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.

What Wattpad?

One of the most popular stories on Wattpad, Diary ng Panget, was written by a Filipina author. The story has received over twelve million unique hits. The story became so popular that it caught the attention of local publisher Viva-PsiCom, who bought rights to the novel and published it as-is and without extensive editing, on traditional media. On the flipside, the original story uploaded on Wattpad has since been taken down and is no longer available for viewing online.

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