One of, if not, the most hated Filipinos in history--the people of Macabebe, Pampanga. Alfonso unravels the events and circumstances that led to the antipathy and hatred of their own countrymen toward them. He also explored the potency of history in mending old wounds and moving forward guided by the lessons of past independence and nationhood.

1. Macabebe, Pampanga ? History. 2. Voluntarios de Macabebe. 3. Macabebe Scouts ? Philippines ? Pampanga. 4. Philippines ? History ? Revolution ? 1896-1898. 5. Philippines-American war. 6. First Philippine Republic ? History. 7. Aguinaldo, Emilio. 8. Blanco, Eugenio.