As a child, one remembers that practically all the text books required in Filipino schools were published by one particular publishing house. You guessed right. Vibal. This name was first ingrained into me by my grade school textbooks for at the back I could see the logo of the publishing house. Back then, this didn't mean much to me. Nowadays, however, I surround myself with books as part of both my job and the things I love, and publishing houses like Vibal have grown close to my heart in their efforts to produce quality books that strive to educate a newer generation of Filipinos who, like myself, may not know it at first, but will look back with gratitude on them for being the stepping stones to where one gets to. Indeed, these books are the bedrock and foundation of the new programs that are arising from the changes in the education system of the Philippines, and publishers like Vibal are constantly adapting and reinventing themselves to weather the storms of the future. read more