The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Publishing House will be holding its Grand Book Launch with SINAG 2025 on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building, in UST España, Manila.
SINAG 2025 is a gathering that honors the creativity, scholarship, and vibrant contributions of its authors to the literary and academic landscape and celebrates the continued light of Thomasian publishing, whose works were published from 2024 to 2025.
SINAG 2025 showcases a constellation of thirty-one new titles that span disciplines and genres, bridging law and literature, faith and philosophy, and memory and modernity. This year’s launch shines a light on the breadth and brilliance of Thomasian publishing, highlighting the voices that continue to shape contemporary discourse.
The event will feature:
- A formal launch of recently published UST Publishing House titles
- Highlights of the authors and their contributions
- Moments of fellowship among authors, editors, scholars, and guests
SINAG 2025: The UST Grand Book Launch
Date: November 25, 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 2:00–4:00 P.M.
Venue: Dr. Robert C. Sy Grand Ballroom, 4th Floor, Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building, University of Santo Tomas, España, Manila
In 2025, everything burns ever more brightly as USTPH unveils groundbreaking works that push scholarly and creative frontiers.
Featured Authors and Titles
Scholarly & Religious Titles
- Lino N. Baron — Celebrating More: The Saint Thomas More Lecture Series 1968-2019
- Paolo A. Bolaños — Ethics, Justice, and Recognition: Essays on Critical Theory
- Jose Duke Bagulaya — Interdisciplinary Legal Studies: Philippine Constitutional Law, International Law, and the Humanities
- Charlie Samuya Veric — Regarding the Face of Others: Social Difference and Inhuman Sympathy
- Augusto Antonio A. Aguila and Joselito B. Zulueta — Vilma Santos, Icon: Essays on Cinema Culture, & Society
- Jose Maria G. Carlos — On-Air Na! Pinoy News Anchor Live!: A Guide on News Anchoring in Philippine Media
- Rev. Fr. Winston F. Cabading, O.P. — Catholic Handbook of Prayers For Spiritual Liberation and Exorcisms with Redactor’s Notes
- Rev. Fr. Roberto L. Luanzon, Jr., O.P. — The Dominican Right of Solemn Profession
- Rev. Fr. Fausto B. Gomez, O.P. — Vitamins of Another Kind: Notes of Christian Spirituality
- Rev. Fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P. — Whose Joy? Whose Happiness?: Debating Divorce in the Philippines
Literary Titles
- Eilen R. Tabios — Engkanto in the Diaspora
- Alyza Taguilaso — Juggernaut
- Jim Libiran — Pauwi sa Wala: Paglalakad mula 1984 hanggang 2024
- Teo. T. Antonio
Sa Puso ng Madla: Tinipong mga Tula 1973-2005 Bahagi I
Sa Puso ng Madla: Tinipong mga Tula 1973-2005 Bahagi II - Joel M. Toledo and Pancho Alvarez — Seasonal Adversities: An Ekphrasis on the Climate Crisis
- Rina Angela Corpus — She Who Grows Wings
- Simeon Dumdum, Jr. — Sonnets From Jerusalem
- Merlie M. Alunan — Tales of the Spider Woman
- Cirilo F. Bautista — Trilogy of Saint Lazarus
- Mark Anthony Cayanan — Unanimal, Counterfeit, Scurrilous
- Maynard Manansala — Tao Po…Samot-Saring Tao sa Dula
- Rolando A. Bernales — Ayuda: Mga Dagli Sa Panahon ng Quarantine
- Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo — Complete Stories & Tales
- Lourd de Veyra — Super Panalo Sounds!
- Ivan Emil A. Labayne — Beckoning Baguio: A Decade of Walking in a City if Pines
- Chuck Smith — Son of a Dead ‘80s Bold Star
- Ting Pantoja Mañalac — Water Divides: Reflections on Ordinary Things
- Chuckberry J. Pasucal — Mga Nagkukumpulang Bubuyog
- Ralph Semino Galan, Translator — The Gathering Bees
- John Jack G. Wigley — The Travel Bug
History of SINAG Festival
SINAG began as a multi-event book launch that featured USTPH titles from 2019 to 2023. Its inaugural run included:
- A group book signing at the Philippine Book Festival (June 2023)
- Different launches at the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Mass Communication, De la Salle University-Manila, the UST Ecclesiastical Faculties, and the UST Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies
- A culminating event at the Manila International Book Fair (September 2023)
The festival also commemorated the 430th anniversary of La Imprenta de los Dominicanos de Manila, the historic printing press that has evolved into today’s UST Publishing House, the oldest publishing house in Asia.
About the UST Publishing House
The UST Publishing House (USTPH) is the publishing arm of the University of Santo Tomas. With a legacy tracing back to 1593, it remains dedicated to advancing knowledge, culture, and the arts through high-quality literary and scholarly works.
USTPH continues to foster Filipino voices, promote academic excellence, and support the nation’s intellectual and creative heritage.
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