Pilyong Balong ...along the Riverside, is about a child growing up in Pangasinan, one of the most beautiful provinces in the Philippines, and how he neglects his studies as he gets carried away playing street games with his friends. He later learns the importance of education through his life experiences and through his mother's advice.
This book is more than just a children's book. It contains information from planting rice to learning about provincial life and the different seasons in the Philippines. Also included is the author's primer to the ancient Philippine writing system called Baybayin.
This book contains a translation from English (the main language throughout the book) into Baybayin, a Philippine writing system.