Rosales, the town in central Luzon where the author grew up, is the center of the series.

Flooding occurred in different parts of central and southern Luzon, and the northern Visayas region.

When it rains, the dust turns to mud, and travelers through central Luzon must make a seven-hour detour.

It intensified to a 230 km/h (145 mph) typhoon while approaching central Luzon.

Three days later, she launched air strikes on central Luzon and adjacent waters.

In the following weeks, Ricarte traveled throughout central Luzon trying to drum up support for his cause.

Eight provinces in northern and central Luzon were most severely affected with 70% of the provinces under water at one point.

This caused an angry civilian uproar in central Luzon.

The Cordilleras consists of 2, sometimes 3, mountain ranges that are found in northwestern central Luzon.

A local reporter who has watched the insurgency come back to life here in central Luzon said that time was on the side of the rebels.