A country of our own : partitioning the Philippines / David C. Martinez.

The Philippine Republic was at the center stage in world affairs at the turn of the 19th century when the United States of America and Spain struggled for control of this strategic archipelago. The Philippine/American war resulted in the independence of the islands, but it did not settle the political identity of the many peoples of the Philippines. Now at the turn of the 20th into the 21st century the Philippines are once again taking center stage with the world on high alert for a new world war where battles are localized and regionalized. This is a book that offers a non-violent solution to the demands for political and economic equity in the Philippines. This passionate essay carries David C. Martinez, a man with the heart of Alexandr Solshenitson about his personal journey discovering his identity and the identity of the Fourth World nations that make up the Philippines. As he travels his journey Mr. Martinez discovers the essential political future for the Philippines as defined by the people and not by outside events. He sees a future for five new states in the archipelago and new freedom for the original peoples of the Philippines.