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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

Philippine Pavilion

Philippine Stand

Asia Stage

In the City

At FBM

Offsite Events

Philippines Events Full ProgramSee Full Calendar

Authors & Books

Get to know the Philippine authors whose works represent the vibrant Philippine literary landscape.

Authors
  • Maria Ressa

    Maria Ressa

  • Butch Dalisay

    Jose Dalisay

  • Manix Abrera

    Manix Abrera

  • A stylized, orange-toned illustration of an older man smiling, wearing a light-colored hat and collared shirt, set against a solid orange background.

    Virgilio S. Almario

  • Merlie M. Alunan

    Merlie M. Alunan

  • A stylized blue monochrome illustration of a smiling person wearing glasses and a collared shirt, set against a solid background.

    Ricky Lee

  • Mina Esguerra

    Mina V. Esguerra

  • Marjorie Evasco

    Marjorie Evasco

Book Rights Selling

Book Rights Selling

Philippine Books 2025

These catalogs bring together contemporary Philippine works ready for translation and international publishing. From children’s stories and graphic novels to fiction, essays, and poetry, each title reflects a distinct voice and a new of the world shaped by the country’s history and imagination.

German Edition
  • Book cover of "Some People Need Killing" by Patricia Evangelista, featuring a black silhouette on a red background with bold white and yellow text.

    Some People Need Killing – Eine Geschichte der Morde

    Patricia Evangelista (Autorin), Zoé Beck (Übersetzung)

  • Cover of the comic book "Elmer" by Gerry Alanguilan. Features five chickens with different expressions and newspaper clippings as background.

    Elmer

    Gerry Alanguilan

  • Killing Time in a Warm Place: Roman

    Killing Time in a Warm Place. Ein Roman aus

    Jose Dalisay (Autor), Niko Fröba (Übersetzung)

  • Book cover for "Die Kollaborateure" by Katrina Tuvera, featuring a large red circle with a white droplet over black and white horizontal stripes.

    Die Kollaborateure

    Katrina Tuvera (Autorin), Jan Karsten (Übersetzung)

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Cultural and Literary Programs

Discover the diverse cultural programs planned for 2025 at various locations throughout Germany.

Item 1

5 Sept 2025

Artist meLê yamomo with dark hair and facial hair stands with arms crossed, wearing a navy jacket with patterned details.

Pagtatahip

Hörraum (The Listening Space)

Humboldt Forum Berlin

19 Sept 2025 - 18 Jan 2026

Concrete staircase with a metal handrail, vertical slatted wall, and sunlight casting shadows through the slats. A metallic sphere sits on a landing.

Sulog: Filipino Architecture at the Crosscurrents

Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM)

Schaumainkai 43, 60596 Frankfurt am Main

18-29 Sept 2025

Three images: a performer in a feathered headdress and dress, a five-member music group posing with microphones and instruments, and a black-and-white portrait of a woman.

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 poster

New Beginnings: Philippine Photographic Art

Fotografie Forum Frankfurt

Braubachstraße 30-32 60311 Frankfurt am Main

27 Sept 2025 - 28 Mar 2026

A traditional red woven textile with vertical stripes and geometric designs, decorated with clusters of colorful beads along the lower edge.

Pieces of Life: The Philippine Collection

Völkerkundemuseum

Hauptstraße 235, 69117 Heidelberg

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Literary
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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

A display of various books is arranged on white shelves, showcasing different covers and titles from Filipino authors

Fast Facts on the Philippine Book Publishing Industry

ISBN growth from 2014 to 2023

A bar chart showing the growth of Philippine book publishing from the years 2014 to 2023. The stats show a growth from 7,825 to 10,297.

Source: National Library of the Philippines

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