Vibal Publishing House Inc.

Vibal Learning without borders Vibal Publishing House Inc. is the Philippine’s leading developer of innovative educational systems and resources, keeping abreast with changing technologies in order to make teaching and learning truly borderless.

Vibal is the first publishing house in the country to have bridged the gap between print publishing, digital publishing, or online publishing, transforming education from its simplest to its broadest sense, and harnessing technology to change the way people acquire information and learn.

The effective synergy between the print, digital, or online tools and resources offered by Vibal provides students the competitive edge in this age of Information Technology.

Having established itself for over five decades as an institution in the field of textbook publishing in the country, Vibal has, in recent years, pioneered in the development and production of digital learning tools such as interactive CD-ROMs, DVDs, and audio CDs. It is the only publishing house with dedicated manpower, facilities, and equipment to handle multimedia production requirements for the development of digital materials.

The internet has also provided Vibal Publishing the avenue with which to reach its diverse market 24/7. It has set up three online hubs called i-learn, i-teach and i-guide to make available through the internet various resources for students, teachers, and parents, respectively.

In addition, Vibal - through its corporate foundation - has also established four revolutionary websites offering rare books, information, news, and other educational resources online for free.

Products

Textbook publishing continues to be the bedrock of Vibal’s operations. It has textbooks for pre-school, grade school and high school students covering the various subject areas.

Over the years, however, Vibal has kept abreast with the changing needs of the Filipino learner, diversifying its product line to include curriculum support materials such as periodicals, children’s storybooks, DVDs, CD-ROMs, and audio CDs, all bearing the same Vibal seal of quality.

Vibal also offers e-learning tools for both students and teachers, accessible through the internet by simply logging on to i-learn.vibalpublishing.com and i-teach.vibalpublishing.com, respectively. These include videos, slide shows, interactive exercises, puzzles, quizzes, and other multimedia activities.

Facilities & Equipment

Vibal Publishing has state of the art equipment and facilities for its print, digital or online publishing requirements. All these are housed in a one-hectare property at the heart of Metro Manila. It also has sales offices in Cebu, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao.

Print Publishing. Vibal Publishing House boasts of the latest desktop publishing and prepress equipment. Its production capabilities are unparalleled in the local industry, backed by the latest printing, sorting, and binding equipment available in the country today.

Digital Publishing. Vibal Publishing House is the only publishing house in the country that boasts of modern equipment and facilities to develop and produce digital learning tools. Its facilities include a fully-equipped recording studio for voice-over and soundtrack recording, and digital audio mixing and editing; and a green screen studio with complete video and lighting equipment for all its production requirements.

Online Publishing. With expanding online presence and web-hosting operations, Vibal Publishing House has invested on a high-grade server capable of efficient and reliable hosting of high volume web traffic. It also boasts of a 10Mbps dedicated leased line to support its internet connections.

People

Vibal Publishing House believes that its people are its most important resource. It employs professionals and highly-skilled workers who collaborate closely in order to produce only the best quality educational materials.

Behind every print, digital, or online material are competent educator-authors, seasoned writers, and editors from different areas in the academe as well as other fields of expertise.

In addition, Vibal maintains a rich pool of hard-working personnel with skills and backgrounds as diverse as the products it offers.

Career Opportunities

With its 56-year long tradition of excellence, Vibal Publishing House has helped shape fulfilling careers in the field of educational publishing. Do you have the passion for molding young minds? Do you want to help make a difference in the lives of Filipino youth? Do you want to do your share toward national development through education? Then, join us at Vibal Publishing House, Inc. and allow us to help you achieve your career goals and aspirations. Click here to find out what career opportunities await you at Vibal.

Corporate Social Responsibility

As a corporate citizen and part of the educational business sector, Vibal Publishing House focuses its efforts to reach out to the community by initiating and participating in various educational development programs.

It established the Vibal Foundation to undertake educational, cultural, and artistic programs in order to contribute to the upliftment of the lives of Filipinos, particularly the youth. In keeping with its thrust toward free open education, the foundation has established four major websites:Filipiniana.net, WikiPilipinas.org, Philippine Online Chronicles and E-turo.org.

These websites offer rare books, information, news, and online teaching and learning resources for free.

In addition, Vibal Publishing House conducts year-round teacher training programs in key cities throughout the country to promote efficiency and excellence in teaching. It also undertakes scholarship programs for deserving but underprivileged youth.

1961, Vibal's textbook publishing division was begun by Esther A. Vibal, formerly of the Manila Times.
1963, it published one of its first texbooks in science called Science and Health for Everyone, Grade IV and Science and Health for Better Living, Grade V, both authored by Trinidad Mari�o.
1964, VPHI branched out to Mathematics and Social Studies with the publication of New Adventures in Arithmetic and School Time.
1977, VPHI published English Reader, the initial textbook in its first English series which, as early as then integrated Math, Science and Values content in one book.

1978, VPHI on its 25th year inaugurated its brand new four-storey complex at the corner of EDSA and Quezon Avenue.
1979, Vibal entered the private school market and by 1980 it established its first branch office in Cebu. In the same year it launched Student's Digest,a supplementary social studies periodical.
1981, To better reach its private school customers, the Educational Service Program (ESP) was launched in 1981 to assist schools in the development and training of faculty members.
1986, VPHI began computerizing its operations, starting with its book development department which received its first batch of Apple Macintosh computers.
1991, Vibal established a sister company, SD Publications, Inc. to undertake the publication of supplementary magazines and handle the public school textbook requirements. Eight years later VPHI further expanded its sales reach with the establishment of its second regional office in Davao.
2000, VPHI expanded its product line to include innovative multimedia educational materials in VHS and CD format in 2000.
2001, VPHI President Esther A. Vibal received the Book Development Leadership Award from the National Book Development Board.
2002, To further address its expansion requirements, VPHI moved in 2002 to its new headquarters--a four-storey complex at the corner of Gregorio Araneta Ave. and Maria Clara St. in Quezon City.
2003, VPHI marked its 50 years in the publishing industry. Since then it has concentrated on educational publishing and has grown to be the biggest educational publisher in the country.
2006, September 28, , Vibal ventured into online publishing with the launch of Filipiniana.net, the Philippines' premiere digital library and research portal. It offers free, 24/7 internet access to rare books, images and other artifacts of Philippine studies.
2007, August 29, Vibal launched WikiPilipinas on the occasion of the Manila International Book Fair. With its more than 50,000 articles, WikiPilipinas has become the world's largest Philippine encyclopedia.