MANILA, Philippines — In celebration of Rizal Day today, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), through its Sentro Rizal sites, will hold a series of showings for "Rizal’s Pen," a ...

As with many important realizations in life, my appreciation of the Rizal course I took at the University of Santo Tomas came late. We study Jose Rizal to pay tribute to him as our national hero. He ...

The purchase by the GSIS of Juan Luna’s "Parisian Life" has sparked a lively debate: Whether or not the money should have been used to nourish the body or the soul. The issue, however, is more than ...

(Note: This report was first published on Dec 30, 2021. We are reposting it in observance of Rizal Day 2022) MANILA, Philippines—Until the end, Jose Rizal was firm. He refused to give up his ...

CALAMBA CITY, Philippines—Eriberto Saños, 49, has his hands full as Dec. 30 approaches. He prepares his house and food for some 20 guests coming for the day—the death anniversary of national hero Jose ...

Hitomi Uyehara Hamoy gives a talk on the Untold Stories of Rizal with Kino Andrew Mamigo (left) in the back DAPITAN CITY (PIA) — The young minds of Dapitan City Central School (DCCS) were reminded of ...

Today marks Dr. Jose Rizal's 163rd birth anniversary. A physician, novelist, polyglot, and naturalist, Rizal has long been acclaimed a national hero for fighting for sociopolitical reforms and the ...

Filipinos continue to honor the life and works of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, whose words had outlasted his own life, influencing many generations following his death in 1896. As we commemorate the 158th birth ...

The origins of Jose Rizal's nickname and other trivia about the national hero's childhood MANILA, Philippines – Ever wondered why national hero Jose Rizal was called Pepe? Why did he describe his ...

Sketching animals and observing life as it happened in the nature habitats of Mount Makiling and Laguna Lake when he was a child, Jose Rizal started on a path that led to his multi-faceted adult life ...