'Filipinas dentro de cien anos' vaticina el rechazo de los filipinos a la posibilidad de caer bajo soberania americana, aun desde los ultimos anos del dominio espanol, y reivindica los buenos resultados que podrian esperarse si la vida politica y social se liberalizara, para construir una sociedad sostenible e independiente. Ademas, proclama la capacidad de la poblacion filipina de persistir en tal proyecto: -La ilustracion se extiende, y la persecucion que sufre la aviva. No; la llama divina del pensamiento es inextinguible en el pueblo filipino, y de un modo o de otro ha de brillar y darse a conocer. No es posible embrutecer a los habitantes de Filipinas - 'The Philippines in 100 Years' Time' calls for rejection of the islands' falling under the sway of a new imperial power, even as the struggle for independence from Spain is escalating. It seeks to illustrate some of the positive results that would emerge from liberalizing Filipino social and political life, in order to build a more sustainable and free society. The book also proclaims the strength of the Filipino people for such an enterprise: "Enlightenment spreads, and the persecution suffered enlivens it. No; the divine flame of thought is inextinguishable in the Filipino people, and one way or another, it must shine and become known. It is impossible to turn the inhabitants of the Philippines into mere brutes.""