38th National Book Awards Winners

The National Book Development Board and the Manila Critics Circle are delighted to announce the winners of the 38th National Book Awards.  

Best Filipino books of 2017 to be recognized at the 36th National Book Awards

Every year since 1982, the Manila Critics Circle (MCC) has been giving the National Book Awards (NBA) to the best books written, designed, and published in the Philippines.  Early in 2008, the Manila Critics Circle entered into an agreement with the National Book Development Board (NBDB) to institutionalize and co-administer the National Book Awards. The continue reading : Best Filipino books of 2017 to be recognized at the 36th National Book Awards

36th National Book Awards Winners

The National Book Development Board and the Manila Critics Circle are pleased to announce the winners of the 36th National Book Awards. The following is the list of the best books published in 2016:

36th National Book Awards Finalists

  The National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Manila Critics Circle (MCC) are pleased to announce the finalists of the 36th National Book Awards.    

A Voice from the Hills: Essays on the Culture and World View of the Western Bukidnon Manobo People

A Voice from the Hills: Essays on the Culture and World View of the Western Bukidnon Manobo People Francisco Col-om Polenda Edited by Richard E. Elkins Winner, National Book Award, Essay, 1989 The book contains “Life Cycle,” “Social Values,” “The Home,” “Livelihood,” “Politics and Peacekeeping,” “Getting Along with Gods and Spirits,” and “Leisure and Beauty.” continue reading : A Voice from the Hills: Essays on the Culture and World View of the Western Bukidnon Manobo People

A Native Clearing: Filipino Poetry and Verse from English since the ’50s to the Present from Edith L. Tiempo and Cirilo F. Bautista

A Native Clearing: Filipino Poetry and Verse from English since the ’50s to the Present from Edith L. Tiempo and Cirilo F. Bautista Edited by Gemino H. Abad Winner, National Book Award, Anthology, 1993 A Native Clearing is the sequel to Man of Earth (1989). It covers Filipino poetry wrought from English since the 1950s continue reading : A Native Clearing: Filipino Poetry and Verse from English since the ’50s to the Present from Edith L. Tiempo and Cirilo F. Bautista