How to empower Pinoy authors and readers
The increasing number of book festivals and book fairs in the country indeed suggests a growing interest in reading among Filipinos. However, it’s crucial to delve deeper and look at the performance and literacy scores of our young students, which often reveal existing gaps in our reading culture. Despite commendable efforts by certain institutions and agencies to promote local literature, there remains significant room for improvement as far as nurturing a vibrant literary ecosystem is concerned.