A fast-paced, first-hand account of the Balangiga massacre and the ensuing American reprisal. Fraught with fear begot by cultural misunderstandings, this book holds timeless lessons for the world today.
Wilmo C. Orejola was born and raised in Basey, Samar, Philippines. He completed Doctor of Medicine and Cardiovascular Surgery training in the Philippines. In 1982, he migrated to the United States where he now lives with his wife and four children. He is also a practicing surgeon in New Jersey but plans to spend more time in creative writing upon retirement. A distinguished member of the International Society of Poets, he published his first book "A Mat Weaver's Story: the Legend of Bungansakit," an epic poem, in 2001. He had published many other poems with the anthology books of the National Library of Poetry, including his prize-winning poem "Ode to Galileo Galilei." Ghosts of the Insurrection is his first novel.
