Welcome to Streetprint Manila

Streetprint Manila is a research project that is part of a larger research endeavour called “Six Continents and Between”. Initiated by Prof. Gary Kelly of the University of Alberta, 6CAB seeks to investigate popular print culture across various geographical, sociocultural, and ethnolinguistic contexts. More specifically, it aims to look at reading patterns and preferences of the Filipino Everyman, or those whom we would largely consider members of the “masa” class.

The Not-So-Unlikely Most Popular Book in the Philippines

According to the latest nationwide census, 93% of Filipinos practice some kind of Christian belief, with an overwhelming majority of these being Roman Catholic. Of these, roughly 80% are Roman Catholics. Other denominations are Evangelical Christians, Iglesia Ni Cristo, Protestants, and Jehovah’s Witnesses. Muslims make up around 7% of the population