That sacred Rizal “Tampipi” — a symbol of our hero’s defiant spirit and our people’s thirst for freedom no matter the cost — has been handed down through the generations of the family ...

One time, Professor Jose David Lapuz, an international lecturer, a noted foreign policy expert, and Rizalista la Vanguardia, was invited to give a speech on the life of Dr. Jose Rizal for our O.B ...

The Rizal Monument in Rizal Park, symbol and phenomenon, endures because its stories add meaning to lives and enrich the nation. People come, singly or in multitudes, drawn by the sense of place ...

And there have never been laws passed to recognize many of our national symbols either. A report by the GMA News TV’s State of the Nation on Friday revealed that only a few of our national symbols are ...

Jose Rizal had class and charisma. He was a renaissance man who dazzled and insulted an archaic Spanish colonial ruler with his liberalism in modern politics. His symbol: a pen that is mightier ...

Apostol’s novel unravels the layers of irony and contradiction that must be ignored or obfuscated in order for Rizal, as the martyr symbol for the birth of the Philippine nation, to achieve ...

“In commemorating his life and works, let us remember that Rizal was more than a historical figure; he was a symbol of hope and the epitome of what it means to love one’s country,” he said ...

Today’s generation may see Rizal as an idea, a symbol, an epitome of national pride, excellence and patriotism. But this idea may either prosper or die in vain. As we move to a sophisticated, more ...