Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism, leaves the Philippines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi, a passionate basketball player.
See some astonishing footage of the world's largest volcanic eruption in 80 years. Local tribespeople were the first to see the signs. "There was a flash of light from the sky," said one. "I thought it was my time to die." The Philippines' Mount Pinatubo was acting restless, and the volcanologists at Clark Air Force Base were starting to sweat.
Marcelina's father comes home from a trip to Manila with beautiful hand-made sleeping mats for each member of his large family, including the three daughters who died when they were very young.
When an ancient lost tribe is discovered in a remote mountainous area in the Philippines, an American film crew arrives hoping to create an epic film about the tribe, but as the crew tries to document the tribe's way of life, a series of events threatens both their lives and the tribe's existance.
Thirteen-year-old Alejandro Karangalan, his spirited older sister Isabelle, and Domingo, a guerilla commander, find their strength and friendship tested in the waning days of World War II as the Japanese and Americans engage in a fierce battle for possession of the Philippine Islands.
Examines the history and culture of the people of the Philippines and provides information about their economy and government, natural environment and landforms, Japanese occupation during World War Two, and their holidays and celebrations.
