Today, Aug. 12, is the 129th Foundation Day of the National Library of the Philippines.
On Aug. 12, 1887, Royal Order No. 689 established in Manila the Royal Museo-Biblioteca de Filipina, the predecessor of the present National Library.
It was named Bureau of Public Libraries in 1947 and renamed The National Library in 1964. Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research
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