Three young writers in Filipino will read their latest works at the UP Press Bookstore Diliman on August 17. Vladimeir Gonzales, Carlos Piocos, and Mykel Andrada will be featured in the afternoon program titled Transpormers. Included in the works to be performed are pieces that are anime-, love-, and political killings-inspired. Transpormers will be held at the rear veranda of the UP Press Bookstore Diliman at the ground floor of Balay Kalinaw, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. The reading begins at 4:00 p.m. Admission is free.

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By TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines — If you haven’t noticed it yet, reusable bags are slowly making a big comeback not only in supermarkets, but also in bookstores and small shops, and soon, in restaurants.

Bound Bookshop, put up by journalists on Scout Castor Street near the busy Tomas Morato Avenue in Quezon City, has been offering cloth bags at P125 apiece to customers who refuse plastic bags.
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