Press Release
Got any Doulos experience before?
Almost 6 years after its last visit, the MV Doulos is coming back to the Philippines!
Preparations are currently underway to bring the ship into Bacolod port on the 19th of December 2006. With a stock of half a million books featuring around 6,000 titles on display and for sale, The World’s oldest ocean-going passenger ship recorded in the Guinness book of Records, MV Doulos, hosts the largest floating book fair in the world! A large selection of books is in English, and a smaller selection is devoted to Tagalog literature. MV Doulos is scheduled to visit 4 different ports in the Philippines, and will stay in the country for almost three months. MV Doulos schedule are as follows;
1. Bacolod (20 December 2006 – 1 January 2007),
2. Manila (5 – 22 January 2007),
3. Cebu (26 January – 19 February 2007),
4. Batangas (23 February – 5 March 2007).
MV Doulos is also home to 350 people from over 50 nations who have dedicated their 2 years time as unpaid volunteers and effort to learning about serving people from different nations and cultures. A number of different cultural events are being organized for this visit to the Philippines. There will be a lot of programs on board and on shore for different ages and interest. After its previous visits, the Doulos and it’s staff and crew are looking forward again to meeting, learning and sharing their lives and experiences with the people of the Philippines!
1 comment:
yup, ive been to doulos before! astig sha sobra. anyway, you guys gotta try it if you haven't been there. it's a gold mine for books. :) Just wanted to say thanks for the info and im reposting this entry for my church youth group as well if you don't mind . :D Thanks -Charissa
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