JOSE RIZAL AND SUN YAT SEN: ASIA’S FOREMOST NATIONALISTS by Chris Antonette Piedad-Pugay       The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy defines “nationalism” as generally used in describing two phenomena: the attitude that the members of a nation possess about their nation’s identity and the actions that the members of a nation take to achieve and attain continue reading : Jose Rizal and Sun Yat Sen: Asia’s Foremost Nationalists

JOSE RIZAL AND THE REVOLUTION Revisiting Renato Constantino’s “Veneration without Understanding” By Chris Antonette Piedad-Pugay       When we open the pages of history books in the Philippines, it is not surprising to see texts about the martyrdom of our most celebrated hero– Dr. Jose Rizal. In fact, it seems that his name already continue reading : Jose Rizal and the Revolution

RIZAL’S PATERNAL LINEAGE by Ma. Cielito G. Reyno       Rizal’s paternal lineage can be traced back to the village of Sionque in Chin-Chew (or Chang-chow) district in Fujian, southern China, near the prosperous and ancient trading port of Zaiton.  Among his earliest identifiable ancestors were Siang-co and Zun-nio who gave birth to a continue reading : Rizal’s Paternal Lineage

RIZAL AS A LADIES’ MAN by Quennie Ann J. Palafox       Rizal’s immense respect to Filipino women on their vital roles as wives and mothers, being the source of values in ensuring the progress of the nation by nourishing the youth with proper values and needed knowledge and molding them to become useful and continue reading : Rizal as a Ladies’ Man

RIZAL AND THE LESSONS HIS MOTHER TAUGHT HIM by Ma. Cielito G. Reyno       Of all the persons who had the greatest influence on Rizal’s development as a person was his mother Teodora Alonso.  It was she who opened his eyes and heart to the world around him—with all its soul and poetry, as well as continue reading : Rizal and the Lessons His Mother Taught Him

 RIZAL’S SETTLEMENT PROJECT IN SABAH by Quennie Ann J. Palafox       The colonization project of Rizal in Sabah was a response to the Calamba’s land crisis which all started when Governor-General Terrero released a directive for the investigation of the friar estates to resolve the agrarian problems on the collection of land taxes continue reading : Rizal’s Settlement Project in Sabah

A GLIMPSE INTO THE LIFE OF JOSEPHINE BRACKEN by Augusto V. de Viana       Called by Dr. Jose Rizal as his “dulce extranjera,” Josephine Bracken lived a short and largely sad life.  Bracken was the daughter of Irish parents, James Bracken  and Elizabeth MacBride.  Her father was a corporal in the British Army.  continue reading : A Glimpse into the Life of Josephine Bracken

RIZAL THE FUTURIST by Dr. Pablo S. Trillana II on the 103rd Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal (1999) “Protean is the word that comes to mind when we speak of the Filipino national hero Dr. Jose Rizal. Novelist, poet, teacher, linguist, ophthalmologist, sportsman, sculptor, essayist,thinker. He was all of the above. But continue reading : Rizal the Futurist

THE VOYAGE OF FRAY ANDRES DE URDANETA by Peter Jaynul Uckung         It is fitting to remember the man whose name was given to the city of Urdaneta, Pangasinan. For it was Andres de Urdaneta who recommended Miguel Lopez de Legaspi to be the captain-general of the Spanish fleet who would eventually paved continue reading : The Voyage of Fray Andres de Urdaneta

EVENTS OF FEBRUARY 1897 by Ma. Cielito G. Reyno       Revisiting the events of February 1897, one gets a sense of urgency as it seemed every Filipino took part in the national effort to defend the gains of the Revolution.  Having realized that what had hitherto been unthinkable, and so impossible, was now within their continue reading : Events of February 1897

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMONWEALTH by: Quennie Ann J. Palafox       The Constitution, whether written or unwritten is recognized as the supreme law of the land as it serves as the basis for the legitimacy of any governmental acts necessary for its existence.  It is a codified law that determines the powers continue reading : The Constitution of the Philippine Commonwealth

FROM REDACTION TO SUBVERSION: A STUDY OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE HILIGAYNON CORRIDO       History is the master of destiny when properly accounted and remembered, she guides us home to peace, progress and harmonious relations between man and nature. It engenders upon us an unequivocal hatred of all things evil.       But History, continue reading : From Redaction to Subversion A Study of the Evolution of the Hiligaynon Corrido