ABSTRACT
The Filipinos constitute the largest minority group in the Philippines. The present native inhabitants are the survivors of that race which suffered the brutalization of the Spaniards, the "extermination campaign" of the American troops during the Filipino-American War, and the mass executions of the Japanese. The Filipinos live in areas outside the military bases and American recreation camps. The Filipino race is the greatest answer to anthropologists who arbitrarily and unfairly classify peoples as white, black, brown, red or yellow. The Filipinos may truly be called a super race for, as a people, they show such varied physical characteristics that they defy categorization. Philippine history is replete with instances showing that the ancestors of modern Filipinos were proud, brave men. The Filipino is a creature of immense talent for cultural acquisition. In the long run the Americans were able to suppress the resistance of the Filipinos who persisted in their unreasonable desire for independence.
