The year was 1941. Tension rippled across the Philippine archipelago with the whole Southeast Asian region teetering on the brink of war. American officers and generals of the United States Army Forces Far East (USAFFE) have begun training and mentoring the newly-formed Philippine Army, further latching its influence and control over the islands amidst the looming shadow of the Japanese Empire. Pepito, a boat-rower from Manila with astounding capacity to tolerate physical pain as a result of a traumatic mind-conditioning, found himself among the ragtag pioneering recruits of a US-funded contingent operation formed to change the tides of war. For Pepito, he sees this career as one step closer of winning the heart of his childhood love, Paulita, and be deserving of her affections, even if it means paying the ultimate price. Liberation Monkeys is a sequel to an ongoing historical fiction, Pearl of Manila.All Rights Reserved
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