SCENE ONE The Genesis of a Resilient Race These are Gods people; for no creature on Earth, above or beneath

it, is so situated that could have surpassed all possible tribulation it encountered. Neither storm, nor war, nor oppression could break the spirit of this race. There must be something about them that they are still here, for otherwise they should have been extinct. Yet, they endured. The Filipino race has prevailed over natural and human invasions and more importantly, over its own self. This is an epical tale of a peoples voyage in time. This is an attempt to rediscover the story, biography and destiny in the hope that the definition and function of this portion of humanity may be shed light during our journey through these pages.