Dreadful and frightening monsters have come to destroy a small rural village. Only Isdaman, the little Filipino superhero, dares to stand up to them! However, he is just one boy-does he have what it takes to defend the village and bring back the peace? Join Isdaman as he battles foe after foe throughout the breathtaking lands of the Isles of the Philippines.

Andres is honored as an important hero by Filipinos. He was one of the main organizers of the Katipunan, the organization that sought to unite Filipinos to free themselves from centuries of harsh colonial rule. Ultimately, Andres led the start of the Philippine Revolution. Who was Andres? Who was he as an elder brother? What did he do for work? What were his hobbies? How did he lead the Katipunan? And, what were his hopes for the Filipino? Learn about the entrepreneur, bookworm, and activist who showed how hope could start a revolution. --- Lahat ay kayang maging bayani! Through engaging narratives that look into the lives of our heroes, the Bayani Biographies series aims to let readers see that the youth of today are no different from the heroes they are reading about.

In a globalized economy that is heavily sustained by the labor of immigrants, why are certain nations defined as "ideal" labor resources and why do certain groups dominate a particular labor force? The Philippines has emerged as a lucrative source of labor for countries around the world. In Marketing Dreams, Manufacturing Heroes Anna Romina Guevarra focuses on the Philippines—which views itself as the "home of the great Filipino worker"—and the multilevel brokering process that manages and sends workers worldwide. She unravels the transnational production of Filipinos as ideal migrant workers by the state and explores how race, color, class, and gender operate. The experience of Filipino nurses and domestic workers—two of the country's prized exports—is at the core of the research, which utilizes interviews with employees at labor brokering agencies, state officials from governmental organizations in the Philippines, and nurses working in the United States. Guevarra's multisited ethnography reveals the disciplinary power that state and employment agencies exercise over care workers—managing migration and garnering wages—to govern social conduct, and brings this isolated yet widespread social problem to life.