1. Analysis
   1. There are 23,145 verses in the Old Testament and 7,957 verses in the New Testament. This gives a total of 31,102 verses, which is an average of a little more than 26 verses per chapter. Contrary to popular belief, Psalm 118 does not contain the middle verse of the Bible.
   2. Current Rate - 1 Translator
      1. Chapter per hour?
      2. 1 Day per chapter
      3. 3 + years to finish the entire Bible
      4. 6 verses/day
         1. 5442 days to complete entire bible
         2. 15 years!
      5. Subtopic 5
2. Current Condition of Tagalog Bible
   1. Many times hard to read and comprehend
      1. Lots of archaic words
         1. Many tagalog words are no longer being used in conversation
      2. Sentence structures are broken
         1. Because it was translated directly from an old tagalog bible, translated from an old english bible - kjv!
         2. Translated word for word which sometimes don't make sense when read
      3. English words and Tagalog Words are not comprehensive enough to describe the true meaning of the original languages. ie. "good"-"mabuti" instead of "excellent, happy" meaning "napakaganda" and "nakakatuwa"
   2. Suffers Integrity of the words/content
      1. The quality is not good for real solid bible study due to its inconsistencies
3. PB Approach
   1. Based on
      1. Well known Hebrew-Greek Dictionaries/Lexicons available
         1. Not taken from an existing English translation of the Bible - i.e. NIV, KJV, NASB, NLT
      2. Updated Filipino Vocabulary
         1. What we commonly use on a daily basis
   2. Dynamic Translation
      1. Translate word for word when only possible
      2. When the original language has no direct Tagalog word translation - it gives the thought using words or phrases that most Filipinos understand today.
      3. We follow the examples of
         1. NLT
         2. Amplified
         3. NIV
   3. Copyrighted but Free to distribute digitally
   4. Goal
      1. Comprehensive Filipino Bible that can be used by serious Filipino bible students and can be fully understood by even a grade 5 student
      2. Accurate
         1. No theological and doctrinal bias
         2. Faithful to the original languages
         3. Faithful to the Apostolic Traditions and Teachings
      3. Conversational
         1. Modern/Updated Filipino Vocabulary
         2. Can be spoken and understood by both the under-educated and educated people of all ages
      4. Educational
         1. Bible that teaches what it says
      5. Expressive
         1. Uses every possible word to express the true meaning of text thus encourages serious thinking and reflection