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Published July 2, 2025 9:12am
F. Sionil Jose's famed Manila bookshop Solidaridad has belied reports that it has been sold.
In a statement on its official Facebook page on Wednesday, the establishment said that the recent news is "incorrect."
"We apologize to the Varsitarian and other media that carried the story, and most especially to the public that has shown interest in our bookshop, for any confusion this has caused," it said.
F. Sionil Jose's son, Antonio "Tonet" Jose, earlier told GMA News Online that the deal was "closed" and that the bookshop was acquired "very close to the [family's] asking price."
He added that they started selling the bookshop about a month ago.
Located on Padre Faura in Ermita, Manila Solidaridad has become something a of cultural and even a historical landmark. "Ermita's biggest little bookshop" has even amassed quite the following online, too. On Facebook it boasts of 15,000 avid followers.
Established by F. Sionil Jose in 1965, Solidaridad is turning 60 years old in July.
—JCB, GMA Integrated News
