Norbert Mercado: 107 books

“You might be wondering why I volunteered to come to Israel as a medical doctor. I’ll tell you a brief story. My father is a pastor. My mother is a teacher in a Christian school. I have a younger sister at home. Her name is Eloise. I remember a message given by my father in one of the Sunday services...

“Three-cornered sun…” Josephine mused as she looked at Aguinaldo’s sketch.“Yes. The national flag has a three-cornered sun! There is a star on each corner of the triangle,” Marcela said.“What do the three stars represent?” Delfina asked.“The three stars represent Luzon, Panay Island...

The parents of Gregoria came all the way from San Joaquin, Iloilo to attend her graduation from the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) School of Nursing. They rode a kalesa from San Joaquin to Iloilo City, and sailed to Manila via the ship M.V. Maynilad. It was an overnight trip. They stayed in the...

Adoram and Zadok were still asleep when Ephraim left the house. He had covered his head with a cloth. He also kept a black eye-patch in his bag for covering his left eye. This would serve as a form of disguise. He also carried a staff that served as his weapon. He journeyed to the city of Jerusalem which was only about half-a-mile from Bethany.

Book III of "In The Shadow Of The Roman Empire" explores the story of the Roman Governor of Judaea's struggle between political survival and deliverance of justice for the innocent.

The first novel in a trilogy about the love story of the Philippine National hero Dr. Jose Rizal, and the Irish beauty, Miss Josephine Bracken.

“Menachem Begin, the leader of the Irgun militia and who is currently the chairman of the Herut party, an opposition political party in Israel, has called on all Jews worldwide to help the government of Prime Minister David Ben Gurion in the construction of houses in resettlement areas for the new...

“Why have Jews suffered so much? The Romans destroyed our homeland and dragged our forefathers to the territories of the Roman Empire as their slaves. We have suffered inquisitions, holocausts, famine, discrimination, and wars like no other people in history. Are the Jews under the curse of Yahweh?”...

The Syrian rebels have captured groups of Fijian and Filipino soldiers and held them hostage. Now, the Syrian rebels are demanding for the surrender of Colonel Lucero and the rest of the remaining soldiers of the Philippine Contingent to the Golan Heights.

I didn’t see Elvie again since the night of our graduation from the Plebeian Academy until I met her in Hong Kong in 1990.It took nineteen long years.She was surprised when I saw her one Sunday morning at the second floor of the Hong Kong Post Office building, near the Star Ferry in Hong Kong.

Nadine Joseph, a lady from Saint Lucia in the Caribbean, was one of the more than 200 students and speakers of English as a second language who were listening to the speaker in the conference in Baguio City. It was held in a big hotel in the summer capital of the Philippines.Nadine used to work in...

“Nineveh, you will be overturned in forty days! God has seen your lawlessness, violence and immorality, and has caused judgement upon you! God will send your enemies to punish you. They will burn your city! The same thing you did to your enemies will be done to you!” Jonah cried to the people of Nineveh.

After the symposium, the two friends talked to Doctor Ben Gurion and requested for an interview. They wanted to ask her more questions about the Middle East issue. She granted their request. They interviewed her over a cup of coffee at the University of the Philippines’ Bahay ng Alumni (House of...

Vivian and Remedios have begun a new chapter of their lives in a strange foreign land. What struggles will they face as they try to secure a better future? Beyond the darkness lies the rebuilding power of love. A novel about the struggles and sacrifices of working women abroad in their quest for a better life.