President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will lead the country's commemoration of the 125th Independence Day in Manila on Monday, June 12. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Based on an advisory from Malacañang, the Chief Executive will attend the Independence Day...
The first pocketbook edition of Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere translated into Portuguese has been launched by the Philippine Embassy in Lisbon. Philippine Ambassador to Portugal Celia Anna Feria, in her remark during the launching, said the importance of translating Rizal's famous novel is a...
BRP Antonio Luna (FF151) has hosted Filipino visitors and foreign delegates while she was in Singapore for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – India Maritime Exercise (AIME) 2023, the Philippine Navy (PN) said on Sunday, May 7. (A Philippine Navy personnel engages with...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (left), and Dr. Jose Rizal (Facebook, Wikipedia) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan wants Filipino students to emulate national hero Dr. Jose Rizal in terms of the latter's mastery of foreign languages. For...
Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala ended his two-day visit to the Philippines by laying a wreath to honor national hero Dr. Jose Rizal at the Luneta Park in Manila. Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Rizal Park in Manila. (Photo by Noel...
Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala took pride in being the first European prime minister to visit the Philippines under the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala signs the official guest book of Malacañang during his official...
The F. Mercado Street and J. P. Rizal Street in Philippine national hero Jose Rizal’s birthplace of Calamba City may soon be a heritage zone after the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture on Monday, March 6, approved a proposed measure for it. (Photo from Wikimedia Commons) During the...
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday echoed the words of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal when he urged his fellow ASEAN leaders to stand up for justice in the context of "blatant" violation of human rights in Myanmar. Speaking at a forum in the University of the Philippines (UP)...
The remains of Pinoy royalty and Roman technology in Intramuros ROMUALDEZ HOUSE The Romualdezes have been in Pandacan since the turn of 19th century AD. The Romualdez house was bought by Miguel L. Romualdez when he was appointed sixth mayor of Manila (1924-1927) by then Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood Who...
Vice President Sara Duterte is hoping that Jose Rizal’s memories will always be remembered by Filipinos. In a short statement on Friday, Duterte called on Filipinos to always treasure, remember and live by the national hero’s legacy and memory. “And we hope that our young generation right now...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Vice President Sara Z. Duterte has called on the youth to emulate how national hero Dr. Jose Rizal lived his life in the service of the Filipino. VICE President Sara Z. Duterte leads the commemoration of Rizal Day in Davao City. (Davao City government FB) Duterte exhorted the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez hopes that the Philippines would have "more Rizals as citizens". House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Jose Rizal (Speaker’s office, Wikipedia) Romualdez has this to say Friday, Dec. 30, on the occasion of Rizal Day, or the 126th death anniversary of revered...
