Umpil to hold writers’ congress, bestow awards in Roxas City

The Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (Umpil, or the Writers Union of the Philippines), will hold its 44th National Writers’ Congress and 31st Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas at the Gerry Roxas Foundation Training Resource Center in Roxas City, Capiz province, on April 28.

These events will close this year’s National Literature Month, spearheaded by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF, or Commission on the Filipino Language), and National Book Development Board (NBDB).