Philippines Guest of Honour. Frankfurt Book Fair 2025
An animation that sweeps through centuries of Philippine history, revealing how literature shapes the nation and gives voice to its people.
Animation: Mervin Malonzo | Words: Rody Vera | Music: Chino Toledo
Events
Join us in our journey through these activities that constitute the Philippines’ Guest of Honour Program
Cultural and Literary Programs
Discover the diverse cultural programs planned for 2025 at various locations throughout Germany.
- Cultural
- Literary
5 Sept 2025

Pagtatahip
Hörraum (The Listening Space)
Humboldt Forum Berlin
19 Sept 2025 - 18 Jan 2026

Sulog: Filipino Architecture at the Crosscurrents
Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM)
Schaumainkai 43, 60596 Frankfurt am Main
18-29 Sept 2025

Sincerely Yours, the Philippines-Festival for Dance, Performance, Karaoke
Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm
Waldschmidstraße 4, 60316 Frankfurt am Main
27 Sept 2025 - 11 Jan 2026

New Beginnings: Philippine Photographic Art
Fotografie Forum Frankfurt
Braubachstraße 30-32 60311 Frankfurt am Main
27 Sept 2025 - 28 Mar 2026

Pieces of Life: The Philippine Collection
Völkerkundemuseum
Hauptstraße 235, 69117 Heidelberg
- Content coming soon.
Philippine Publishing
Learn more about the flourishing Philippine publishing industry through these fast facts
10.8M Filipinos around the world
Source: Department of Foreign Affairs, 2022
112.7M Total household population (as of July 2024)
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
33.4M (30.70%) under 15 years old (young dependents)
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
135 Languages
Source: Commission on the Filipino Language
7,641 Islands
Source: National Mapping and Resource Information Authority

Fast Facts on the Philippine Book Publishing Industry
ISBN growth from 2014 to 2023

Source: National Library of the Philippines
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