Nina Chen (left), David Chen (center) and Matthew Chen (right). (Photo by John Raymond Lim.)
Matthew Chen at work. (Photo by Dino Diaz.)
AD Percal (left) and Sunny Koh (right) of Straits Pen. Sunny conducted a pen tuning workshop at the show. (Photo by John Raymond Lim.)
Sunny Koh. (Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.)
John Raymond Lim (right) and client. (Photo by Reymond Castro.)
John Raymond Lim. (Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.)
JP Reinoso. (Photo by Bernie Paras Gan.)
JP Reinoso (left) and client. (Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.)
For this year, FPN-P Inc. created manilapenshow.org as a hub for ticketing, merchandise sales, workshop schedules and exhibitor information. Three workshops and a panel discussion on Art Nouveau and Art Deco pens were offered on Saturday, March 15. Two workshops and a panel discussion on what moves people to collect fountain pens were offered on Sunday, March 16. Click here to learn more.
Imma Frias-Fua‘s Handwriting Hangout workshop. (Photo by Reymond Castro.)
Nature Journaling Workshop with Rachel of the Philippine Nature Journal Club. (Photo by Nadja Stormborn.)
Presentors at the panel discussion Napaka-Arte Naman! Art Nouveau and Art Deco included (L-R) Raph Camposagrado, Edmund Lim, Marjorie Garrovillo, Augusto Toledo II, Angelito Palma and Butch Dalisay. (Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.)
Some vintage pens shown in the presentation. (Photo by Ron Pascubillo.)
Gang Capati led a discussion on the neuroscience behind living with and loving fountain pens, ”Your Pen and Your Brain: A Love Story”. (Photo by Nadja Stormborn.)
Eun Bautista taught Write Ronde (French roundhand) calligraphy workshop. (Photo by Joan Marco.)
Presentors at the panel discussion The Art of Fountain Pens: A Collector’s Journey included (L-R) Clement Dionglay (Lamy collector) Cindy Trinidad (Bexley collector), Ronnie Geron (yellow pen collector), Romana Go (standing, unique art pens collector). FPN-P Board Member Anthony Goquinco is seated (right). (Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.)
Jun Castro moderates the Collector’s Journey panel discussion. (Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.)
Presentors Alice Salita, Bong Casis and Cindy Trinidad. (Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.)
Clement Dionglay discusses her Lamy collection. (Photo by Sunshine Cruz.)
At the raffle draw. (Photo by John Raymond Lim.)
We had new merchandise for this year! These included a pen flight bag (and its chibi version) by the Wear Kindness brand, Uniqlo t-shirts with the MPS logo, nib-shaped enamel pins, a holographic print tote bag, and tree-to-bar chocolate!
Because FPN-P Inc. is a non-profit, all ticket and merchandise sales go to support our chosen charity, Save The Children. The Manila Pen Show has been supporting Save The Children since 2018.
According to our FPN-P President Leigh Reyes: On our fifth year we had 2287 attendees (up from approximately 1600 last year), 45 exhibitors (up from 32 last year), and a brand new venue. This has been possible due to the support of a growing and vibrant local community of pen lovers. Fountain Pen Network-Philippines has grown to about 14,775 members around the world on Facebook alone. There is also a separate Facebook group for the Manila Pen Show. Please join either group (or both) for updates on next year’s show!
On its milestone fifth year, the Manila Pen Show 2025 moved to a bigger venue to accommodate the growth of the show and the local pen community. “The Manila Pen Show at the Manila Pen!” everyone gasped, marvelling at how well the pen show name fit the venue. It was only after the first four shows that organizer Fountain Pen Network-Philippines, Inc. was finally able to book its dream venue. The Peninsula Manila, in the city of Makati’s central business district, is an elegant and venerable 5-star hotel, a favorite meeting spot of foreign and local visitors. The Manila Pen Show was held there last March 15-16, 2025.
The show was housed in the Balmori and Balagtas function rooms at the ground level, and at the Upper Lobby and The Conservatory on the second floor.
Bruce Eimon (left) and Kaoru Yamagishi (right) of Bungubox. (Photo by John Raymond Lim.)
Bungubox. (Photo by John Raymond Lim.)
Alexandra Catanghal of Cat Custom Crafts. (Photo by Bernie Paras Gan.)
Theresa Villano of Promise of Spring Pens (left). (Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.)
Grace Jimenez and Pierre Albert Alora (left) of Mabui Pens, Theresa Villano of Promise of Spring Pens, and Alexandra Catanghal of Cat Custom Crafts. (Photo by John Raymond Lim.)
Mabui Pens. (Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.)
Peter Bangayan, Diamine distributor (center) and Lara Abad Santos of Gav and Sav (right). (Photo by John Raymond Lim.)
Fountain Pen Network-Philippines, Inc. President Leigh Reyes with urushi artist Hiroko Makino and Toru Takezawa of Bokumondoh. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Another successful Manila Pen Show was concluded last March 16-17, 2024 at the Holiday Inn & Suites Makati! This is the fourth pen show organized by Fountain Pen Network-Philippines, Inc. Tickets were sold at Php 350 each, with proceeds from ticket and MPS-branded merchandise sales benefitting Save The Children. The Manila Pen Show has been supporting Save The Children since 2018. This year we welcomed veteran exhibitors from the Philippines, Singapore, Japan, and Malaysia, and were joined by new exhibitors from the Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan and the USA.
Volunteers at the registration table. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Volunteers at the registration table. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Volunteers at the registration table. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Volunteers at the registration table. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Stamp station. Photo by Anne Tamondong.
Volunteers at the merchandise table. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Saturday, March 16. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Sunday, March 17. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Pens from Aesthetic Bay. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Pelikan pens from Aesthetic Bay. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Tan Fong Kum (center), Connie Tay (left) and Iyan Tan (right) of Aesthetic Bay. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Connie and Iyan of Aesthetic Bay with Fountain Pen Network-Philippines, Inc. VP Lorraine Castañeda. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Inks at Alden’s Corner. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Alden Castañeda of Alden’s Corner. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Toru Yamazaki of Toyooka Craft setting up his booth. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Toyooka Craft pen rests. Photo by Raymund Niño Bumatay.
Toyooka Craft. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Handmade pens from Stylo Art Karuizawa. Photo by Jose Dalisay, Jr.
Shuko Kazuno of Stylo Art Karuizawa. Photo by Jose Dalisay, Jr.
Motoshi and Shuko Kazuno of Stylo Art Karuizawa. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Toru Yamazaki of Toyooka Craft, Kailash Ramchandani of Pengrafik, and Fountain Pen Network-Philippines VP Lorraine Castañeda. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Pengrafik’s Manila Pen Show 2024 exclusive, the Gioia fountain pen. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Atelier F titanium F3 pens at Pengrafik. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Pengrafik’s booth. Photo by Jose Dalisay, Jr.
Musubi journals. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Musubi Seigaiha pen cases and Peruvian handbound journal. Photo by Ronin Bautista.
Among Musubi’s products were journals and pen cases. Photo by Ronin Bautista.
Daryl Lim of Musubi, with Amanda Gorospe. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Kasama Una and Tala pens in “Pulo” colorway. Photo from @kasamaph IG.
Kasama Pens booth. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Kustom Magz “Lazyboy” brass pen rest. Kustom Magz also makes rollstops for Kasama pens. Photo by Marco Kris Magallona.
Marco Kris Magallona (right) of Kustom Magz Creations, with client and Kasama Una with rollstop. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Alvin Arcillas (top left), Mark del Rosario (center) and Nikki Bisquera (right) of Kasama Pens and Marco Kris Magallona (bottom left) of Kustom Magz Creations. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
One of two Everything Calligraphy x Franklin-Christoph collaboration pens. Photo from @everythingcalligraphy IG.
Vinta Inks’ Summer Cocktails Collection. Photo from @inksbyvinta IG.
Everything Calligraphy and Vinta Inks booths. Photo from Everything Calligraphy.
Everything Calligraphy display. Photo from Everything Calligraphy.
Jillian Joyce Tan of Everything Calligraphy and Vinta Inks. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Kaweco Apricot Pearl for sale at Stationer Extraordinaire. Photo from @stationerextraordinaire IG.
Jeff Cua of Stationer Extraordinaire, with staff. Photo by Raymund Niño Bumatay.
Ingrid Cua of Stationer Extraordinaire. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Ingrid Cua of Stationer Extraordinaire. Photo by Jeff Cua.
Four new colors of ON Inks. Photo by Onie Dychitan.
ON inks. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Onie Dychitan of ON Inks. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Leather Luxe PH booth. Photo by Raymund Niño Bumatay.
On the bottom row are “University” themed custom pen cases by Leather Luxe. Photo by Raymund Niño Bumatay.
Raymund Niño Bumatay (right) of Leather Luxe PH, with Fountain Pen Network-Philippines founder Jose “Butch” Dalisay, Jr. Photo by Jose Dalisay, Jr.
Leather Luxe PH booth. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Diamine Manila Pen Show 2024 exclusive ink set available from Peter Bangayan – 5am, 11am and 6pm. Photo by Bernie Paras Gan.
Peter Bangayan’s Diamine booth. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Diamine distributor Peter Bangayan. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Pens from The Manila Penography. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Pens from The Manila Penography. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Calvin Almazan and colleagues at The Manila Penography. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
The Gav n Sav exclusive Manila Pen Show 2024 pen wrap, or “buslo”. Photo by Lara Telan.
Lara Telan-Abad Santos of Gav n Sav. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Lara Telan-Abad Santos (right) of Gav n Sav. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Leather pen cases from Gira Leather. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Team Gira Leather: Isabel Silva and Ram Guanlao. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Some of the Parker Vacumatics available from Vintage Pens by Guia. Photo from @purposefulscribe IG.
Guia Bengzon (left) of Vintage Pens by Guia. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Vintage Pens by Guia, and Imma Frias-Fua’s booth. Photo by Jose Dalisay, Jr.
Guia Bengzon (left) of Vintage Pens by Guia, and calligrapher Imma Frias-Fua (right). Photo by Guia Bengzon.
Calligrapher Imma Frias-Fua’s booth had fountain pen-friendly stationery. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Calligrapher Imma Frias-Fua, with David Fua. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Penlux x Muze Pens Delgado Galaxy – Manila Pen Show 2024 Exclusive. Photo from @muzepens IG.
Pierre Cardin Manila Pen Show exclusive, Intramuros Puspin Blue. Photo by Lexee Carlota.
The Muze Pens booth. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
CP Ng (left) and Sophie Yu (right) of Muze Pens. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
A rainbow of pens from Promise of Spring. Photo by Ronnel Tumangday / F/Primus Photography.
A collaboration pen between Promise of Spring and Cat Custom Crafts. Photo by Tere Villano.
Theresa Villano (seated) of Promise of Spring, with Kristine Chan of Tin Chan Ceramics. Photo by Tere Villano.
Pen rests by Tin Chan Ceramics. Photo from Kristine Chan.
Endless Pens Manila Pen Show 2024 exclusive, the Opus 88 Pocket Pen in “Grumpy Ming-ming”. It is the Filipino version of their Grumpy Kitty series, illustrated by Raqui Magtibay, exclusively for HATCH by EndlessPens.. Photo by Micah Robles.
Endless Pens Manila Pen Show 2024 exclusive, Tailored Pen Company Essex 3-in-1 Coffee pen, designed by Micah Robles. Photo by Micah Robles.
Endless Pens booth. Photo by Micah Robles.
Team Endless Pens: Micah Robles, Raquel Magtibay, Adrianne Jane Patinio, Gabrielle Dimaranan, Kenneth Begonia, Alexandra Umali, Gabbigaile Tagala, and Kat Zialcita. Photo by Ronin Bautista.
Another collaboration pen by Promise of Spring and Cat Custom Crafts. Photo by Tere Villano.
Cat Custom Crafts booth. Photo from @cat.custom.crafts IG.
Alexandra Catanghal (right) of Cat Custom Crafts. Photo from Alexandra Catanghal.
Urushi and maki-e pens by Sey Pens. Photo by Ronnel Tumangday / F/Primus Photography.
The Sey Pens booth. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Satoru Takahashi of Sey Pens. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Satoru Takahashi of Sey Pens. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Mabui fountain pen at DeSara Pens booth. Photo by Pierre Albert Alora.
DeSara Pen booth. Photo by Ronin Bautista.
Pierre Albert Alora of DeSara Pens. Photo by Bernie Paras Gan.
Scribe’s booth. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Pens at Scribe. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Sailor pens. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Sailor Ink Master Hidetoshi Takahashi (left) and Tetsuo Hisaka (right). Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Sailor Ink Master Hidetoshi Takahashi (right) and Tetsuo Hisaka (left). Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Team Scribe and Sailor. Photo from Scribe.
Lamy pens. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Lamy booth. Photo from Lamy Philippines.
People shopping at Lamy booth. Photo from Lamy Philippines.
Lamy booth. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Sunny Koh of Straits Pens (left), JP Reinoso of JP’s Pen Spa & Nibworks (in peach), Matthew Chen of Pactagon (in olive), John Raymond Lim of John Lim’s Nibworks (right). Photo by Ronnel Tumangday / F/Primus Photography.
J.P. Reinoso of JP’s Pen Spa & Nibworks. He specializes in nib grinds for regular and high-end pens, and vintage pen repair. Photo by Ronin Bautista.
JP’s Pen Spa & Nibworks booth. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Straits Pens Manila Pen Show exclusive inks. Photo by Sunny Koh.
Sunny Koh of Straits Pens. He is a Richard Binder-trained nibmeister based in Singapore. He conducted workshops on nib maintenance and ink mixing. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Sunny Koh of Straits Pens. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Matthew Chen of Pactagon is a Yukio Nagahara (Sailor)-trained nibmeister based in the US. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
Matthew’s Nibworks booth. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Team Matthew: Nina Chen (left), David Chen (center) and Matthew Chen (right), at the Manila Pen Show 2024. Photo by John Raymond Lim.
John Raymond Lim of John Lim’s Nibworks. He specializes in nib grinds for regular and high-end pens, and general pen/nib repair. Photo by Jose Dalisay, Jr.
John Lim’s Nibworks booth. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.
Toni Santos and the kids of her Cursive Handwriting for Kids workshop. Photo by Gema Gonzales.
Jose “Butch” Dalisay, Jr. speaking at the panel discussion “Beyond the Pen: Ephemera and Accessories” on Day 2 of the Manila Pen Show 2024. Photo from Jose Dalisay, Jr.
Panel speakers Corito Mendoza (left), Raph Camposagrado (center) and Jose Dalisay, Jr. (right). Photo from Jose Dalisay, Jr.
Panel discussion. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Jun Castro talks about pen storage and accessories. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
Panel speakers (L-R): Raffy Aquino, Corito Mendoza, Raph Camposagrado, Jose Dalisay, Jr., Augusto Toledo II, Jun Castro. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.
The Manila Pen Show jelly bag is so roomy, all your shopping can fit! Photo by Nadja Stormborn.
The Manila Pen Show 2024 Wear Kindness Pen Meet Bag – when you want to bring all your pens and inks for show and tell. Photo by Corito Mendoza.
The Manila Pen Show logo sport shirt. Classy enough for days when you’re not feeling too formal. Photo by Lexee Carlota.
Lee Paje won a set of Vinta Inks in the raffle. Photo by Alice Salita.
Bernie Paras Gan won an Everything Calligraphy x Franklin-Christoph pen and Vinta ink. Photo by Alice Salita.
Everything Calligraphy x Franklin-Christoph collaboration pen glows in the dark! Photo by Bernie Paras Gan.
Eyen Paune won a Kasama pen in the raffle. Photo by Lorraine Castañeda.
Miriam Ragay won a Musubi handbound journal in the raffle. Photo by Lorraine Castañeda.
Visitors at the show: Historian Ambeth Ocampo (left) and artist June Dalisay (right). Photo by Jose Dalisay, Jr.
The Fountain Pen Network-Philippines board and organizers invited all the vendors to a Filipino dinner at Milky Way in Makati on Saturday. Photo by Lorraine Castañeda.
On Sunday, Marian Ong of Scribe and some FPN-P members had a Chinese dinner with Sailor’s Takahashi-san and Hisaka-san in Jade Garden. Photo by EG Dizon.
This year the Manila Pen Show was attended by over 1,600 visitors (including organizers, vendors and volunteers). We’d like to thank everyone for joining Fountain Pen Network-Philippines in spreading the love for fountain pens, inks, stationery and accessories in the country and in Southeast Asia! Many thanks to Holiday Inn & Suites Makati for being our home in 2019, 2023 and 2024. See you next year at the next Manila Pen Show, on March 15-16, 2025!
We received permission from Butch Dalisay, founder of Fountain Pen Network-Philippines, to repost his message at the panel discussion “Beyond the Pen: Ephemera and Accessories” at the second day of the Manila Pen Show 2024. Here it is, as posted on Facebook:
Having unexpectedly become a “grand old man” (maybe not that grand but certainly old) of Philippine pendom, I’m happy to share the short talk I gave yesterday at the start of our panel discussion on “Beyond the Pen: Ephemera and Accessories” that closed out the hugely successful 2024 Manila Pen Show. The whole session is also on video at the FPN-P FB page. Many thanks, all, for the support and camaraderie. “FPN-P” indeed means “Fountain Pendom’s Nicest People!”
What I’ve Learned
There comes a time in our collecting life when we realize that we have enough of everything we ever wanted, and should stop to smell the roses.
At least that’s the theory.
In practice, you and I know that our wants not only change but can even expand over time, hopefully in proportion to our disposable income, although unfortunately that’s not always the case.
Even I still keep buying four or five new pens a year—that used to be a month—on my retirement pension, when I should be worrying about getting a new memorial plan, now that Loyola Life has died before its policyholders.
But indeed there comes a point in one’s life when acquisition become less and less important, and other pleasures take the place of buying and owning. I’m here today to assure you that there is life after, or aside from, “Add to Cart.”
One of those pleasures is connoisseurship—knowing beyond owning, enjoying knowledge for its own sake. It’s cheaper than buying, takes up space only in your head, and can’t ever be lost, except to dementia.
This was especially true in the 1980s and early 1990s when pen collecting was basically about vintage pens, because except for a few classics like the 149, there were few modern collectible fountain pens to speak of.
Very few people knew anything about vintage pens, and those who did quickly became the gurus of the hobby. They sorted out the histories of pen companies and specific pens like the Duofold, analyzed the relative virtues of different filling systems, established values and prices, and began to codify and share their valuations in periodicals such as the pioneering Pen Fanciers Club newsletter and books such as Glen Bowen’s landmark Collectible Fountain Pens.
Soon many other books followed, and pen collectors discovered the Internet on the Zoss List and, of course, eBay. My first eBay purchase, a Pelikan 140, was made in December 1997. I now have an eBay rating of over 1,200.
A quarter-century on eBay will teach you a lot of things about what you’re looking at, what you’re looking for, and what to do after you get the pen. Since few pens I buy are ever new, that means knowing basic repair and maintenance.
I learned about the bewildering variety and taxonomy of Parker Vacumatics, how soldiers in World War I trenches made their ink so they could write home, and about the strange behaviors of celluloid.
I knew I had graduated from rank amateur to not-so-rank amateur when—at least for vintage pens—I could look at a pen and tell its brand, age, material, other characteristics, and market value.
All of these things can be learned from books, and these days, even the Internet. There are websites devoted to specific brands and even specific models, and no longer just vintage or Western pens either.
But there’s still nothing like holding the book in your hands, and of course there’s nothing like holding the pen itself, but if you can’t buy the pen, then buying the book might be the next best thing.
One thing we used to rely a lot on books and pen periodicals for was pricing. For vintage pens, pricing was a matter of quality (materials, design, and finish), size, condition, and rarity. With modern pens and globalization, and new marketing ploys like limited and special editions, as well as barefaced rip-offs aka tribute pens, these standards seem to have gone out the window. Who can explain $2 Jinhaos and $20,000 Montblancs? What kind of connoisseurship will these pens bring forth?
As with the pens themselves, there comes a point when the knowledge we gain about pens will no longer be about pens as writing instruments, but pens as jewelry.
I’m not saying that’s bad or wrong, as we certainly find the same thing in watches and cars, and there’s much to be learned about complications and engines. The difference does seem to be that unlike complications and engines, the interiors of our pens, cheap or expensive, are pretty much the same. So basically, in this age of the piston and the converter and the Bock and Jowo nib, ours is a study of aesthetics, of exteriors, of artisanship in coachwork and livery. Most of the time, we are paying for the art, and even for the aura, more than the engineering. The pen books of the future will be less about chronicling patents than showcasing the best and the blingiest of pen design and ornamentation.
Again, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The great thing about this hobby is that whatever floats your boat or brings a smile to your face—as long as it harms no one and nothing else—is perfectly legit and even welcome, given the many other aggravations in our political and social life. I don’t think anyone in this room is under the illusion that we bought all these fountain pens just to write fancy Post-It notes with.
After forty years of pen collecting, what I’ve learned is that we keep looking for pens that please the discerning eye, favor the writing hand, and soothe the restless soul—at least for the time being.
Many thanks and good luck to you all on your journey to not only pen peace but pen nirvana, whatever that means!
All these workshops and panel discussion will surely preoccupy you as you take a breather from the exciting pen, ink, paper and accessories shopping. See you at the Manila Pen Show 2024!
From Leigh Reyes and the Manila Pen Show 2024 Team:
*Hey babe wake up the Manila Pen Show 2024 swag just dropped *
A portion of each purchase goes to our annual beneficiary, Save the Children. Each purchase also comes with raffle entries! The shirt pre-order will stay open until March 9, Saturday (so we can have them done in time for you to pick up at the show). There will be an added tiny convenience fee on top of your purchases when you buy online, but buying will be easy and safe.
The Manila Pen Show Jelly bag is perfect for those events where you need to get through security quickly (like concerts and trade shows), and when you need a waterproof carrier for your things! It’s P450.
The Manila Pen Show Pen Meet Bag is that hobbyist hold-all you’ve always wanted. It’s made of durable nylon, padded and can carry all your pens, notebooks, and most of all bottled inks safely and securely! It’s P3500.
The Manila Pen Show t-shirt with this year’s embroidered orange logo comes in sizes S to 3XL and is available for P630.
Again, a portion of the proceeds goes to Save The Children, which the Manila Pen Show has been supporting since 2018. Thank you for checking it out!
As of this posting, all slots have been filled at Imma Frias-Fua’s workshop. Please check out the other workshops above! Please stay tuned for the workshop schedule for Sunday, March 17. See you at the Manila Pen Show 2024.
Announcing our official ticketing platform for this year: Helixpay! Helixpay is a Philippine startup that provides ticketing solutions for events, conventions, and more.
In 2023, our valiant volunteers and patient guests had feedback for us to work on, notably how to make registration smoother and more secure, and how to make workshop transitions and attendance more seamless. We’d like to thank everyone for how understanding they were, recognizing that 2023 was the first time since the pandemic that we restarted live events.
And now, with your help, we’re making good on our promise to improve! Our ticketing site is now live, and you can get your tickets as early as today.
Choose your pass, check out (you’ll see a convenience fee added to your total, this is a small amount that goes to security and scanning), pay via GCash, Grabpay, Maya, Visa and Mastercard, and more, then you receive your ticket with a QR code. Screenshot it (this is just a backup). You will also receive confirmations via SMS and email. We will scan your QR code upon entry.
You can also login anytime to your Helixpay account via OTP.
An important note: your ticket is also your raffle/lucky draw entry. However, if you are not there on the day during the actual raffle, you can’t win the raffle. We’re keeping it simple this year for your sake and ours, hehe.
We’re also releasing merch and workshop passes through the ticket site, watch out in the coming week for more details!
And that’s it, we’ll see you at the Manila Pen Show!
Personal Geographic 