In 1908 Manuel Arellano Remondo, in General Geography of the Philippine Islands, wrote: "The population decreased due to the wars, in the five-year period from 1895 to 1900, since, at the start of the first insurrection, the population was estimated at 9,000,000, and at present (1908), the inhabitants of the Archipelago do not exceed 8,000,000 in number."
I 1908 skrev Manuel Arellano Remondo i bogen General Geography of the Philippine Islands: "Befolkningen aftog på grund af krigene i femårsperioden 1895 til 1900, for ved begyndelsen af det første oprør var befolkningen anslået til 9.000.000, men nu (1908), overskrider ikke indbyggere i øriget 8.000.000 i antal."