Fase de diseño del proyecto

WHEREAS, the Government, through the enactment of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 8047, otherwise known as the "Book Publishing Industry Development Act", recognizes the significant role of the book publishing industry in national development;

WHEREAS, R.A. No. 8047 has lodged on the National Book Development Board (NBDB) the responsibility to formulate, adopt and implement a National Book Policy which will serve as the industry's major source of direction and guidelines as well as the Government's concrete response to its commitment to develop the book publishing in the country;

WHEREAS, the newly developed National Book Policy will be of optimum benefit to the Government and the Filipino people as it embodies the specific measures which will serve as the enduring basis for fostering the viability and progressive growth of the book publishing industry; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5 of R.A. No. 8047, and in order to ensure effective, sustained and successful programs of the Government towards the growth and development of the book publishing industry, it is imperative that the policies embodied in the National Book Policy be institutionalized and implemented to provide the adequate supply of affordable quality-produced books not only for domestic but also for export market;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. The Promulgation and Adoption of the National Book Policy. — The policy and provisions embraced in the National Book Policy, unless otherwise contrary to law, shall be the policy of the State pertaining to the book publishing industry. Hence, the NBDB, in coordination and cooperation with the other concerned agencies, shall adopt and implement the policies embodied therein, provided that, with regards to the procurement of textbooks, applicable laws and/or issuances on public bidding shall be observed.

SECTION 2. Access to Information/Data Given to the NBDB for the Establishment and Maintenance of Industry Databank. — The NBDB shall be given access to information as in the conduct researches and to soliciting necessary data from the private and public sectors pertaining to the book industry, except those confidential which may prejudice the operations as well as the trade secrets of the entity/agency concerned. NBDB shall maintain and update the book industry databank which will make data accessible to the industry and to the public.

SECTION 3. Persons and Entities Covered by this Order. — All government sectors, particularly the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, the Commission on Higher Education, the Technical Educational and Skills Development Agency, the Department of Interior and Local Government, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Board of Investments, the Department of Finance, the Bureau of Customs and private sector/stakeholders comprising of, but not limited to: book publishers, printers, book sellers, and book authors shall abide and comply with this order.

SECTION 4. Administrative Liability. — Any violation of this Executive Order by any person, officer or entity mentioned in the next preceding section shall be held administratively accountable as provided in R.A. No. 8047 and other pertinent laws.

SECTION 5. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall take effect immediately after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation or the official gazette.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 4th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-nine.

Directory

Industry Association Address Contact numbers

Asian Catholic Publishers, Inc.

4/F Mariwasa Building, 717 Aurora Boulevard, Quezon City, Metro Manila

Tel: 721-7492; 722-1827; Fax: 721-8782

Asian Catholic Publishers Association

10 Nathan St., White Plains, Quezon City, Metro Manila

Tel: 911-4467; Fax: 911- 4103

Association of Philippine Booksellers

c/o The Bookmark, Inc., 264 Vito Cruz Extension, Makati City

Tel: 895-8061 to 65; Fax: 897-0824

Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines

Colombo Plan Staff College for Technical Education Building, Block C, DECS Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City

Tel: 631-0993; Fax: 631- 0996

Book Development Association of the Philippines

c/o Ateneo de Manila University Press, Bellarmine Hall, Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City

Tel: 924-4495; 924-4601 locals 2216 / 2215; Fax: 920-7215

Book Exporters Association of the Philippines (BEAP)

c/o OMF Literature, Inc., 776 Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong City

Tel: 531-2183; 532-7754; Fax: 531-1960

Book Suppliers Association of the Philippines

2631 Alfonso Street, Malate, Manila Tel: 521-1603; Fax: 920- 7215

Federation of Handmade Paper Makers and Converters, Inc. (FEHPA)

Papel Likhang Kamay Center, Hall I, International Trade Center Complex, Roxas Boulevard, cor. Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Pasay City

Tel: 831-2201 loc. 249; Fax: 834-0177 c/o CITEM

Packaging Institute of the Philippines

Rm. 216, 2/F, Comfoods Bldg., Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City

Tel: 817-2936; 844-5661; Fax: 817-2936

Philippine Association of Academic and Research Libraries

PUP Main Library, Sta. Mesa, Manila Tel: 716-7831 to 45 loc. 246 / 249; Fax: 716-1143 Philippine Association of

Teachers and Library Science

c/o UP College of Mass Communication, UP Diliman, Quezon City

Tel: 920-5301 loc. 4458 (library)

Philippine Educational Publishers Association (PEPA)

84 P. Florentino St., Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City

Tel: 711-5702; 740-2698; Fax: 711-5702

Philippine Graphic Arts Dealers Association (PGADA)

2665 Honduras Street, San Isidro, Makati City

Tel: 817-9564/ 9556; Fax: 817-9564

Philippine Libraries Association, Inc.

College of Science Library, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City

Tel: 924-7550; Fax: 924- 7399

Philippine Printing Technical Foundation (PPTF)

Room 208, SCC Chevalier Center Bldg., 3892 Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, Sta. Mesa, Manila Tel: 713-0902 / 2671; Fax: 713-0905; E-mail: [email protected] Printing Industries Association of the Philippines (PIAP)

Suite 212, De La Rosa Conduminium, 7648 De La Rosa Street, Makati City

Tel: 810-9754; 810-9109; Fax: 894-5224; E-mail: [email protected] Publishers' Representatives Organization of the Philippines

81 Talayan Street, Talayan Village, Makati City

Tel: 711-4558; Fax: 711- 4503

Industry Association Address Contact numbers Pulp And Paper

Manufacturers Association (PULPAPEL)

7/F Ace Bldg., 101 Rada Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City

Tel: 894-0053; 892-9781 to 89; Fax: 815-9460; 894- 0059

The Screenprinting and Imaging Graphics Association of the Philippines (SIGAP)

2152 Beta Bldg., España, Manila Tel: 741-5866 / 3811; 712- 3312 / 3316 / 3330; Fax: 731-0070