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John Green signing books for his fans in Guimaras Island | Photo from Province of Guimaras Bestselling author John Green was spotted in Guimaras Island in the Philippines to promote his latest book,  Everything is Tuberculosis . He joined the launching of an event, TB-Free Guimaras Island Initiative that aims to eradicate the disease in the island. He also had a book signing for his fans. John Green is known for his young adult books  Looking for Alaska  and  The Fault in our Stars , which was made into a movie in 2014.  Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection was published this March and explores the history and  persistence of the disease by weaving together the scientific and social  history of tuberculosis with the story of a young patient he met in Sierra Leone. I admit that I haven’t read anything by him but I watch his educational content on Youtube on the channel vlogbrothers (with his brother Hank Gr...

Summary The Time that Remains  (2025) is a Filipino vampire romance movie released in Netflix this October 16, just in time for this Halloween season. It stars Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Carlo Aquino, Bing Pimentel, Beauty Gonzales, and Bembol Roco.  What I liked, what I hated Set in Baguio, the film starts with an elderly lady (Bing Pimentel) dancing alone in a living room of her old house, as if reminiscing of good old days. A sudden gunshot wound sends her to a hospital. Lilia is accompanied by a younger looking man who she calls Matias (Carlo Aquino), whom she calls her ‘boyfriend’, to the amusement of the nurse attending to her. As she tells her story to the nurse Isabel (Beauty Gonzales) the story returns to her past, how she met Matias during the Japanese occupation and the hardships she faced growing up. In the present, Isabel has her own problem, a deadbeat ex-boyfriend (Mark Herras) who keeps stalking her.  Then, one of the local police played by Bembo...

The world’s biggest book sale is finally making its return to Iloilo! Big Bad Wolf Books is bringing over 2 million brand-new English books all at jaw-dropping discounts of up to 95% off retail prices to Robinsons Pavia, Iloilo, open to the public starting August 29 until September 8, 2025. The first Big Bad Wolf book sale in Iloilo was in 2023. Readers can choose from a wide variety of books such as children’s books, young adult adventures, best-selling fiction, biographies, reference books, and self-help titles. There’s something for everyone! Visit the book sale at the 3rd level of Robinsons Pavia, open daily from 9 AM to 9 PM. The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale will also be donating 1,000 books to the Iloilo Provincial Government. These books will be distributed to ten teen centers throughout the province, partner schools, and the Iloilo Provincial Library, furthering the mission to promote reading and literacy in the region. Readers can join the Red Readerhood program by donating books th...

A Doctor of Library and Information Science (DLIS) program might soon be offered in the Philippines for the first time. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) recently conducted a site visit at the University of Perpetual Help System Laguna (UPHSL) to evaluate the university's application to offer the program. This visit is a critical step in the approval process, as CHED assesses the proposed curriculum, faculty qualifications, available facilities, and institutional support to ensure the program meets rigorous academic standards. If approved, the DLIS program at UPHSL would be a landmark achievement for Philippine higher education, potentially paving the way for advanced research and scholarship in the field of library and information science within the country.

Launching of UPV Digital Repository. Source: UPV IPO In a groundbreaking development for academic research and knowledge sharing, the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) has unveiled its Digital Repository (UPV DR), establishing a comprehensive online platform for scholarly works and institutional publications. Born from the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and launched in 2022, the UPV DR represents a collaborative effort between the university administration and the Digital Innovation Center. According to College Librarian Ms. Rosemarie Canson, this initiative responds to the increasing demand for digital accessibility and aims to enhance the academic community's online presence. The repository serves as a centralized digital archive for: Electronic theses and dissertations Research publications from various UPV departments Academic works published in local and international journals Institutional documents and publications Scholarly contributions from faculty and alum...

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CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER (CMO) No. 22 Series of 2021 SUBJECT: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR LIBRARIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS COMMON TO ALL PROGRAMS In accordance with the pertinent provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 7722, otherwise known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994,’’and Republic Act No. 9246 otherwise known as the "The Philippine Librarianship Act of 2003”, and by virtue of the Commission en banc No. 927-2017 dated December 4, 2017 , a set of minimum requirements for libraries of higher education institutions (HEIs) common to all programs, necessary to harmonize and standardize the different library requirements stipulated in the PSGs of all programs to have a common interpretation of said requirements by all stakeholders, is hereby adopted and promulgated by this Commission. All types of schools under the three horizontal typology of HEIs, both in the highly urbanized areas as well as in the geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas, were considered in the p...