A welcome ray of light during this season was the recent announcement of the Best Reads choices for the 6th National Children’s Book Awards (NCBA), an ongoing initiative between Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) and the National Book Development Board.
A biennial event to honor the best books in Filipino or English for children and young adults (0-19 years old) by Filipino authors and illustrators published in the Philippines within the past two calendar years, 2018 and 2019, this was scheduled for an awards ceremony in July 2020, traditionally coinciding with National Children’s Book Day.
But despite the delay, it is happy news enough that the five member judges re…
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