Digos City Library

🎉 Happy 52nd Nutrition Month!
The Manila City Library joins the celebration with this year’s theme:
“Nutrisyon at Kalikasan, Ating Pangalagaan!”

📖 Did You Know?
Before, we only had a short March Nutrition Week. It was replaced so we could have a whole month to focus on good nutrition. This was mandated by law under Presidential Decree No. 491, also known as the Nutrition Act of the Philippines, enacted on June 25, 1974.

✅ What to Do?
Let’s follow Pinggang Pinoy for balanced meals!
Eat your GO, GROW, and GLOW foods:

*GO: Grains, carbs — energy for morning, afternoon, and evening (like rice, bread, or corn)
*GROW: Meat, fish, eggs, beans — build strong muscles
*GLOW: Fruits & veggies — keep you healthy and bright
💧 Don’t forget: Drink at least 8 cups of water daily!

💡 A Healthy Reminder for us all:
Good health is our true wealth — good food keeps us strong, focused, and well! To keep it, we must also care for the earth that feeds us all.

Let’s eat healthy and protect our planet, together! 💚

Alam mo ba na bawal gumawa ng kopya ng ating pera?

Ayon sa BSP Circular No. 829, Series of 2014, ang Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas lang ang otorisadong gumawa at mag-imprenta ng pera, maliban na lang kung pahintulutan ito ng BSP para lamang sa layuning pang-edukasyon, pangkasaysayan, o numismatiko.

𝐀𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐮g 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐰𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐬𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥, b𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐡𝐚 𝐮𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐠𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐧𝐨!

𝐃𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭!

𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐘𝐞𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤! 🎤✨

Get ready for an unforgettable night of music as Yeng Constantino takes the stage at the Dawis Sunrise Baywalk on July 19, 2026, during the Padigosan Indigenous Peoples Cultural Festival – Festival Concert!

Celebrate the rich culture and vibrant traditions of the Padigosan Indigenous Peoples Cultural Festival, then sing along to Yeng's biggest hits in an exciting evening of live entertainment.

📍 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: 𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤
📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝟔𝐏𝐌

Bring your family and friends and be part of this spectacular celebration. See you there! 🎶🎆

𝐏𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

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Ray Bradbury on libraries as guardians of memory and possibility.

WHY DO PEOPLE PRAISE EDUCATION BUT NEGLECT LIBRARIES?

Everyone talks about the importance of education. Governments build schools, parents invest in tuition, and societies celebrate academic success. Yet the very institutions that sustain learning and independent thinking, libraries, are often ignored, underfunded, and treated as optional rather than essential.

Libraries: The Foundation Behind Learning

A school may teach students what to learn, but libraries teach people how to learn. Libraries provide access to books, journals, digital resources, research support, and quiet spaces for intellectual growth. They are among the few public institutions where knowledge is available to everyone regardless of social class or financial background.

Behind every educated society is a functioning library system, even if people rarely acknowledge it.

The Contradiction in Society

People demand innovation, critical thinking, literacy, and research excellence, but fail to invest in the institutions that support these goals. Many libraries operate with outdated facilities, limited resources, poor internet access, and inadequate staffing. In some places, libraries are treated as decoration for accreditation rather than centers for knowledge development.

This contradiction weakens education itself. A society that ignores libraries cannot genuinely claim to prioritize learning.

Libraries Are More Than Book Storage

Many still reduce libraries to shelves filled with old books. In reality, modern libraries support digital learning, information literacy, research assistance, academic databases, community education, and technology access. Librarians now help users navigate misinformation, online resources, and complex research systems in an era overloaded with information.

Ignoring libraries means ignoring one of the strongest tools for fighting ignorance and inequality.

Education Cannot Survive on Classrooms Alone

Classrooms introduce ideas, but libraries deepen understanding. Without strong libraries, students depend only on lecture notes, memorization, and limited information sources. This weakens creativity, independent research, and critical analysis.

An education system without effective libraries produces certificates more easily than knowledge.

Conclusion

If society truly values education, then libraries must stop being treated as secondary institutions. Supporting libraries is not charity or luxury; it is an investment in literacy, innovation, research, and national development. A society that neglects its libraries eventually weakens its own intellectual future.

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