NHCP launches Rizal’s translation of ‘The Little Match Girl’ on his 164th birth anniversary (SALIN NI RIZAL NG ‘THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL,’ ILULUNSAD NG NHCP SA KANYANG 164 BIRTH ANNIVERSARY)

MANDALUYONG CITY ─ In line with the celebration of the 164th birth anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in partnership with SM Cares, Book Nook, and SM The Podium will launch the children’s book ‘Ang Batang Babaeng Nagtitinda ng Posporo’ on 19 June at Book Nook, 5th Floor, The Podium, Mandaluyong City, 1:30 p.m. ‘Ang Batang Babaeng Nagtitinda ng Posporo’ was translated by Rizal into Tagalog as ‘Ang Batang Babaing Mai Dalang Sakafuego’ from Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Match Girl. He also translated other Andersen fairytales from German, such as The Fir…