1 NBDB 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Annual Report.indd 1 29/11/2018 8:55:04 AM D T BOAR T N NaTIONAL BOOK DEVELOPMENT BOard AL BOOK DEVELOPME BOOK AL 2017 ANNUAL REPORT N NATIO 33 NATIONAL BOOK DEVELOPMENT BOARD 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Annual Report.indd 3 29/11/2018 8:55:04 AM i National Book Development Board Unit 2401 Prestige Tower F. Ortigas, Jr. Road, Ortigas Center Pasig City 1605 © 2018 NATIONAL BOOK DEVELOPMENT BOARD All rights reserved. All works of authors and artists that appear in NBDB 2017 ANNthisUAL REPOpublicationRT are reserved. Printed and bound in the Philippines. Annual Report.indd 1 2017 ANNU AL REPOR T 29/11/2018 8:55:05 AM 11 AL REPORT NBDB 2017 ANNU Contents The report includes the audited financial 22 INVESTMENT AND TRADE The National Book Development Board annual report outlines its financial and PROMOTION non-financial performance and describes priorities, activities, achievements, and governance arrangements during 2017. statements for 2017 and provides an insight into the agency’s future direction. 50 PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS INSTITUTIONALIZED RESEARCH AND DATA 60 GATHERING 2 NBDBD AT A GLANCE 62 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 3 2017 LOGICAL FRAMEWORK 64 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 4 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR 66 THE GOVERNING BOARD 6 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT 70 THE NBDB SECRETARIAT SUMMARY OF 8 ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE PHILIPPINE BOOK 86 PUBLISHING INDUSTRY GRASSROOTS CAPACITY- 12 BUILDING INITIATIVES 92 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Annual Report.indd 1 29/11/2018 8:55:05 AM 2 NBDB AT A GLANCE Mandate Republic Act No. 8047, or the Book Publishing Industry Development Act, stipulates the mandate of the National Book Development Board (NBDB) to: • Formulate, adopt, and implement the National Book Policy and the National Book Development Plan. • Provide capacity-building services for the agency’s stakeholders such as publishers, authors, printers, and other publishing entities that need its support. • Promote investments in the book industry and develop markets for both domestic and international. • Administer incentives geared towards encouraging the production of excellent and affordable books. Vision National Book Development Board is the leading catalyst for building a culture of reading and authorship as well as an environment for the growth of the book publishing industry towards making it globally competitive. Mission To promote the continuing development of the book publishing industry, to ensure an adequate supply of quality books for the global market. NBDB 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Annual Report.indd 2 29/11/2018 8:55:05 AM 33 LOGICAL FRAMEWORK ACTIVITIES PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOME ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INCENTIVES ADMINISTRATION SERVICES EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN INDUSTRY AND SERVICES THROUGH INVESTMENT PROMOTION AND TRABAHO AT NEGOSYO MARKET DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PROMOTING INCREASE IN REVENUE PHILIPPINE CULTURE AND VALUES INCREASE IN TITLES LOCAL BOOK PUBLISHING INDUSTRY PROGRAM INCREASE IN MANUSCRIPTS Annual Report.indd 3 29/11/2018 8:55:05 AM 4 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Flor Marie Sta. Romana-Cruz Chair of the Governing Board NBDB 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Annual Report.indd 4 29/11/2018 8:55:05 AM 55 Dearest Stakeholders, Partners, and Friends of the NBDB: AIR We present you the 2017 Annual Report of the National Book Development Board, H E C E a glowing testament to the agency’s response to the opportunities presented H by the digital economy and other transformations within the industry. T ROM F E E G A SS Over the past decades, discourse on the fate of the publishing industry has never passed E M without the supposed threat of digital media. However, the industry cognoscenti will tell you that though print book sales may seem to be in decline, there is a renaissance of readership as young people discover the pleasures of literature, and that media has only increased access to new reading material. Just over the past year, Manila has witnessed the proliferation of many book events, all of which have been deluged by happy readers looking to add to their ever-growing collections and to meet other members of the reading community. With this paradigm shift, NBDB welcomes and encourages reading, writing, publishing in all platforms, in all formats. Outside Metropolitan Manila, the NBDB continues to expand its reach by giving the regions more access to our services through grassroots capacity-building initiatives such as Booklatan sa Bayan, creative writing workshops, publishing courses, and other workshops for textbook developers. With these projects, we not only satisfy the need for more reading materials, we also embolden Filipinos toward publication. We also ride the Philippines’ new wave of storytelling to break on foreign shores. NBDB re-established the Philippine presence at the 2017 edition of the Frankfurt Book Fair, but we also joined new trade fairs such as StoryDrive Asia in Singapore and the International Children’s Content Rights Fair in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Participation in these international trade fairs opens our local industry to linkages, collaborations, and new ways of doing business. As we enrich the local industry, we ensure that book titles on Philippine culture and heritage make their way to readers in various regions. This year has also seen a fortuitous increase in our number of stakeholders, all of whom we are glad to work with jointly for the improvement and innovation of our services. We are optimistic that these new partners will help the NBDB in achieving its vision. Much gratitude goes to all our stakeholders and partners who have allied themselves with the agency to organize many of our events and programs. NBDB is grateful for your continued collaboration and support for our projects. Together, we continue to make excellent books for the Filipino reader. Annual Report.indd 5 29/11/2018 8:55:05 AM 6 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’s REPORT Jerry G. Tizon Executive Director III NBDB 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Annual Report.indd 6 29/11/2018 8:55:06 AM 77 The year 2017 saw the continued expansion of the grassroots capacity building activities of the National Book Development Board (NBDB). Booklatan sa Bayan, a program launched in 2002, was held in three regions, specifically in Region 3 (Nueva Ecija), Region 6 (Iloilo), and Region 12 EPORT R (General Santos City). This year’s Booklatan mainly focused on three subjects: literature in the mother tongue, S literature for children, and non-fiction/essay writing.T he project also included a book turnover to a small TOR’ elementary school in Saranggani. The books are donations from attendees of other projects of the NBDB. C For 2017, the NBDB also reached out to 108 older persons from Quezon City and to 81 youth DIRE TIVE from the Pantawid sa Pamilyang Pilipino Program through its Read Aloud project. CU XE E The NBDB empowered members of Batis AWARE through a series of short creative writing courses. Batis AWARE is a group composed of former women migrant workers, most of whom experienced abuse such as human trafficking.T he women participated in writing, editing, and publishing workshops whose final goal was the release of the second edition of Daloy, a journal that is venue for the said group of women to narrate their own stories. Apart from the said writing project for Gender and Development (GAD), the Board also spearheaded other writing and illustration seminars that respond to current trends and needs in some sectors of the book industry. Launched in 2016, the NBDB continued its publishing program for publishing professionals. Moreover, the NBDB also partnered with Department of Education’s Bureau of Learning Resources (DepEd-BLR) in training-workshops. The workshops—held in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao—are geared toward the content creation, illustration, and publication of textbooks and other learning resources that respond to the opportunities and challenges presented by the implementation of the K to 12 program in the Philippines. In order to continually promote the culture of reading to the youth, the NBDB celebrated World Book and Copyright Day (WBCD) on April 23 with the theme Book Fiesta. WBCD has been commemorated by NBDB since its beginnings in the 90s through talks. In recent years as in 2017, the celebration incorporates fun activities to entice young Filipinos to explore publications at the book fair and to try activities that are related to literature. Meanwhile, the 8th Philippine International Literary Festival (PILF) showcased talks and workshops, and also included activities anchored on the aim to develop the global competitiveness of Philippine book industry players. The NBDB participated in seven (7) international fairs in 2017. Through these fairs, the NBDB helps Filipino books gain more international audience. The continued participation of the NBDB in local fairs is a way for NBDB to provide spaces for independent presses in book fairs, to promote winners of the National Book Awards (NBA) and National Children’s Book Awards (NCBA), and to host seminars. The largest number of submitted books and finalists by publishers compared to previous years were submitted to the 2017 National Book Awards (NBA). Publishers who participated in the NBA were given inspiration to undertake more book projects and to connect with more stakeholders of the Philippine book publishing industry. As of 2017, the NBDB is glad to announce that since 2011, under the National Book Development Trust Fund (NBDTF), it has granted funding to 30 manuscripts, 26 of which had been completed and almost half have