The following is a press release from the University of the Philippines Press.
The University of the Philippines Press will kick off its 60th anniversary celebration with a mass book launch entitled “Pagmayaw: Paglulunsad ng mga bagong aklat ng UP Press 2024” on March 20, from 2 pm to 5 pm.
Pagmayaw happens at the Atencio-Libunao Hall located at F. Agoncillo Street, UP Campus, Diliman, Quezon City (entrance is across the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice). The event aims to highlight the titles published by the UP Press in 2024.
Pagmayaw: The UP Press Mass book launch 2024
This year’s UP Press book launch, through the theme of Pagmayaw, signals a time for beginnings and endings, as well as an opportunity for healing and thanksgiving.
From the root word mayaw or mayaw-mayaw, the word indicates a ritual performed by a maaram or shaman prior to planting or building, a form of ceremony which offers thanks to a God or gods of nature for their generosity and care. This event is similarly motivated by our gratitude for the authors, editors, translators, artists, and various contributors who have generously shared their craft, expertise, and knowledge to our publications in the past year.
At the same time, we also mark 2025 as the 60th anniversary of the UP Press, further highlighting the significance of this celebration of thanks for all who continue to be of service to our institution, both within and beyond the university.
The theme of Pagmayaw serves to convey a life of bounty partnered with an enduring sense of community — a reminder for us to recognize what we have achieved in the past year at the same time as we prepare for what lies ahead.
Dalayday: Pagsasanga at pagtatagpo ng mga agos
The theme for the UP Press 60th anniversary refers to a branching out as well as movement towards a common goal that mirrors our own history.
From its initial establishment by the UP Board of Regents in 1965, wherein it was tasked to “undertake scholarly publishing in line with the standards set by university presses abroad,” and to “perform and take over the publishing and printing functions” of what was then referred to as the Office of University Publications, the UP Press has clearly adapted through the decades as we collaborate with authors, editors, translators, and artists in bringing to life their creative works, critical studies, and valuable research.
As with the onward current of a tributary toward another body of water, the UP Press has run its course from being an academic publisher, which was once merged with the UP Printery, to its present thriving state, with a stronger focus on projects from various disciplines both within the UP system and also well beyond the university. In extending our reach, we recognize the pressing need to represent works from diverse regions in the Philippines, including those written in and/or translated from Philippine languages. We are also reminded of what lies ahead as we work toward broadening our audience to include more readers throughout the country, across Asia, and even possibly the world.
“Dalayday” thus calls to mind our enduring mandate as an academic publisher that contributes to the production of knowledge and nation building for Filipinos here and across the globe.
UP Press mass book launch lineup
Arts and culture
- Poetry in a Bottle: The Story of Basi by Arturo G. Pacho and Sigrid M. Salucop
- The Pabalat (Wrapper): Designs of San Miguel de Mayumo’s Pastillas de Leche by Shirley V. Guevarra
- Tugtugan Pamorningan: The Philippine Music Scene (1990-1999) by Susan Claire Agbayani
Literary
Anthology
- Encantada: The Essential Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo edited by Ruth Jordana Pison
- Kinaiya: Antolohiya ng mga Makabagong Tinig mula sa LGBTQIA++ edited by Trist’an Buenaflor and Roda Tajon; co-editor Vladimeir B. Gonzales
- Locked Down, Lit Up: An Anthology of Creative Work in a Time of Quarantine by Jose V. Ogatis-I, Chadwick Co Sy Su. And Dachelle Nicole Parrocha
- Never Again, Never Forget: Mga Tampok na Akdang Jun Cruz Reyes 50 Taong Panulat ni Jun Cruz Reyes Ragasa
- Apat na Dekada ng Pagsulong ng mga Kuwentistang Katha edited by Honorio Bartolome De Dios, Francine Y. Medina, Romulo P. Baquiran Jr., and Rolando B. Tolentino
- Sakit, Pasakit, Malasakit: Pagkatha ng Pandemya sa Pilipinas nina Rolando B. Tolentino at Rommel B. Rodriguez
Biography / children’s literature
- Tita Amel: Master Puppeteer and Storyteller, Dakilang Papetir at Tagapagsalaysay by Carla Pacis
Drama
- Labas: Mga Palabas sa Labas ng Sentro ni Reuel Aguila
- Shambala at Iba Pang Dula ni Erick Dasig Aguilar
Folk literature
- Humadapnon (Hungaw): Sugidanon (Epics) of Panay, Book 8, Volume 3 by Alicia P. Magos et al.
- Humadapnon (Ginlawan): Sugidanon (Epics) of Panay, Book 8, Volume 4 by Alicia P. Magos et al.
Essays / creative nonfiction / biography
- Carabeef Lengua by Jose F. Lacaba: Notes on Bakya and Other Essays by Jose F. Lacaba
- Pamamahay: Mga Sanaysay ni Emmanuel T. Barrameda
- Pamumuhay sa Panahon ng Ligalig: Si Bart Pasion at ang Rebolusyong Pilipino salin ni Gregorio V. Bituin Jr. (mula sa orihinal na katha ni Eduardo C. Tadem)
- PAX: Batong Hiyas ng Masara ni Lualhati Abreu (edited by Bonifacio P. Ilagan)
- Presinto Uno at Iba Pang Kuwento sa Bingit ni Kenneth Roland A. Guda
- Tokhang at Iba Pang Nanlabang Sanaysay ni Vim Nadera
Novel / fiction
- Ang Panginoon ng mga Alon ni Telesforo S. Sungkit Jr.
- Extra Time by G.T. Los Baños
- Si Maria Makiling at ang Lihim ng Lagusang Dalem: Ikatlong Aklat ni Will P. Ortiz
- Si Maria Makiling sa Sinapupunan ng Hukluban: Ikaapat na Aklat ni Will P. Ortiz
Poetry
- Ay! Ang Kabihasnan Mga Tula ni Rio Alma (National Artist of the Philippines for Literature Virgilio Almario
- Beloved Antimatter Poems by Ned Parfan
- Firelight on Opal Veins Poems Early & Postmeridian by Jose Marte A. Abueg
- Kampuhan by Ma. Cecilia C. Dela Rosa
- Volto Santo by Pat Baloloy Jr.
Short stories / short fiction
- Found: Stories by May Tobias-Papa
- In the Blood and Other Stories by Joseph Anthony Montecillo
- Menarki: Mga Kuwento ni Abegail Pariente
- Sa Bagani Ubbog: Piling Maiikling Kuwento ni Reynaldo A. Duque edited by Junley L. Lazaga
- The Fireline: Stories from Cagayan de Oro by NH Legaspi
Literary criticism / literary studies / language studies
- Ang Pilyo bilang Subersibo: Mga Sanaysay sa Panitikang Pambata ni Eugene Y. Evasco
- Bringing the Bones Home: A Postcolonial Reading of the Philippine Novel, 1887–2018 by Jaime An Lim
- Kumustahan Creative Writing in the Philippines edited by J. Neil C. Garcia
- Liwanag at Itim II: Antolohiya ng mga Malikhaing Akda na Alay sa Alaala ni Teresita G. Maceda edited by Will P. Ortiz et al.
- Mapping New Stars: A Sourcebook on Philippine Speculative Fiction by Gabriela Lee, Anna Felicia Sanchez, and Sydney Paige Guerrero
- Sa Ibang Kariktan ni Mesándel Virtusio Arguelles
- The Knowing is in the Writing: Notes on the Practice of Fiction (Second Edition) by Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.
Mass media and communication
- Alternative Media: A Lineage of Resistance: Philippine Alternative Media Reader in Honor of Luis V. Teodoro by Ma. Diosa Labiste and Rolando B. Tolentino
- Spectator Gems by Al S. Mendoza
Sciences
- Applied Analytics for Data Analysts, Engineers, and Scientists by Eugene Rex Jalao
- Atlas of Coccolithophores in Philippine Marginal Seas: Discovering the Hidden World of the Tiny Armored “Plants” by Alyssa M. Peleo-Alampay et al.
- Guide to Rearing, Harvesting, and Processing Black Soldier Fly Larvae by by Fleurdeliz Maglangit (main author) and Ruby Sasha Alosbaños, Lorie Mae Lozano, Florence Evacitas, and Erwin Purcia (co-authors)
Social sciences
History
- A History of the University of the Philippines: Volume Three: 1975-1987 by Rosario Cruz-Lucero and Katrina Tuvera
- Ang Rebolusyonarya: Kasaysayan ng Makabayang Kilusan ng Bagong Kababaihan (MAKIBAKA), 1970-2022 by Pauline Mari Hernando
- Mga Dahong Unang Nalagas: Kasaysayang Taong Labas at Rebolusyonaryo nina Asedillo at Encallado by Victor Paz
- Muslims in the Philippines by Cesar Adib Majul
- Sa Ngalan ng Tigaman (Santigaman): Saksi ang Mamaratbat at Babaylan by Gloria E. Melencio
- Traditional Medicine in the Colonial Philippines: 16th to the 19th Century (Revised Edition) by Ma. Mercedes G. Planta
- Working Women of Manila in the Nineteenth Century (Revised Edition) by Ma. Luisa T. Camagay
- Urdaneta (Del Ilustre Misionero 1858-2008): Evolution and Transformation of a Philippine City by Erwin S. Fernandez
Political science
- Notes from the Philippine Underground by Francisco Nemenzo
- Recognizing Apolinario Mabini: Inquiries into the Struggle for Justice and Sovereignty by E. San Juan Jr.
- We Chose Peace: An Insider’s Story of the Bangsamoro Peace Talks by Miriam Coronel Ferrer
Population studies
- The Filipino Adolescents and Youth: Context, Continuity, and Change by Elma P. Laguna et al.
Psychology
- Handbuk ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino, Bolyum 1: Perspektibo at Metodolohiya: Pangalawang Edisyon by Rogelia Pe-pua
Urban planning
- Property, Patrimony and Territory: Foundations of Land Use Planning in the Philippines by Ernesto M. Serote
– Rappler.com