Filipiniana  covers resources produced by Filipino authors or by foreign authors that deal with the Philippines, it could be literature written in any language in the Philippines or a foreign language or dialect.

This page serves as a guide to online databases, repositories, and websites to free and open access e-resources that are created and published by Filipino or foreign authors published in the Philippines.


Aklatang Bayan OnlineThe Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (SWF) of the University of the Philippines Diliman launched Aklatang Bayan Online in August 2020. This is a free online repository of Filipino books, refereed journals, books, and creative writings submitted by researchers, scholars, researchers, and writers. 

Asian Development Bank Publications  –Publications and Documents: Explore our data-rich research, policy analysis, toolkits, guidelines, and other resources on economics and key development topics. Operational documents are also available 

BAHANDIAN   – BAHANDIAN is the official Institutional Repository of CPU for the management, dissemination, and preservation of digital materials that represent the scholarly work of the academic community and its affiliates and their faculty members and students.

Commission on Human Rights (CHR) eLibraryThe Commission on Human Rights’ library collection is accessible online and they also feature free online databases. The eLibrary contains information on their resources that specialize on human rights issues. The library accommodates research and scanning requests. 

DOST Digest – Is a monthly DOST-STII publication in English. It provides condensed, easy to read science and technology news stories, which caters to college students and professionals on the go. It contains the most recent technologies and happenings in the local S&T community with compelling photos and images on a full color four-page newsletter. 

DOST PCAARRD eLibraryDepartment of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) has launched its online library. Their researches, publications, technical reports, and other resources are available. Users are encouraged to create an account to access.

Filipinas Heritage Library This library is a private library of the Ayala Foundation’s Arts and Culture Division. Their collection is focused on books and other materials authored by Filipinos or about the Philippines, with a focus on Philippine history and culture. They have an Online Library with digitized materials organized by subject. 

Katunog -Open-Source Database of Philippine Indigenous Instrument Sounds 

KWF Diksiyonáryo ng Wíkang Filipíno – Ang KWF Diksiyonáryo ng Wíkang Filipíno ay hango sa database ng Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipíno na unang nalathala noong 1989 

Marayum  is a dictionary-making tool funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) that can be used as an online dictionary for Philippine indigenous languages.