Useful Links and Resources About the Philippines

Media and Search Engines:
Abante - http://www.abante.com.ph/
ABS-CBN News - http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/
Asian Journal (US) - http://www.asianjournal.com/
Center for Media, Freedom and Responsibility - http://www.cmfr.com.ph/
Filipino Express (Fil-Am Newspaper) - www.filipinoexpress.com
Filipino Reporter (Fil-Am Newspaper) - http://www.filipinoreporter.com/
Malaya - http://www.malaya.com.ph/
Manila Times - www.manilatimes.net
Pinoy Central - http://www.pinoycentral.com/
Planet Philippines - http://www.planetphilippines.com/
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism - http://www.pcij.org/
Philippine Daily Inquirer - http://www.inquirer.net/
Philippine Headline News (Canada) - http://www.newsflash.org/
Philippine News (US) - http://www.philippinenews.com/
The Manila Bulletin - http://www.mb.com.ph/
The Philippine Star - http://www.philstar.com/
Yehey - http://www.yehey.com/

Schools
Asian Institute of Management http://www.aim.edu.ph/
Assumption College http://www.assumption.edu.ph/
Ateneo de Manila University http://www.admu.edu.ph/
De La Salle University http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/
Filipinas Heritage Library http://www.fillib.org.ph/
Miriam College http://www.mc.edu.ph/
Philippine Military Academy http://www.pma.ph/
Siliman University http://www.su.edu.ph/
St. Scholastica’s College http://www.ssc.edu.ph/
University of Asia and the Pacific http://www.uap.edu.ph/
University of San Jose - Recoletos http://www.usjr.edu.ph/
University of the Philippines - Diliman http://diliman.up.edu.ph/
University to Santo Tomas http://www.ust.edu.ph/
University of the Philippines http://www.up.edu.ph/
UP Library http://www.mainlib.upd.edu.ph/

Museums and Libraries
Ayala Museum http://www.ayalamuseum.com/
Museum of Natural History UP Los Banos http://www.uplb.edu.ph/admin/ovcre/mnh/
Filipinas Heritage Library http://www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/
Lopez Museum http://www.lopezmuseum.org.ph/
National Museum of the Philippines http://members.tripod.com/philmuseum/index
Museo Pambata http://www.museopambata.org/

Government
Official Website of the Republic of the Philippines http://www.gov.ph/
Department of Science and Technology http://www.dost.gov.ph/
Department of Trade and Industry http://www.dti.gov.ph/
Department of Foreign Affairs http://www.dfa.gov.ph/
Department of Social Work and Development http://www.dswd.gov.ph/
Department of Labor and Employment http://www.dole.gov.ph/
Department of Natural Resources http://www.denr.gov.ph/
Department of Budget and Management http://www.dbm.gov.ph/
Department of Agriculture http://www.da.gov.ph/
Department of Agrarian Reform http://www.dar.gov.ph/
Department of Tourism http://www.tourism.gov.ph/
Department of Justice http://www.asti.dost.gov.ph/doj/
Supreme Court of the Philippines http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/
House of Representatives http://www.congress.gov.ph/index.php
Central Bank http://www.bsp.gov.ph/
National Economic and Development Authority http://www.neda.gov.ph/
Department of Education http://www.deped.gov.ph/
Philippine Information Agency http://www.pia.ops.gov.ph/
Official Website on Philippine Culture and Information http://www.philinfo.ops.gov.ph/

Philipine Consulate - Chicago - http://www.chicagopcg.com/

Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles - http://www.pcgenla.org/

Philippine Consulate - New York - http://www.pcgny.net/

Embassy of the Philippines, Washington - http://www.philippineembassy-usa.org/

Philippine Embassy, London - http://www.philembassy-uk.org/

Resources/Organizations
Cultural Center of the Philippines http://www.culturalcenter.gov.ph/
Pinoylaw.com - A Philippines based website offering free legal advice online and vast links to Philippine law information - http://www.pinoylaw.com/
Philippine Institute for Devt Studies http://www.pids.gov.ph/
Intl Institute of Rural Reconstruction http://www.iirr.org/
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development – University of the Philippines http://ovcrd.iwarp.com/
Social Weather Station http://www.sws.org.ph/
US Library of Congress Country Study http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/phtoc.html
Interntional Rice Research Institute http://www.irri.org/
European Union in the Philippines. http://www.euphil.org/index.cfm
National Commission for Culture and Arts http://www.ncca.gov.ph/

Philippine TV Stations Sites
ABS-CBN http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/
GMA Network: http://www.gmanetwork.com/
Sky Media: http://www.skyviewmedia.com/

E-Zines
Bamboo Girl http://www.bamboogirl.com/
Emanila http://www.emanila.com/
Female Network http://www.femalenetwork.com/
Filipinas Magazine http://www.filipinasmag.com/
Her World (a subsidiary of Business World Publishing) http://herword.com/home/index.html
Maarte http://www.maarte.org/

Discussion Groups

Pinoy Exchange http://www.pinoyexchange.com/
Tinig http://www.tinig.com/

Book Stores and Publishing Houses
Anvil Publishing - http://www.anvilpublishing.com/
Ateneo de Manila University Press http://www.ateneopress.com/aboutus.htm
Bookhaus Publishers - Independent publisher founded by former journalist Veltisezar Bautista. No Bisaya books but The Filipino Americans: Their History, Culture and Traditions is worth reading by any one interested in the subject of Filipino-American history. http://www.bookhaus.com/
Bookmark http://www.bookmark.com.ph/
De La Salle University Press http://www.dlsupress.com/
Goodwill Bookstore http://www.goodwillbookstore.com/aboutus.html
Kaya Press – publisher of Asian / diasporic literature and culture http://www.kaya.com/
National Book Store http://www.nationalbookstore.com.ph/
Philippine American Literary House (PALH) – Philippine fiction and childrens books http://www.palhbooks.com/Power Books http://www.powerbooks.com.ph/
Tahanan Books - http://www.tahananbooks.com/promo.html
TatakPilipino! http://www.tatakpilipino.com/
University of the Philippines Press http://www.upd.edu.ph/~uppress/home.html
Xeres Books specializes in rare and hard to find books or an academic nature. http://www.xerxesbooks.com/

Miscellaneous Shops
Ethnic Grocer http://www.ethnicgrocer.com/
Goldilocks http://www.goldilocks.com/
Kabayan Central http://www.kabayancentral.com/
Made in the Philippines http://www.madeinthephilippines.com/
My Ayala http://www.myayala.com/
My Barong http://www.mybarong.com/
Ramar Foods http://www.ramarfoods.com/

Financial Institutions
Bank of the Philippine Islands http://www.bpi.com.ph/
Bureau of Internal Revenue http://www.bir.gov.ph/
Development Bank of the Philippines www.devbankphil.com.ph/
Equitable PCI Bank http://www.pcib.com/
Keppel Bank Philippines www.keppelbank.com.ph/
Metro Bank http://www.metrobank.com.ph/
Philippine National Bank New York http://www.pnbnewyork.com/homepage.htm
Philippine National Bank http://www.pnb.com.ph/
Standard Chartered Bank Philippines www.standardchartered.com/ph/
UCPB http://www.ucpb.com/
Union Bank http://www.unionbankph.com/
United Overseas Bank Philippines http://www.uob.com.ph/