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  • Philippine Book Festival 2026 Theme: Gubat ng Karunungan or The Rainforest of Knowledge

    Philippine Book Festival 2026 Theme: Gubat ng Karunungan or The Rainforest of Knowledge

    National Book Development Board (NBD)’s Philippine Book Festival (PBF) 2026 was launched on February 26, 2026. During the PBF 2026 Media Launch, Joffrey “Pepot” Atienza has revealed the theme of PBF 2026.

    This year’s PBF gathers under the theme Gubat ng Karunungan—The Rainforest of Knowledge. A gubat is alive, layered, and interconnected, and our literary ecosystem is no different. Featured as the festival’s four signature realms, each one represents a distinct corner of Philippine literature and learning: different audiences, different genres—one forest, thriving and alive.

    Kid Lit is built for young readers, featuring picture books, learning materials, and titles that nurture a lifelong love of stories.

    Komiks brings the universe of Filipino comics to life, honoring the legends of the form while spotlighting emerging visual storytellers.

    Booktopia is a meeting ground for the many voices shaping the Filipino literary imagination—fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essays, and more.

    Aral Aklat is dedicated to learning, featuring textbooks, teaching guides, and educational resources for classrooms, teachers, and library hubs across the country.

    The PBF 2026 takes its theme from the richness underfoot and overhead: Gubat ng Karunungan or Rainforest of Knowledge. The key visual, crafted by returning artist and designer Joffrey “Pepot” Atienza, follows two characters, Yaz and Ye-ey, as they journey through a teeming rainforest, taking in its flora, fauna, and falls.

    Drawing on his daily life at the foot of Mount Banahaw in Lucban, Quezon, Atienza wave recycled paper into the artwork as a deliberate gesture: the same trees that give us paper carry the stories we tell. “Our stories, our books, and our karunungan all start here – in the biodiversity we need to protect.”

    PBF 2026 runs from March 12 to 15, 2026 at the Megatrade Hall, 5th Floor, SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City. FREE Entrance for ALL.

    Register here for FREE: bit.ly/PBF2026Registration

    REFERENCE:

    National Book Development Board (NBDB) – the Philippines’ book authority mandated to develop and strengthen the local book publishing industry.

  • Amazing and affordable flowers and plants in the community

    Amazing and affordable flowers and plants in the community

    In my opinion, the art and lifestyle of floral and botanical community has an important role to the group of people in the nation. A family with business in the floral and botanical community have strive to make their community stronger and have developed a knowledge and appreciation to adapt the current trends, technology and continue to set the standard for quality and affordability which has proven to the locals, gardeners, and plant lovers in New York City and beyond.

    They continue to serve the local community that has been loyal to their business for decades, now with an expanded offering and onsite café. Being well versed in proper care and conditioning of all types of flowers means they only allow the best blooms and greens leave our stores – ensuring beautiful, long-lasting products and amazing flowers delivered same day in NYC.  

    Their loyal buyers and designers travel extensively globally visiting flower farms, attending trade shows, and developing relationships with vendors to bring fresh, unique, and affordable flowers and plants directly from the farm.

    They also strive to make purchasing plants and flowers an easy, exciting, and informative process so that their customers can experience the same joy working with nature. With their team who have background in landscape design, floral design, fashion, and horticulture they can create customizable and tailored arrangements for every occasion.

    With their wide variety of floral arrangements from roses, to tulips, to lilies, and mixed bouquets, you’ll certainly be able to find a floral arrangement that you and your recipient for gift delivery.

  • Cebu Pacific is Jollibee Family Values Awards’ official airline and Special Citation for Environment partner

    Cebu Pacific is Jollibee Family Values Awards’ official airline and Special Citation for Environment partner

    The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific, forged a strategic partnership with the country’s leading fast-food chain, Jollibee, as the Official Airline Partner and Co-Presenter of the Special Citation for Environment of the 9th Jollibee Family Values Awards (JFVA). The annual award pays tribute to exemplary Filipino families residing in the Philippines and abroad who promote positive family values through selflessly serving their fellowmen.

    The Special Citation for Environment was given to the Sali family, for their innate and selfless love for the environment as manifested by their One Child One Tree movement.  The organization promotes environment preservation and a commitment to sustainable development through tree planting initiatives.

    (From left) Cebu Pacific Corporate Social Responsibility Specialist Roxanne Gochuico and Director for Marketing Michelle Eve De Guzman, sign the contract to be the official airline and special citation for environment partner of the 9th Jollibee Family Values Awards, together with Jollibee Philippines’ Assistant Vice President for Brand Communications, PR and Digital Marketing Arline Adeva, and Senior Brand PR and Communications Manager Dennis Reyes.

    Under the auspices of the Fostering Education and Environment for Development (FEED), Inc., the Sali family has been actively supporting environmental projects in Hagonoy, Bulacan. Activities such as tree planting, mangrove reforestation efforts, as well as training modules and the sharing of technical expertise is made available to teachers, volunteers, and community residents. To date, FEED has seen the planting of 5,000 mangrove seedlings along the Tibaguin seashore while over 2,000 fruit-bearing and native trees have been planted in different elementary schools and forests in the province.

    The Sali family, whose organization promotes the preservation of nature, received the Special Citation for the Environment awarded by Jollibee Family Values Awards and its partner, Cebu Pacific.

    “It is truly an honor to be part once again of the Jollibee Family Values Awards,” says Michelle Eve De Guzman, Director for Marketing at Cebu Pacific, “It’s an even greater privilege for us to recognize the selfless efforts of the Sali family and their meaningful environmental initiatives that are worthy of emulation by others.” As an advocate and supporter of the environment, Cebu Pacific launched Juan Effect program in 2018. The sustainable campaign helps promote sustainable tourism by encouraging travelers to make a positive impact on nature by bringing their own water bottles and eco bags, and disposing of waste properly.

    Abbey Malvar, Media Relations Officer of Stratworks Inc.

  • Hortikultura Festival 2018

    Are you interested to celebrate the best of nature in the biggest plant show in the country?
    Hortikultura will be having its grand plant festival on February 2-11 at the Quezon City Memorial Circle.  Exciting activities are in store, from pocket garden set-ups, seminars, raffle to a Coachella inspired open-air event.
    Do not hesitate to inquire Hortikultura about the Hortikultura’s greenery festival!