Battle of Ising by Marie Silva Vallejo

Battle of Ising: The Untold Story of 130th Infantry Regiment in the Liberation of Davao and Mindanao by Marie Silva Vallejo. 
From the Foreword. Philippine history is replete with Filipino heroes. This was especially more so during World War II when the Philippines was invaded by Japan. Many - or most - Filipino heroes, however, are unfortunately unknown to the present generation. Some medals and citations were awarded in the years just following World War II, and memorials and monuments were erected. Although memorial ceremonies were - and continue to be - held, the heroes usually remain in the background as other people take center stage. Thus, the really deserving men and women have faded into obscurity, lumped together in vague generalizations and cliches in speeches and books.
Furthermore, most of the histories of World War II in the Philippines have focused on Luzon. The battles fought on Luzon were, of course, important in the war effort, and in the wresting of the Philippines from the Japanese. But there were significant battles fought in the Visayas and Mindanao, battles which may be known in their immediate locality but not in the national consciousness.

Slavery in the Spanish Philippines by William Henry Scott

From the Introduction: Father Jose Arcilla's 1972 article on "Slavery, flogging and other moral cases in the 17th century" took many readers by surprise with its evidence of Filipino slavery as late as the 1680's. Even more surprising was the businesslike attention which a 17th century theologian could give to establishing a fair price. Arcilla cites a judgment by Dominican Fray Juan de Paz on the age at which a child slave could be considered an asset rather than a liability. "Eight taels for a twelve-year old boy is to me too little to make him a perpetual slave. In Manila, the price of a boy two or three years old is reckoned at thirty pesos more or less... Until he is eighteen or twenty years old, the service of a twelve-year old boy is of little value. One also has to consider the risk that he might die or fall sick and be of no use to the person who bought him."

The Life and Struggle of Crispin Beltran by Ina Silverio

Presidentiables and Emerging Upheavals by Homobono A. Adaza

From the FOREWORD. In the Philippines elections are games. They are without limits. They mean total war where everything is permissible – guns, gold and goons. As the cliche goes everything is fair in war and politics up to a point. The permissible limit is not to get caught. But even if caught, escape is possible if one is an ally of a mindless and corrupt national administration...

Shadow of Doubt: Probing the Supreme Court by MD Vitug

[from the back cover] When I was writing this book, there were times I was gripped by surprise and disbelief. I did not idealize the Supreme Court as a perfect place. But I did not expect it, either, to be a place that is tolerant of men and women who take integrity lightly.
It is impossible to pore over this book without developing a keen awareness of how important change is in an institution we like to call the “last bulwark of democracy.”
I brought to this work a journalist's inquiring mind, accompanied by the hope that this spurs a national conversation. And I take away from this book a deeper appreciation for the saving grace of a vigilant public.

JAPANESE PIONEERS in the Northern Philippine Highland

JAPANESE PIONEERS in the Northern Philippine Highland.  In the early years of the 20th century, American government installations in the Philippines were important work sites for Japanese migrant laborers. In northern Luzon, the most ambitious of these projects resulted in the creation of Baguio and its development into the country's most famous vacation resort. The building of a highway (the “Benguet Road,” later called the Kennon Road) to connect this proposed urban center to the Manila railroad employed over a thousand Japanese men. Upon the completion of the Road in 1905, some workers went to live in the Baguio­Benguet region.

The First Filipino by Leon Ma. Guerrero

Leon Ma. Guerrero’s The First Filipino which won first prize in the biography contest sponsored by the Jose Rizal National Cen­tennial Commission in 1961 is a breath of fresh air on a worn out topic. Rizal is usually portrayed in extremes either as a sinner or a saint, but Guerrero took the middle ground and gave his read­ers a human Rizal. Guerrero’s extensive and sensitive use of Rizal’s correspondence and writings shaped a new and more human pic­ture of Rizal. It is remarkable in that the biographer usually stands aside and allows Rizal to speak for himself.

Angry Days in Mindanao 2e, by Peter Schreurs, MSC

Angry Days in Mindanao: The Philippine Revolution and the War against the U.S. in East and NE Mindanao 1897-1908. 2e. by Peter Schreurs, MSC.  From the Foreword.  The first edition of this work was published in 1987 by San Carlos Publications, University of San Carlos, Cebu City. Since that edition is out of print by now, a new one is undertaken in the context of the first centennial commemorations (1998-1999) of the Philippine Revolution. The contents are wholly the same as in the first version: the reverberation of that Revolution and the subsequent American occupation in east and northeast Mindanao from 1897 till 1901... These pages are strictly intended as local history, covering the areas of the present two Surigao and two Agusan Provinces, plus a part of Davao Oriental. Other locations and events enter at times into the picture only in so far as they are relevant to the story and area in focus.

Tsinoy: The Story of the Chinese in Philippine Life

From ancient trade to modern industry, from vendors and outcasts in a separate enclave to taipans and pillars of mainstream society, the Chinese experience in the Philippines is a riveting saga of “fortune, misfortune, birth, death and rebirth.”

With insightful texts and expressive photographs -- many of them rare and never before published -- Tsinoy: The Story of the Chinese in Philippine Life presents the sweeping tale of the Chinese immigrants to the Philippines.

Both history and adventure, chronicle and trivia, Tsinoy: The Story of the Chinese in Philippine Life gives readers -- whether Filipino, Chinese, Tsinoy or foreigner, whether scholar, student or the plain curious -- a comprehensive and fascinating look at how the Chinese of ancient times came to be the Tsinoys of today.

A PHILIPPINE ALBUM. American Era Photographs. By Jonathan Best

A PHILIPPINE ALBUM: American Era Photographs. By Jonathan Best.  In his second book of vintage photographs, Jonathan Best has retrieved a beautiful collection of Philippine images from the dusty albums and old picture postcards sent to America decades long ago. The pictures are accompanied by numerous quotes taken from Americans living in the Philippines at the time, bringing back an era which was swept away by the Second World War and subsequent modern development. Mr. Best has selected photographs which focus in a very personal way on the lives and occupations of Filipinos and a few Americans. This is evident in the many expressive portraits of common men and women going about their daily lives.