The Book Development Association of the Philippines also underscored that "books are not just essential to a democratic society, but are a mover for our knowledge economy."
The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino ordered to ban "subversive" books in libraries and schools for being "anti-government." The KWF memorandum was issued on
"Many books – be it in Filipino or English – will certainly cite or quote materials from various references, including those from groups considered by the government as subversive or revolutionary," the unity statement reads.
Language, culture, and educational departments or organizations issued a unity statement on Friday, Aug. 12, condemning the red-tagging of authors and some Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino/Commission on the Filipino Language (KWF) commissioners’ purported order to pull out or stop the publication of at l