Structures for Creativity
In "The Power of Words" (in Magis, ed. Queena Lee-Chua), Fr. Bienvenido Nebres, SJ, expresses the hope that Philippine literature will develop fully to become the third jewel of our destitute nation, whose two original jewels are our music and our faith.
Chairman's Corner
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The VAT Exemption and its Challenge
The Expanded Value Added Tax Law has been enacted, and it has retained the VAT exemption of books. When the public hearings on the E-VAT bill began, the National Book Development Board (NBDB ) passed a resolution appealing to our legislators to retain the VAT exemption of books in order to prevent an aggravation of the quality of education and literacy in our country.
