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04/09/2026

11/08/2026

A vibrant tribute to Filipino artistry, natural dyes, and woven tradition. 🌈✨
Published in 2009 by the Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI), Bahaghari: Colors of the Philippines by Julius L. Leaño Jr. and Jenice P. Malabanan is a seminal reference work celebrating the richness of traditional dyes on native textiles like piña and abaca.

Produced in limited numbers as an institutional publication, copies of this out-of-print title rarely surface on the open market.

📖 Condition: Very Good+. Crisp hardcover with full-color plates. Features light, natural foxing on the endpapers and top edge consistent with aging, but interior pages are clean, crisp, and well-preserved.

🇵🇭 Price: ₱3,200.00
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08/08/2026

🔮 SERIES DROP: THE ROADMAP TO PHILIPPINE LORE 🔮

The Encyclopedia of Philippine Folk Beliefs and Customs (Volumes 1 & 2)
By Fr. Francisco R. Demetrio, S.J., Ph.D.
REVISED EDITION

We are officially dropping the definitive, monumental collection of our nation’s indigenous worldview.

First published in 1991, this essential Revised Edition brings together nearly 8,000 meticulously documented entries across 25 chapters. It remains the absolute pinnacle of research into ancient animism, sacred rituals, taboos, and the everyday superstitions that track our lives from birth to death.
Whether you are expanding your rare Filipiniana collection, researching regional history, or looking to reconnect with the spiritual traditions that survived centuries of change, this landmark set is an absolute cornerstone.

📖 Available Sets & Pricing:

Hardbound Set (Vols. 1 & 2): ₱5,500.00

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07/08/2026

Limited Stocks Available.

THE BEST PHILIPPINE SHORT STORIES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Edited by Isagani R. Cruz

A cornerstone of Philippine literature, this landmark anthology brings together some of the country’s finest short fiction by the writers who shaped the twentieth century.

Within its pages are timeless works by José Garcia Villa, Nick Joaquin, N.V.M. Gonzalez, Bienvenido Santos, Edith Tiempo, Gregorio Brillantes, F. Sionil José, Estrella Alfon, Gilda Cordero-Fernando, Cirilo F. Bautista, and many other celebrated Filipino authors.

Bibliographic Profile

• Title: The Best Philippine Short Stories of the Twentieth Century
• Editor: Isagani R. Cruz
• Publication Year: 2000
• Edition: First Edition
• Pages: 730
• Binding: Softcover
• Language: English
• Condition: very good condition

Whether you’re a serious collector of Filipiniana, a student of literature, an educator, or simply someone who appreciates exceptional storytelling, this is one volume that belongs on every bookshelf.

A classic anthology that continues to be sought after decades after its publication.

Price: ₱1,850.00

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19/02/2026

Warehouse decluttering.
Listing these titles at 800.00/copy plus shipping.
1. Rizal’s Life, Works, and Writings by Pedro Gagelonia (1974) is an educational textbook by Pedro A. Gagelonia that offers a comprehensive look at the Philippine national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, and his pivotal role in the country’s fight for reform and eventual independence.
2. Culture Shock Thailand and Malaysia (1982) (bundled) the aim is to try to explain the social rules that govern Chinese, Malay and Indian communities in Malaysia and Singapore. With the knowledge of society’s customs, etiquette and manners, a stranger is likely to experienc3e less culture shock.
3. Jose (Katipunan ng mga Sansaysay Ukol sa Buhay at Gawa ni Rizal) (1993)
4. Logic by Juan Jose Sanguineti (1982) The book is a foundational textbook on Thomistic logic. It is designed to help students form habits of “orderly, precise, and coherent thinking”.

16/02/2026

MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
Revised Edition
By Bernardo M. Villegas
The favorable response of college students and practicing executives after the third printing of BUSINESS Economics for Filipino Managers have prompted both Sinag-tala Publishers and the author – Dr Bernardo Villegas – to undertake the updating and re-evaluation of, and the inclusion of new concepts into this volume. The textbook Managerial Economics if thus the result of these revisions. Containing the basic economic concepts of the previous book, this new edition features as its main innovation the incorporation of new techniques and terminologies that have evolved in the decision-making process of business enterprises, particularly within the context of the Philippine economy and business practices. Especially noteworthy is a whole new chapter on the social responsibility of business.
Copyright 1977
Paperback; 420 pages
Book in good condition.
Foxing of pages due to age.
P 500.00 plus shipping
One copy only

16/02/2026

UNEQUAL ALLIANCE, 1979–1986: The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Philippines.
By Robin Broad
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been among the primary influences on Third World development since the Second World War. Over the past decade, that influence has grown markedly as both institutions have been thrust into leading roles in managing the international debt crisis and in steering a group of developing countries into “structural adjustment” via export-oriented industrialization. No country commanded more of their attention over this period than the Philippines under the twenty-year rule of President Ferdinand Marcos.
Through interviews with dozens of Philippine representatives of government and business, Unequal alliance chronicles the Philippine experiment with “structural adjustment.” It explores the process by which the World Bank and the IMF trained technocrats, adapted existing government institutions, and created new ones to mold their version of development.
Copyright 1988
First Edition
Paperback; 352 pages
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Foxing of cover and pages appropriate to age.
Book in good/unread condition.
P 800.00 plus shipping
One copy only