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Christian Luis A.

De Guzman

Savage Mind

1.1. Support System.

Kristian Sendon Cordero

1.2. Institution

SAVAGE Mind Bookshop was founded in 2018 by the Ateneo de Naga University Press deputy
director, Kristian Sendon Cordero, to address the lack of a cultural hub in Naga City, Camarines Sur,
in the Bicol Region.

The region is rich in natural resources but often visited by tropical cyclones. It has a high literacy rate
of 90 percent, but no space where art and culture are discussed and exhibited. Since 2018, Savage
Mind has become both a bookshop and cultural space, the only one in the region.

1.3. Initiatives:

Naga, being the heart of Bicol, should be able to develop more programs in the arts and
culture to advance our intellectual life. If she has to continue being the heart of the region, she should
nourish and promote its artists and writers. Savage Mind and Randy’s Pennsvla (Peninsula) serve as a
hub for artists, dreamers, and what-else to come here and participate in our programs.

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