Local History

Saga of three generations of the Zosa family in Tacloban, Leyte, from the Spanish period through the coming of the Americans.

The book gives special attention to the war experiences of the family members. The family patriarch was a medical doctor…

Book 1 of a three-volume set on Bohol history (Book 2 is on Bohol’s towns and one city; Book 3 is a general overview of Bohol history), focusing on World War II on the island of Bohol.

Covers the period thoroughly, from defense preparations to…

Local history by a Dominican priest of the northernmost islands of the Philippines. Focusing on the unique culture of the region as well as the evangelical work of Catholic missionaries, the book devotes one chapter (Chapter XXIII, pp. 77-82) on the…

Meant as a tourist handbook (part of the Galleon series), this volume presents a brief history of Corregidor, particularly its role in the defense of the Philippines in 1941-1942.

Includes several photographs and maps. Suffers from numerous…