Author: Melanie Ramirez

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...

In honor of 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗔𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗮’𝘀 122nd birth anniversary, the National Library of the Philippines provides a selection of online monographs, music notation sheets, images, and other materials through 𝗧𝗲𝗸𝗻𝗼𝗔𝗸𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻. The Atang dela Rama Collection can be viewed at this link: https://nlpdl.nlp.gov.ph/AD01/home.htm For more books about our National Artist, you may visit the 𝐍𝐋𝐏! #NationalLibraryPH

Textiles made from abaca fibers are generally called 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗬. The word comes from the Visayan term”𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙮” meaning “𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚.” At times, however, some confusion arises from the use of the word. In some areas in the Visayas, the term is sometimes used to refer to fine Visayan weaves such as piña, banana or even cotton. In a manuscript written during the Spanish colonial period, there are some references to cloth called 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗶ñ𝗮. (𝙏𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢: “𝘼 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙬𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨 / 𝙍𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙀. 𝙂𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙡𝙤, 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧. — [𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙯𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙮] : 𝙃𝘼𝘽𝙄: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚...

Every year, from January 1 to January 7, the Philippines observes 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠. The Philippine Standard Time (P.S.T.) Act of 2013 led to its establishment. The 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 (𝗗𝗢𝗦𝗧) of the nation coordinates the week-long celebration and urges all citizens to set their timepieces to coincide with the PST that they have supplied. The purpose of the yearly celebration is to guarantee that every Filipino citizen is aware of and complies with the national standard time. The 𝗗𝗢𝗦𝗧 claims that there are several advantages to 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠...