TIMELESS LESSONS FROM RIZAL by Ma. Cielito G. Reyno        In these times of crisis we Filipinos would do well to look back at the code of virtues Rizal abided by to help us put meaning to our own struggles for survival.  Rizal embodied and realized the best of what the Filipino can be.  continue reading : Timeless Lessons from Rizal

WHY WE CELEBRATE RIZAL DAY EVERY 30TH DAY OF DECEMBER By: Quennie Ann J. Palafox       On the 30th day of December yearly, the whole nation observes the death anniversary of our great national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal. This is to commemorate the nationalism and martyrdom of Rizal which is highlighted by continue reading : Why We Celebrate Rizal Day Every 30th day of December

“BIG BROTHER’S TALE” A Tribute to Paciano Rizal by Chris Antonette Piedad-Pugay     When we open the pages of history books in our country, it is not surprising to see texts about the martyrdom of Andres Bonifacio, the GOMBURZA, Apolinario Mabini and of course our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal.  Why not? They are continue reading : “Big Brother’s Tale”

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