National Book Store is a large chain of well, books in the nation. They sell a lot more than just books though, there’s also stationary, magazines, school equipment and so on. The best thing is though that they are so much cheaper than at home. OK, so they are -reprints that may be a slightly ower quality than at home, but you can read them and pass them on. What more do you need? Besides Tagalog texts, they have popular and recent books in English, as well as classics and travel-guides, maps and picture-books.
Going to lie on a beach? Get a pile of books! Going diving? Get a bunch of’em for your surface time. Going sailing? Books, loads of’em. Public transport? Buy books. Private transport? More books. Going home? Books, get’em while you can!