Before anything else, a few congratulations are in order.
To Augie Rivera, Ghani Madueño, and Soroptimist International of Baguio, whose book Ang Lihim ni Lea was a finalist for the Children’s Book Category in this year’s Gintong Aklat Awards. The book is a partnership project with SI Baguio and is about child abuse.
To our storytellers who did so well in the recent PBBY-NBDB Salaysayan Storytelling Competitions. Tony Yanza — 2nd place, Filipino Category; Dyali Justo — 3rd Place, Filipino Category; and Claude Despabiladeras — 3rd place, English Category.
Way to go, guys! We are so proud!