According to the National Library of the Philippines, first-time applicants must submit a publishing company registration, a copy of the official title page, a copy of the copyright page, a completed ISBN Factsheet and Information Sheet, and a registration cost of PHP 120.00 per book. All previous published books should be submitted along with a declaration of their availability in Philippine libraries. The registration fee is payable in cash or by check or money order. If you have not received your registration number within 8 weeks from the date you paid the registration fee, please contact the library that issued your registration number for further information. After registering as an online publisher with the National Library, you can publish up to 10 new titles a year. If you want to publish more than 10 books a year, you will need to register again. In addition to the registration fee, publishers must also pay a printing fee of between PHP 35,000 and PHP 50,000 for each title they intend to publish. Books published by registered publishers are considered national treasures and are treated as such by law. As such, books published here require special handling which includes security screening before being made available for loan from the National Library. Books published by unregistered companies are not protected by law and are therefore not eligible for loans from the National Library.