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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 119 - ADOPTION
OF THE NATIONAL BOOK POLICY
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 Sec. 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.
Sec. 2.
Sec. 3.
Sec. 4.
Sec. 5. Since 19.07.98.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 4th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety-nine.
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