Author: Melanie Ramirez

ᴘʜɪʟɪᴘᴘɪɴᴇ ꜱᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇꜱ “Folkloric dance is the history of the people in the movement. In some cultures, pale fragments of it survive centuries of invasions and diasporas. In the Philippines, folk dance is a strong and enduring indigenous expression.” (text from https://www.lovetoknow.com/…/philippine-folk-dance-history) Dance as a performing art form not only expresses creative bodily movements but it also reflects the way of life and emotions of people presented in an artistic way to communicate ideas, feelings and experiences. #NationalLibraryPH would like to present...

Have you ever received a love letter on Valentine’s Day? Express your love through greetings or gifts, or write them a love letter and let them know how important they are to you. Celebrated annually, Valentine’s Day becomes a significant cultural and social celebration all over the world. This Valentine’s Day  #NationalLibraryPH is  featuring the love letter from the Irish lover Josephine Bracken of our National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal. The digitized copy of the letter is available at NLP Techno-Aklatan https://web.nlp.gov.ph/digital-collections/. Set your date with your loved ones by visiting...

𝐍𝐋𝐏 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 Submit your applications now! The National Library of the Philippines (NLP) is in need of the positions listed below: Position Title: 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿/ 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 Rate: P647.00 per day Appointment Status: N/A – Job Order Education: At least High School Graduate Functions: 1. Carry out cleaning services within the office premises 2. Arrange pieces of furniture and fixtures 3. Perform other related functions assigned by supervisor Position Title: 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 Rate: P667.00 per day Appointment Status: N/A – Job Order Place of Assignment: Finance and Administrative...

𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗛 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗬 – “is caused by acids that eat into the surface of the tooth.The germs that are present in plaque and cause tooth decay, love to eat sugar and create acid as they do so. It is this acid that attacks the teeth.” (𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮: 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘩 : 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘮𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺. (2003). 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘒𝘦𝘮𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 ; 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘥. — 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯 : 𝘏𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘺𝘯). *** This February is 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 by virtue of Proclamation No. 559, s. 2004 signed by former President Gloria M. Arroyo. The purpose of this declaration...

Discover the creative world of Filipino art and celebrate the brilliance of renowned Filipino artists as we showcase their creative excellence to local and global audiences. Immerse yourself in the realm of artistic expression during the National Arts Month by exploring a captivating collection of books available at #NationalLibraryPH. Visit the national library and let’s 𝓐𝓡𝓣 = lways 🆁ead 🆃ogether at the NLP! #NAM2024 #AniNgSining #BayangMalikhain ****** NLP 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕤🄷🄴🄻🄿 (derived from the word 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙛) is a way of helping our library patrons by introducing the book collections of the...

This is to inform the public that starting 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 (Thursday), the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) will be utilizing the new trunkline number: (𝟬𝟮)𝟱𝟯𝟭𝟰𝟮𝟭𝟬𝟬. Please be advised that NLP will be terminating the 11 landline numbers that served as trunkline numbers. In view of this, the following numbers will no longer be accessible to NLP clients for incoming and outgoing communications starting on the said date. The following numbers will be terminated: 1. 5310-5033 2. 5310-5035 3. 5310-5034 4. 5310-5057 5. 5310-5056 6. 5310-5059 7. 5310-5029 8. 5310-5027 9. 5310-5032 10....

𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦 The #NationalLibraryPH and the 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹 through the 𝗕𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗕𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖), in partnership with the 𝗕𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗜𝗻𝗰. (𝗕𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗜) and the 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 (𝗔𝗟𝗣𝗦), Inc. will conduct the 2024 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙇𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 with the theme “𝙄𝙠𝙖𝙬, 𝘼𝙠𝙤 𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙠𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙣: 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩 𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙣𝙖𝙥𝙪’𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙖𝙜𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙜𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙣” on 23-25 April 2024 at Bohol Cultural Center, Tagbilaran City, Bohol. 𝘛𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰...

NLP BOOKSHELP VICENTE MANANSALA The #NationalLibraryPH serves as the repository of information about the national artists of our country. This month NLP features one of the National Artists for Visual Arts, Vicente Manansala, a cubist painter and illustrator.   For other information about the country’s Philippine Art contributors, come and visit the NLP! #NationalLibraryPH

Even distant library patrons can now experience the offered library tour service of the #NationalLibraryPH through its 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫. The first-ever online library tour of NLP provided an immersive experience, unraveling the institution’s history and showcasing its precious treasures. A group of Library and Information Science students, with Ms. Jenny M. Azurin, Part time Lecturer of Cagayan State University-Carig Campus were the first batch who experienced the offered virtual tour of NLP last 22 January 2024. During the tour they were able to learn about the history...

𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ⠇⠊⠃⠗⠁⠗⠽ ⠋⠕⠗ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠃⠇⠊⠝⠙ ⠎⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝ ⠇⠊⠍⠊⠞⠇⠑⠎⠎ ⠃⠑⠽⠕⠝⠙ ⠎⠊⠛⠓⠞ Step into a world of endless possibilities at the new Library for the Blind Section – where knowledge knows no bounds, limitless and beyond sight. Visit our new office today! For concerns, you may reach the Library for the Blind Section through their email address, nlplbs@nlp.gov.ph, or you may call them at 5310-5035 loc. 107. #WedneServiceDay #NationalLibraryPH #LibraryfortheBlind

The National Library of the Philippines welcomed visitors from various schools in the first month of 2024 to explore its offered services. They enjoyed the educational tour presented by the Research and Publications Division showcasing the areas to visit at NLP with a brief presentation of some photos of the treasures and collections of the library, including the original manuscript of Dr. Jose Rizal’s novels and other collections with significant value to our heritage and history. So book your tour now, “dahil sa NLP Educational Tour, siguradong matututo at mag-eenjoy ka!” If you...

Discover a wealth of knowledge at your fingertips! Create your NLP E-Resources Portal Account now! This easy-to-follow Account Creation Tutorial will guide you through the process step-by-step. Start exploring a vast collection of digital resources and elevate your learning journey with us! Click the link to create an account now: https://eportal.nlp.gov.ph/ #WedneServiceDay #NationalLibraryPH #NLPeResourcesPortal

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 The process of weaving or knitting fibers together produces 𝐅𝐀𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐂, a flexible material that has many common uses including upholstery, clothing, decorations and a host of other uses. There is an enormous range of varieties of fabrics, and each has unique qualities, textures, and attributes. Here is the video presenting the different types of fabrics. You can read more books and find out more information on fabrics by visiting the National Library of the Philippines! #NationalLibraryPH *** 𝙉𝙇𝙋 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙎𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙥 (𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘧) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘺...