Selected Reference Sources

Note: Multiple copies, including circulating copies, may be available for reference sources listed below.
Please check the online catalog or inquire at the Asia Reference Desk.

General Resources and Yearbooks

Philippines, A Country Study; ed. by Ronald E. Dolan. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1993. 386 p.
Asia Ref DS655 .P598 1993
Online edition [ http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/phtoc.html ]

Fookien Times Philippines Yearbook. Manila: Fookien Times. 1936 - .
Master Index: 1936-1980
Asia Ref DS666 .C5 F66
Latest volume in reference.

Southeast Asian Affairs. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 1974 - .
Asia DS502 .S76

Country Profile: Philippines. London: Economist Intelligence Unit. 1986 - .
Asia HC451 .Q331
Online edition for UHM only

Archives

Filipiniana in Madrid : Field Notes on Five Major Manuscript Collection, by Bruce Cruikshank. Honolulu: Philippine Studies Program, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Hawaii; 1984. 428 p.
Asia Ref DS653 .C775 1984

Archdiocesan Archives of Manila: A Catalogue of Archival Documents, Testaments and Holdings. Manila: Archidiocesan Archives of Manila, 1994. 401 p.
Asia Ref BX1661 .M3 A73 1994

Philippine-American Relations: A Guide to Manuscript Sources in the United States: comp. and ed. by Shiro Saito. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1982. 256 p.
Asia Ref E183.8 .P5 P54

top

Atlases

Philippines Regional Natural Resources Atlas, by Natural Resources Management Center. Philippines: JMC Pr., 1990. 2 vol.
Asia Ref ff G2391 .G3 N38 1990

Audio-Visual Materials

Sights and Sounds, A Guide to Audio-Visual Resources on the Philippines at the University of Hawaii. Honolulu: Center for Philippine Studies, University of Hawaii. 1998. 42 p.
Asia Ref DS667 .28 .A67 1998

Bibliographies

Southeast Asian Research Tools. Volume 5 - The Philippines, by Edita A. Baradi. Honolulu: Southeast Asian Studies, Asian Studies Program, University of Hawaii; 1979.
Asia Ref Z3221 .S69 v. 5

Bibliography of Philippine Bibliographies, 1593-1961; by Gabriel Adriano Bernardo.
Quezon City: Ateneo University Press, 1968. 192 p.
Asia Ref Z3291 .A1B47

Bibliography of Philippine Bibliographies, 1962-1985; comp. by Lily O. Orbase and Yolanda E. Jacinto. Manila: National Library, Bibliography Division; 1987. 128 p
Asia Ref DS654 .O725 1987

Philippines, by Jim Richardson. Oxford, England: Clio Pr., 1989. 372 p.
Asia Ref DS655 .R53 1989

Union Catalog on Philippine Culture. Broadcast Media. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines Library, 1992. 161 leaves.
Asia Ref PN1990.6 .P6 U55 1992

Union Catalog on Philippine Culture. Dance. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines Library, 1989. 117 leaves.
Asia Ref GV1703.P4 U65 1989

Union Catalog on Philippine Culture. Film. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines Library, 1990. 497 p.
Asia Ref NX581 .U544 1990

Union Catalog on Philippine Culture. Music. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines Library, 1989. 3 v.
Asia Ref ML120.P55 U65 1989

Union Catalog on Philippine Culture. Theater. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines Library, 1990. 2 v.
Asia Ref NX581 .U545 1990

Union Catalog on Philippine Culture. Visual Arts and Architecture. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines Library, 1991. 445 leaves.
Asia Ref N7327 .U45 1991

top

Biographies

Dictionary of Philippine Biography, by E. Arsenio Manuel. Quezon City: Filipiniana Publications; 1955 - .
Asia Ref DS653.7 .M3 v. 1 -

Dictionaries

Diksyunaryong ng Wikang Filipino. San Miguel, Manila: Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino, 1998. 1040 p.
Asia Ref PL6057. D55 1998

Diksyunaryong Filipino-English. Pasig, Metro Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 1993. 702 p.
Asia Ref PL6056 .D55 1993

New Vicassan's English-Pilipino Dictionary, by Vito C. Santos and Luningning E. Santos. Pasig: Anvil Pub., 1995. 1603 p.
Asia Ref PL6056 .S34 1995

Ilocano Dictionary and Grammar, by Carl Ralph Galvez Rubino. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2000. 775 p.
Asia Ref PL5753 .R83 2000

Ilokano-English Dictionary, by George P. Gelad. Manila: CICM Missionaries, Inc.; 1993. 719 p.
Asia Ref PL5753 .G44 1993

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of the Philippines, by Zoilo Galang. Manila: E. Floro, 1950-1958. 20 v.
Asia Ref DS655 .G323 1950

Filipino Heritage: The Making of a Nation, ed. by Alfredo R. Roces. Manila: Lahing Pilipino Publications, 1977. 10 v.
Asia Ref DS655 .F55

Kasaysayan: The Story of the Filipino People. Teresa M. Custodio, project director; Jose Y. Dalisay, Jr. executive director. Manila: Asia Pub. Co.; Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Guide, 1998. 10 v.
Asia Ref DS668 .K37 1998

CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines, 1994.
10 v.
Asia Ref NX581 .A1 C37 1994

Encyclopedia of Philippine Folk Beliefs and Customs, comp. and ed.by Francisco R. Demetrio. Cagayan de Oro: Xavier University, 1991. 2 v.
Asia Ref GR325 .E53 1991

Philippine Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Quezon City: Philippine Social Science Council, 1993- .
Asia Ref H62.5 .P5 P474 1993

top

Historical Sources

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, edited and annotated by Emma Helen Blair and James Alexander Robertson. 55 vol. Reissue of . . . originally published in Cleveland, 1903-1909. Index v. 54-55.
Asia DS653 .B63 1973

Documentary Sources of Philippine History; compiled, edited and annotated by Gregorio F. Zaide. Metro Manila: National Book Store, 1990. 12 v.
Asia DS668 .D6 1990

The Philippines under Spain: A Compilation and Translation of Original Documents; ed. by Virginia Benitez Licuanan and Jose Llavador Mira. Manila: National Trust For Historical and Cultural Preservation of the Philippines, 1990 - .
Asia DS674 .P54 1990 v. 1 -

The Philippine Insurrection against the United States, comp. by John R.M. Taylor. Pasay City: Eugenio Lopez Foundation, 1971. 5 v.
Asia DS676 .T38

Philippine Radical Papers in the University of the Philippines Diliman Main Library. Diliman, Quezon City: University Library, University of the Philippines; 1998. 25 reels.
Asia Microfilm S11384
Index to the microfilm set.
Asia Ref DS653 .P48 1998

Indexes

Index to Philippine Periodicals. Quezon City: University of the Philippines Library.
1955 - .
Asia Ref AI3 .I63

Index to Philippine Periodical Literature, 1946-1967. Quezon City: Library, University of the Philippines, 1972. 5 v.
Asia Ref Z955 .Q4 no.10

Tagalog Periodical Literature, compiled by Teodoro A. Agoncillo. Manila: Institute of National Language, 1953. 264 p.
Asia Ref PL6058.45 .A36 1953

Index to Filipino Poetry in English, 1905-1950, compiled by Edna Zapanta-Manlapaz, Gemino H. Abad. Manila: National Book Store, 1988. 748 p.
Asia Ref PR9550.2 .Z36 1988

Index to Philippine Book Reviews, 1972-1982, compiled by Verna C. Lee.
Sydney: Bibliographic Information on Southeast Asia, University of Sydney, 1986. 94 p.
Asia Ref DS655.Z99 L44 1986

Index to Philippine Plays, 1923-1983; by Maria Nena R. Mata. Metro Manila: National Book Store, 1984. 67 p.
Asia Ref PR9550.3 .M275 1984

Philippine Essay and General Literature Index, compiled by Maria Nena R. Mata. Metro Manila: National Book Store, 1984. 323 p.
Asia Ref AI19.P4 M383 1984

Literary Index, 1932-1945. Quezon City : Library, University of the Philippines, 1971. 114 p.
Asia Ref Z955 .Q4 no.9

Index to Plays, 1946-1967. Diliman: Library, University of the Philippines, 1970.
23 p.
Asia Ref Z955 .Q4 no. 8

Index to Periodical Articles on Filipino Women. Manila: National Centennial Commission, Women Sector: Task Force for the Librarians' Group, 1998. 529 p.
Asia Ref Z 7964 .P6 I63 1998

Philippine Treaties Index, 1946-1982. Manila: Foreign Service Institute, 1983. 166 p.
Asia Ref JX907.5 .P45 1983

A Preliminary Index to the United States Congressional and Governmental Documents Set and to the Congressional Record re the Philippine Islands, compiled by E.M. Holt. Townsville, Qld: Centre for South East Asian Studies, James Cook University, 1985.
305 p.
Asia Ref DS653 .H64 1985

top

Newspapers

Philippine Newspapers: An International Union List; comp.by Shiro Saito and Alice W. Mak. Honolulu: Philippine Studies Program, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Hawaii. 1984. 273 p.
Asia Ref Z6958 .P5 S32 1984

Statistics

Inventory of Statistics Available in Government. Manila: National Statistical Coordination Board, 1993. 151p.
Asia Ref HA37 .P55 1993

Philippine Statistical Yearbook. Manila: National Economic and Development Authority. 1977 - .
Asia Ref HA1821 .N37a

Philippine Yearbook. Manila: National Census and Statistics Office. 1971 - .
Asia Ref HA1821 .A45

NSO Monthly Bulletin of Statistics. Manila: National Statistics Office.
Asia HA1821 .A43


Theses and Dissertations

Theses and Dissertations (Part 2 of Philippine National Bibliography). Manila: National Library of the Philippines, 1985 - . Irreg.
Asia Ref Z3291 .P484

Theses and Dissertations on the Philippines at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Honolulu: Center for Philippine Studies, University of Hawaii, 1998. 22 p.
Asia Ref DS655 .T44 1998

top

Selected Internet Resources

GENERAL RESOURCES AND GATEWAYS

• Philippines: A Country Study. Library of Congress
  http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/phtoc.html
  
  
• CIA Factbook
  http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rp.html
  
  
• Portals to the World: Links to Electronic Resources Selected by Library of Congress Subject Experts
  http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/asian/philippines/philippines.html
  
  
• Digital Asia Library (DAL)
  http://digitalasia.library.wisc.edu/index.html
  
  
• Tanikalang Ginto
  http://www.filipinolinks.com/
  

ARTS AND CULTURE

• National Commission for Culture and the Arts
  http://www.ncca.gov.ph/
  
  
• SIBMAS International Directory of the Performing Arts Collections and Institutions
  http://www.theatrelibrary.org/sibmas/idpac/asia/ph.html
  
  
• Sanghaya.com - Philippine Arts & Culture Online
  http://www.sanghaya.com/
  
  
• IPAG - Integrated Performing Arts Guild, MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology
  http://www.msuiit.edu.ph/ipag/
  

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

• Philippine Bibliography compiled by the Asian Division of the Library of Congress
  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/asian/philhtml/
  

top

BUSINESS

• Doing Business in the Philippines. American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines
  http://www.amchamphilippines.com/bi/doingbiz.html
  
  
• PhilippineBUSINESS.com.ph. Makati Business Club
  http://www.philippinebusiness.com.ph/default.htm
  

ECONOMY

• National Economic and Development Authority
  http://www.neda.gov.ph/
  
  
• Socio Economic Research Portal for the Philippines. Philippine Institute for Development Studies
  http://serp-p.pids.gov.ph/
  

EDUCATION

• Directory of Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (from Open Directory)
  http://dmoz.org/Reference/Education/Colleges_and_Universities/Asia/Philippines/
  
  
• Department of Education (from Gov.ph)
  http://www.gov.ph/cat_education/default.asp

FILMS

• Film Center. University of the Philippines
  http://www.upd.edu.ph/~film_ctr/home.html
  

top

GOVERNMENT

• Gov.ph : The official government portal of the Republic of the Philippines
  http://www.gov.ph/

HISTORY

• Philippine-American Relations, 1898-1930: The Age of Imperialism. University of Michigan Library.
  http://www.hti.umich.edu/p/philamer/
  
  

IMAGES

• Philippine Photographs Digital Archive. Special Collections Library, University of Michigan
  http://test.images.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?c=sclphilimg
  
  
• SEAiT: Southeast Asian Images and Text. University of Wisconsin - Madison
  http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/seait/index.html
  
  
• The Motion Picture Camera Goes to War: The Philippine Revolution. Library of Congress
  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sawhtml/sawsp1.html
  
  
• Retrato: Photo Archive of the Filipinas Heritage Library
  http://www.retrato.com.ph/
  
  
• Sentenaryo/Centennial: The Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War, by Jim Zwick
  http://www.boondocksnet.com/centennial/image.html
  
  
• Manila 1571-1898: The Western Orient
  http://www.cedex.es/cehopu/expomanila/entrain.htm
  

INDEXES

• Computerized Index for Philippine Periodical Articles. Rizal Library, Ateneo de Manila University
  (on order)
  
  
• Bibliography of Asian Studies
  http://micro189.lib3.hawaii.edu/ezproxy/details.php?dbId=166
  
  
• Ingenta (Uncover)
  http://micro189.lib3.hawaii.edu/ezproxy/details.php?dbId=38215
  
  
• Proquest Asian Business
  http://micro189.lib3.hawaii.edu/ezproxy/list.php
  

top

LANGUAGES

• SEAsite: Interactive Language and Filipino Culture Resources. A project of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University
  http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Tagalog_mainpage.htm
  
  
• Intermediate-Advanced Filipino
  http://www.hawaii.edu/filipino/cdrom.html
  
  
• Philippine/Ilokano Links
  http://www2.hawaii.edu/~clausen/links.html
  
  
• Bisaya
  http://www.bisaya.com/homepage.html
  

LAW

• Chan Robles Virtual Law Library
  http://www.chanrobles.com/toc.htm
  
  
• Supreme Court of the Philippines
  http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/
  

LIBRARIES

• Southeast Asia Microform Project (SEAM), Center for Research Libraries
  http://www.crl.edu/areastudies/SEAM/collections/seamguide.htm
  
  
• Southeast Asia Library Collections - North America
  http://www.hawaii.edu/asiaref/seasia/na_collections.htm
  
  
• LibraryLink: A Union Catalogue of Filipiniana Libraries
  http://www.librarylink.org.ph/
  
  
• University of the Philippines, Diliman; Main Library
  http://www.mainlib.upd.edu.ph/mainlib.htm
  
  
• The National Library of the Philippines
  http://www.nlp.gov.ph

top

LITERATURE

• A Critical Survey of Philippine Literature
  Dept. of English and Literature, Silliman University.
  http://www.geocities.com/icasocot/phil_lit.html
  
  
• Kritika Kultura: An Electronic Journal of Literary and Language Studies
  English Dept., Ateneo de Manila University.
  http://www.ateneo.edu/kritikakultura/index.html
  
  
• Likhaan Online
  Creative Writing Center, University of the Philippines.
  http://www.likhaan.mainpage.net/
  

MAPS

• Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas - Philippines
  http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/philippines.html
  
  
• Global Gazetteer - Philippines
  http://www.calle.com/world/philippines/index.html
  

NEWS

• BusinessWorld
  http://bworld.net/current/today.html
  
  
• Malaya
  http://www.malaya.com.ph/
  
  
• Manila Bulletin
  http://www.mb.com.ph/
  
  
• Manila Times
  http://www.manilatimes.net/
  
  
• Philippine Daily Inquirer
  http://www.inq7.net/
  
  
• Philippine Star
  http://www.philstar.com/philstar/index.htm
  
  
• Sunstar Daily
  http://www.sunstar.com.ph/
  
  
• The Ilocos Times
  http://www.ilocostimes.com/
  
  
• Mindanaw
  http://www.mindanaw.com/index.html
  
  
• Philippine Journalism Review, by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility
  http://www.cmfr.com.ph/pjr/index.html
  
  
• Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
  http://www.pcij.org/
  
  
• Kidon Media Link
  http://www.kidon.com/media-link/philippines.shtml
  

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Philippine Social Science Council
  http://www.pssc.org.ph/index.htm
  
  
• Philippine Studies Group, Association for Asian Studies
  http://psg.csusb.edu/
  
  
• Philippine Studies Association of Australia
  http://sites.uws.edu.au/social/psaa/welcome.html

STATISTICS

• National Statistical Coordination Board
  http://www.nscb.gov.ph/
  
  
• National Statistics Office
  http://www.census.gov.ph/index.html
  
  
• Ibon Foundation, Inc.
  http://www.ibon.org/factsnfigures/facts.htm
  

top