Apart from the Philippine Independence Day, the opening of classes,and the influx of brides, June is special because it is also the Philippine Book Development Month.
Established by Presidential Proclamation 120, the Philippine Book Development Month is a yearly event that recognizes the significant role of books--particularly locally published ones--in national development and aims to promote the love for reading among Filipinos.
This year's celebration, the ninth since 1995, will again be spearheaded by the National Book Development Board (NBDB), the country's lead government agency in the promotion of book development,readership, and literacy, under the theme "Aklat, Buklat, Mulat."
NBDB acting executive director Maricar Aquino said a book fair dubbed as the Book Tiangge will be held at the Riverbanks Center in Marikina City on June 24-30.
"It is the highlight of this annual event. Local publishers registered with us will bring their newest titles, ranging from different topics and fields of interest, for sale and display at the Book Tiangge," she said.
Prior to this, a three-day mini-book fair will also be held at the Marikina City Hall on May 30-June 2.
"This is made possible through the partnership between NBDB and the Marikina City Government, which specifically requested for the conduct of literacy-enhancing activities such as book fairs," the NBDB secretariat chief explained.
This year's Philippine Book Development Month will also feature the official mascot for readership named Buknoy.
According to Aquino, Buknoy not only embodies the Pinoy bibliophile, but also symbolizes the sincere efforts of the government through NBDB to promote reading and the love for books among Filipinos, especially the youth. Chosen from 49 other mascot designs in a contest held by NBDB last March, Buknoy is the creation of University of the Philippines fine arts student Randy Solon. Besides the book fairs and the unveiling of Buknoy, NBDB will also launch the NBDB Quality Seal, the NBDB Awards, and the Textbook Review Service. Aquino said that the NBDB Quality Seal will soon be considered a milestone incentive and a mark of distinction that will only be awarded to deserving products and producers of high-quality books in the country.
"It is envisioned to become an authoritative and sought-after assurance of excellence in the local book publishing industry," she said.
"With the NBDB Quality Seal, readers, learners, and teachers shall be guaranteed that the books they buy, read, and use have not merely met the minimum requirements of a book especially used in schools but have in fact passed beyond them."
On the other hand, the NBDB Awards will be conferred every year beginning June 2006 on local publishers for their best textbooks,based on the quality of writing, editing, design, production, and content.
According to Aquino, textbooks will be subjected to close scrutiny by a panel of local experts who will make sure that no defective, substandard, and poorly-researched textbooks shall anymore fall in the hands of Filipino students in both public and private schools nationwide.
In the light of the controversy on erroneous textbooks some months ago, NBDB took an unprecedented step by coming up with a New Rule on the Cancellation of Registration of Publishers that Produce Poor Quality Textbooks where sanctions or penalties are imposed upon an NBDB-registered publisher whose book is found to be grossly substandard or of poor quality.
This time, Aquino said, NBDB follows it up by organizing a pool of local experts that will evaluate the textbooks of all local publishers.
"Textbooks that shall pass the review will receive the must-have NBDB Quality Seal, while those that shall fail will be deemed substandard and will hence not be allowed to be used in both public and private schools."
These activities, Aquino explained, are meant not only to pay tribute to books by encouraging everyone to rediscover the wonders of the written word, but also by improving the quality of locally published books themselves.
It is also in June that NBDB celebrates its anniversary as a government agency after its creation by Republic Act 8047, otherwise known as the Book Publishing Industry Development Act, nine years ago.
I never think of the future - it comes soon enough. - Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
Established by Presidential Proclamation 120, the Philippine Book Development Month is a yearly event that recognizes the significant role of books--particularly locally published ones--in national development and aims to promote the love for reading among Filipinos.
This year's celebration, the ninth since 1995, will again be spearheaded by the National Book Development Board (NBDB), the country's lead government agency in the promotion of book development,readership, and literacy, under the theme "Aklat, Buklat, Mulat."
NBDB acting executive director Maricar Aquino said a book fair dubbed as the Book Tiangge will be held at the Riverbanks Center in Marikina City on June 24-30.
"It is the highlight of this annual event. Local publishers registered with us will bring their newest titles, ranging from different topics and fields of interest, for sale and display at the Book Tiangge," she said.
Prior to this, a three-day mini-book fair will also be held at the Marikina City Hall on May 30-June 2.
"This is made possible through the partnership between NBDB and the Marikina City Government, which specifically requested for the conduct of literacy-enhancing activities such as book fairs," the NBDB secretariat chief explained.
This year's Philippine Book Development Month will also feature the official mascot for readership named Buknoy.
According to Aquino, Buknoy not only embodies the Pinoy bibliophile, but also symbolizes the sincere efforts of the government through NBDB to promote reading and the love for books among Filipinos, especially the youth. Chosen from 49 other mascot designs in a contest held by NBDB last March, Buknoy is the creation of University of the Philippines fine arts student Randy Solon. Besides the book fairs and the unveiling of Buknoy, NBDB will also launch the NBDB Quality Seal, the NBDB Awards, and the Textbook Review Service. Aquino said that the NBDB Quality Seal will soon be considered a milestone incentive and a mark of distinction that will only be awarded to deserving products and producers of high-quality books in the country.
"It is envisioned to become an authoritative and sought-after assurance of excellence in the local book publishing industry," she said.
"With the NBDB Quality Seal, readers, learners, and teachers shall be guaranteed that the books they buy, read, and use have not merely met the minimum requirements of a book especially used in schools but have in fact passed beyond them."
On the other hand, the NBDB Awards will be conferred every year beginning June 2006 on local publishers for their best textbooks,based on the quality of writing, editing, design, production, and content.
According to Aquino, textbooks will be subjected to close scrutiny by a panel of local experts who will make sure that no defective, substandard, and poorly-researched textbooks shall anymore fall in the hands of Filipino students in both public and private schools nationwide.
In the light of the controversy on erroneous textbooks some months ago, NBDB took an unprecedented step by coming up with a New Rule on the Cancellation of Registration of Publishers that Produce Poor Quality Textbooks where sanctions or penalties are imposed upon an NBDB-registered publisher whose book is found to be grossly substandard or of poor quality.
This time, Aquino said, NBDB follows it up by organizing a pool of local experts that will evaluate the textbooks of all local publishers.
"Textbooks that shall pass the review will receive the must-have NBDB Quality Seal, while those that shall fail will be deemed substandard and will hence not be allowed to be used in both public and private schools."
These activities, Aquino explained, are meant not only to pay tribute to books by encouraging everyone to rediscover the wonders of the written word, but also by improving the quality of locally published books themselves.
It is also in June that NBDB celebrates its anniversary as a government agency after its creation by Republic Act 8047, otherwise known as the Book Publishing Industry Development Act, nine years ago.
I never think of the future - it comes soon enough. - Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
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