Planning a visit to the bookstore? Bring your own recyclable bags!

QC Regulates Plastic Bag Use

The Quezon City goverment passed two environment protection ordinances, the SP-2140 and SP-2103, which aims to effectively regulate the use of plastic bags in the city last April 2012. SP-2140 or the Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance regulates the use of plastic bags and establishing an environment fee for its use. While SP-2103 mandates all business establishments that uses plastic bags to display conspicuously in their stores a notice that encourages their customers to protect the environment by bringing their own recyclable/reusable bags. [Read more]

Monthlong Bookstore Sale

In celebration of its 47th anniversary, the University of the Philippines Press (UP Press) will be holding its annual monthlong sale. All UP Press titles, bestsellers, and new releases will be sold at a 20% discount, and all consigned titles at a 5% discount. The book sale runs from March 01 – 31, 2012.

The UP Press bookstore is located at E. de los Santos Street, UP Campus, Diliman, Quezon City and is open from Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

For inquiries, call the UP Press at +63 (2) 494 2527 and +63 (2) 926 6642 or reach them online via the website uppress.com.ph or like their facebook fan page, University of the Philippines Press.