More than a century ago he sacrificed his life to free the country from foreign tyrants and abusers. He is considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines. He is Dr. José P. Rizal. At age 35, Dr. José Rizal was executed on December 30, 1896, in Bagumbayan, now known as the Rizal Park […]
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5 Reasons to Watch Jose Rizal’s El Filibusterismo on Gantimpala’s Stage
Jose Rizal’s El Filibusterismo (The Subversive), one of the greatest novels in Philippine history, is being staged by the Gantimpala Theater Foundation for its 42nd theater season. Jose Rizal’s novel, together with the Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not), is credited to have sparked the Filipino revolution against Spanish colonizers in the 1800s. Good News […]
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Filipino sculptor creates Jose Rizal Noli and Fili novel chess set
Filipino sculptor Rolando “Lan” Magboo has created a chess set with pieces featuring national hero Jose Rizal and some characters from his world-renowned novels. The Marikina-based sculptor created chess pieces with the likeness of Jose Rizal, the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo novels’ Maria Clara, Padre Damaso, and the Guardia Civil. The Philippine history-inspired […]
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Museo ni Jose Rizal sets up braille exhibit to help visually-impaired visitors appreciate art
Museo ni Jose Rizal sa Calamba (MJRC), popularly known as Rizal Shrine, recently launched a braille exhibit dubbed as the “Inside Out: Museum Unboxed” to help visually-impaired museum-goers appreciate the artifacts and collections of Dr. Jose Rizal. With its aim to have an inclusive museum for the visually-impaired and other PWDs, the Museo ni Jose […]
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Jose Rizal monument stands in Canada’s own Luneta Park
Filipino national hero Jose Rizal’s monument now stands in Canada’s own version of Manila’s Luneta Park Gardens. The cold cast bronze monument of Dr. Rizal is six feet tall and is installed on a granite pedestal that is seven feet tall, with an estimated life span of more than 50 years. The Luneta Park site […]
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Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere Opera set for stagings in international theatres
“Noli Me Tangere, The Opera,” based on Filipino hero Jose Rizal’s 19th-century novel depicting societal cancer, has received multiple invitations for stagings both in the Philippines and around the world. The Filipino Opera staged by J&S Productions broke box office records at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) during its stagings in March and […]
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Filipino heroes restrospective film festival now showing for free at Shangri-La Plaza
The lives of Filipino heroes are on showcase at the National Heroes Retrospective Film Festival – now showing for free at the Shangri-La Plaza. The free movie screening aims to honor Filipino heroes as the nation observes Philippine Independence month in June. The film festival also marks 2019 as the 100th year anniversary of Philippine […]
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Mactan airport’s living statues of Filipino history icons surprise passengers
Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) surprised passengers with five Filipino history icons roaming its terminal to mark the nation’s 121st anniversary of Philippine Independence Day. Mactan Cebu International Airport released a video revealing the funny and touching moments of how its living statues of Filipino hero and historical figures interacted with passengers. The two-minute video […]
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Calamba’s Jose Rizal Museum recaptures history with naturally-derived paints
The Jose Rizal Museum in Calamba hosted an art workshop using naturally-derived paints – much like what the Filipino hero used in 19th century Philippines. The Museo ni Jose Rizal’s two-day “Malikhaing Rizal” Summer Art Workshop and Exhibits featured paintings created with pigments made from scratch using raw materials like coffee, annatto, charcoal, blue ternate, […]
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Remembering Katipunan’s Andres Bonifacio on Nov. 30
Andres Bonifacio, hailed as the “Father of the Philippine Revolution”, was one of the founders of the Katipunan.
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Spoken word poetry takes on national hero Jose Rizal’s ideals
The Philippines’ national hero, Jose Rizal, will be honored by young spoken word poets at the Poetry Slam: #HugotRizalVolume 2.0 competition to be held in the hero’s hometown Calamba on August 31.
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Jose Rizal in new Japanese comics released for hero’s 157th birth anniversary
Jose Rizal, the Philippines’ national hero, will be the new character in a new Japanese manga to be released on the occasion of the Filipino leader’s 157th birth anniversary.
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