpio
Updated as of Oct 31 11:01 AM

“We got excited by the idea that this is the first time that Philippine Mythology would be represented in the metaverse and we ran with it!” Read more »

PH joins Frankfurt Book Fair for 6th consecutive year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 02:16 PM

The Philippines is taking part in the world's largest book fair for the sixth consecutive year. Read more »

How this Pinoy broke the Guinness record in skip rope

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Oct 28 11:42 AM

“Skipman” Ryan Ong Alonzo says his training in basketball and marathon helped a lot in his muscle strength and endurance Read more »

Everything you need to know about realme's first laptop

realme
Posted at Sep 29 11:00 AM

LOOK: This smartphone brand's first foray into the laptop category is designed to help empower young pros and students. Read more »

Top US general called China to allay war fears: book

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 16 05:01 PM

The top US general secretly contacted his Chinese counterpart twice last year over concerns then President Donald Trump could spark a war with China. Read more »

Manila International Book Fair to kick off on Sept. 30

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 04:51 PM

The event will be held fully online, same as last year, as pandemic-induced lockdowns in the country continue. Read more »

Jolie writes child rights book with Amnesty International

Rollo Ross and Marie-louise Gumuchian, Reuters
Posted at Sep 02 01:12 PM

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie says she hopes to empower children around the world with tools to 'fight back' for their rights with a book she has written with Amnesty International. Read more »

Comic book legend Alex Nino returns with local graphic novel

Rick Olivares
Updated as of Aug 30 07:56 PM

The art of Filipino comic book legend Alex Nino will grace 'Alandal,' a 96-page black and white graphic novel that he illustrated from a story by Jay Ignacio. Read more »

PH book makes it to No.1 in Amazon list of hot new releases

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Aug 11 07:48 PM

It’s possible then for a local book to be seen worldwide and ride to the top of the Amazon lists, says the publisher Read more »

Selena featured in new US comic book

Reuters
Posted at Aug 05 08:06 AM

(Reuters) - Selena, the Tejano music performer killed in 1995, will be the star of a U.S. comic book debuting later this month. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 6, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:09 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Smallest cow in the world?

Munir Uz zaman, AFP
Posted at Jul 06 10:12 PM

People take pictures of a dwarf cow named Rani at a cattle farm in Charigram, Bangladesh on Tuesday. Read more »

Megawide says may bid for NAIA anew with new administration

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 08:51 PM

Megawide Construction Corp said it would wait for the next administration before renewing its bid for the capital’s main airport, and pursuing other proposed big-ticket projects.    Read more »

More titles available as book sale goes online, Big Bad Wolf says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 12:42 PM

More titles are available in this year's book sale compared to the previous years as the COVID-19 pandemic pushed Big Bad Wolf to go digital. Read more »

Big Bad Wolf book sale back in PH with new online site

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 05:46 PM

Over 60,000 book titles and 99 percent discounts await book lovers from June 30 to July 7, 2021. Read more »