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Counting Filipinos<\/b> (2025)<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Hardcover and Softcover, 458 pages.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cAn enigmatic writer surrounded by books and ancient manuscripts, I sometimes say in jest that should he suddenly disappear, we must look for the highest pile of books under which we\u2019ll find his body.\u00a0 Hofile\u00f1a\u2019s prose is far from cumbersome.\u00a0 His body of work, including law books, is riveting, even for non-academics.\u00a0 Hofile\u00f1a is the only author I know who can make the census delightful reading.\u201d \u2014 <\/span>Dr. Bernardita Reyes Churchill, Ph.D.<\/b><\/p>

\u201cSaul Hofile\u00f1a Jr. presents Philippine history beyond the information found in our history books.\u00a0 These chapters of the past provide us the inside stories that add color and texture to the words found in documents and books.\u00a0 It is history on a different level.\u201d \u2014 <\/span>Dr. Jose Victor Z. Torres, Ph.D.<\/b><\/p>

\u201cLawyer and bibliophile, Hofile\u00f1a is the right historian to give us a unique perspective of our past while also providing us with hitherto not so known narratives, as he had done so in the past.\u00a0 This book is bound to be a classic.\u201d \u2014 <\/span>Dr. Xiao Chua, Ph.D.<\/b><\/p>

\u201cIn Hofile\u00f1a is a driven and restless intelligence.\u00a0 That is what intelligence should be.\u201d \u2014 <\/span>National Artist\u00a0 Dr. Resil B. Mojares, Ph.D.<\/b><\/p>

\u201cIn these days of tomfoolery, we need men who love to read books, documents, and resolve historical issues so we can learn more about the events that shaped us, the people who oppressed and betrayed us, defended and fought for us.\u00a0 We need historians to tell us about our heroes and villains, without fear or prejudice.\u00a0 Hofile\u00f1a is one such person whose works deserve to be read and studied.\u00a0 Like <\/span>Under the Stacks<\/span><\/i>, his first history book, <\/span>Counting Filipinos <\/span><\/i>will surely be another bestseller.\u201d \u2014 <\/span>Gemma Cruz-Araneta<\/b><\/p>

\u201cContaining a compendium of his latest studies on various aspects of our history, Saul Hofile\u00f1a Jr.\u2019s book is truly a welcome development in Philippine historical scholarship.\u00a0 Indeed, his insights offer not only additional details but also major shifts in the narrative\u2019s trajectory from a Filipino point of view.\u201d \u2014 <\/span>Dr. Danilo Gerona, Ph.D.<\/b><\/p>

\u201cIn the war for our nation\u2019s memories, Hofile\u00f1a is winning.\u201d \u2014 <\/span>Dr. Francis M. Navarro, Ph.D.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Books Home > Page Counting Filipinos (2025) Hardcover and Softcover, 458 pages. \u201cAn enigmatic writer surrounded by books and ancient manuscripts, I sometimes say in jest that should he suddenly disappear, we must look for the highest pile of books under which we\u2019ll find his body.\u00a0 Hofile\u00f1a\u2019s prose is far from cumbersome.\u00a0 His body of work, including law books, is riveting, even for non-academics.\u00a0 Hofile\u00f1a is the only author I know who can make the census delightful reading.\u201d \u2014 Dr. Bernardita Reyes Churchill, Ph.D. \u201cSaul Hofile\u00f1a Jr. presents Philippine history beyond the information found in our history books.\u00a0 These chapters of the past provide us the inside stories that add color and texture to the words found in documents and books.\u00a0 It is history on a different level.\u201d \u2014 Dr. Jose Victor Z. Torres, Ph.D. \u201cLawyer and bibliophile, Hofile\u00f1a is the right historian to give us a unique perspective of our past while also providing us with hitherto not so known narratives, as he had done so in the past.\u00a0 This book is bound to be a classic.\u201d \u2014 Dr. Xiao Chua, Ph.D. \u201cIn Hofile\u00f1a is a driven and restless intelligence.\u00a0 That is what intelligence should be.\u201d \u2014 National Artist\u00a0 Dr. Resil B. Mojares, Ph.D. \u201cIn these days of tomfoolery, we need men who love to read books, documents, and resolve historical issues so we can learn more about the events that shaped us, the people who oppressed and betrayed us, defended and fought for us.\u00a0 We need historians to tell us about our heroes and villains, without fear or prejudice.\u00a0 Hofile\u00f1a is one such person whose works deserve to be read and studied.\u00a0 Like Under the Stacks, his first history book, Counting Filipinos will surely be another bestseller.\u201d \u2014 Gemma Cruz-Araneta \u201cContaining a compendium of his latest studies on various aspects of our history, Saul Hofile\u00f1a Jr.\u2019s book is truly a welcome development in Philippine historical scholarship.\u00a0 Indeed, his insights offer not only additional details but also major shifts in the narrative\u2019s trajectory from a Filipino point of view.\u201d \u2014 Dr. Danilo Gerona, Ph.D. \u201cIn the war for our nation\u2019s memories, Hofile\u00f1a is winning.\u201d \u2014 Dr. Francis M. Navarro, Ph.D.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":99,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2853","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/saulhofilenajr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/saulhofilenajr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/saulhofilenajr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/saulhofilenajr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/saulhofilenajr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2853"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"http:\/\/saulhofilenajr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3102,"href":"http:\/\/saulhofilenajr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2853\/revisions\/3102"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/saulhofilenajr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/saulhofilenajr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}