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While enjoying the Christmas design of Manila Bulletin, one can stay and have coffee at the first floor where the Café France is located.

Visitors can have coffee at the first floor where the eco-friendly tables and chairs made out of palochina scarps can be found.

The Café France offers freshly baked breads like baguette breads, chocolate croissants, sultana rolls, butter croissants, and s’choquettes.

Llanes said that Café France booth opens in MB’s office when Christmas Season nears, saying that it usually opens every October.

The Manila Bulletin, which is currently the leading broadsheet in terms of circulation (according to the latest AGB Nielsen survey), also boasts of its state-of-the-art printing press which is responsible for the production of its newspapers.

According to Rey Pacheco, head of MB’s library department, the printing press “is a star on its own” because it is frequently visited by those who want to see the plant. The MB plant can be visited for free every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, courtesy of the library department.

“Every month, hindi kami nawawalan ng bisita na itutour, para sa research ng mga estudyante na karamihan ay Journalism o Mass Comm students. Kami naman syempre, proud din kami na ipakita sa kanila kung paano tumatakbo ‘yung planta, mula sa mga salita ng writers ng MB hanggang inilalapat sa papel at ipinamamahagi sa buong Pilipinas (Every month, we always conduct tours, mostly are for research of Journalism or Mass Communication students. For our part, we are proud to show to them how the plant operates from the articles of the MB writers to printing on paper and distribution all over the Philippines),” Pacheco said.

Pacheco added that the Manila Bulletin is the second in Asia to acquire the hi-tech printing press, manufactured jointly by German company Heidelberger Druckmaschinen and Mitsubishi. The first to have it in Asia is Japan.

Aside from that, the Manila Bulletin also uses a soy-based ink which replaces the old kerosenebased ink that it was using before 2000. The articles are also being printed on a 100 percent recyclable paper.