The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged Filipinos to emulate Dr. Jose Rizal and practice self-discipline especially in times of great danger and challenges as the country observed the 125th year martyrdom of the national hero on Thursday, December 30. Secretary Eduardo Año...
Editorial Jose Rizal was born with a head too large for his body that his mother, Teodora Alonso, could have died giving birth to him. In Rizal in Saga, a biography that has been reissued early this month just in time for Rizal Day, his biographer, National Artist Nick Joaquin, wrote of Doña...
Where would you bring our favorite hero for a good meal? DINE WITH PEPE Rizal (leftmost) in a dinner with expatriates Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, Trinidad Pardo de Tavera and Juan Luna, and another man standing presumed to be a waiter As we commemorate Dr. José Rizal’s martyrdom at Bagumbayan on...
The 12.5-foot tall 3D printed monument of Dr. Jose Rizal will be unveiled by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Dec. 30 in commemoration of the Philippines' national hero's 125th year of martyrdom. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE) Dubbed as "Dr. Jose Rizal, The Filipino...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Why does adversity strike at a time so close to Christmas? This must be the question in the mind of many of our countrymen, particularly those living in the provinces in Visayas and Mindanao that stood in the path of a raging Typhoon Odette. Images of destruction...
Some 100,000 shoppers trooped to various garment bazaars in Taytay, Rizal to do their Christmas shopping from Dec. 12 to 24. According to Mayor George Ricardo Gacula II, there were around 8,000 visitors daily in the Garments Capital of the country starting the second week of December. Garment...
A total of 46 out-of-school youth (OSY) in Taytay, Rizal received P10,000 each from the provincial government of Rizal after completing their 30-day Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) on Thursday, Dec. 23. The SPES is an employment program by the Department of Labor and...
Carlo S. Tanseco’s second exhibit shows the many faces of Jose Rizal as a reflection of who we are as a people RIZALISTA Artist Carlo S. Tanseco in his Siargao Studio. Behind him are the matchstick detail portions (unassembled) of his Matchbox paintings for the ALIAS ELIAS exhibit After his...
Ten days before the commemoration of 2021 Rizal Day, the Department of Education (DepEd) reminded learners to appreciate and emulate the traits and ideas of National Hero Jose Rizal for the country. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE PHOTO) “For our part, we should develop within ourselves the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares For 10 consecutive years, I have been sharing with our readers a letter I wrote to my eldest daughter, Cassandra. I wrote a Christmas letter to my eldest daughter, Cassandra, when she was just three years old. I first shared it with our readers in this column on...
BIÑAN, Laguna - The local government unit (LGU) commemorated the 150th anniversary of the completion of Jose Rizal's first formal education in the city. BCHATO / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN Present during the Rizal in Biñan Sesquicentennial program were Biñan City Rep. Len Alonte-Naguiat,...
The City of Antipolo was named as this year’s overall 2nd Most Competitive Component City in the Philippines during the recently concluded 9th Regional Competitiveness Summit Awarding Ceremony held on Tuesday, Dec. 14. "Hindi man po natin nakuha ang Top 1 ngayong taon, maipagmamalaki pa rin po...
