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                    [Title] => NBDB comes of age
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At the end of May the National Book Development Board, in partnership with Museo Pambata Foundation, held for the first time a two-day literary festival with a special focus on children’s literature. It was called “Little Lit Festival: A Coming of Age.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133740 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302661 [AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 779320 [Title] => New AFP chief Dellosa, 71 generals take oath [Summary] =>

New Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Lt. Gen. Jessie Dellosa along with 71 generals and other Cabinet appointees took their oath before the commander-in-chief at Malacañang yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-02-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 643422 [Title] => 1st Manila International Literary Festival gathers acclaimed international, local writers [Summary] =>

“Lit Out Loud” (LOL), Manila’s first international literary festival, was held Nov. 18 to 20 by the National Book Development Board (NBDB) at the Hotel Intercontinental in Makati.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 557736 [Title] => Matrona power! [Summary] =>

One of these days I might just make public a sort of manifesto, with writers and possibly artists of all fiber expressing support for the Noynoy-Mar ticket.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134575 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804845 [AuthorName] => Alfred A. Yuson [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 438204 [Title] => Sosyalan season, with books and music [Summary] =>

Quite a sosi-cultural week that was to mark off the end of the first month of the fresh year, with various art and culture engagements pulling us away from navel meditation.

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The National Book Development Board (NBDB) said it is not empowered by law to regulate the quality of textbooks used in public schools.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 427192 [Title] => A world of readers [Summary] =>

"Read to lead” is a soundbite that we hear more often these days. Happily for us, the National Book Development Board (NBDB), the government agency tasked with doing this, is working hard and fast to make sure that our people — especially the young and those glued to their YouTubes — would also find the time to read.

[DatePublished] => 2008-12-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134677 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1248080 [AuthorName] => Danton Remoto [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 418649 [Title] => Senate Bill 2409 [Summary] =>

One of the most hard-working government agencies is the National Book Development Board (NBDB).

[DatePublished] => 2008-11-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134791 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1365384 [AuthorName] => Isagani Cruz [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 414627 [Title] => Book finalists [Summary] =>

The finalists for this year’s National Book Awards were chosen in a different way from those of last year.

[DatePublished] => 2008-11-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134791 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1365384 [AuthorName] => Isagani Cruz [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 46459 [Title] => Pinoys have poor reading habits [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-02-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) ) )
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