Gretchen Ho enjoys ‘illustrado’ vibes at diner frequented by Jose Rizal in Spain
Just after the end of season for her news program, “The Big Story,” TV anchor Gretchen Ho immensely enjoyed her recent trip to Madrid, Spain as it gave her a
Just after the end of season for her news program, “The Big Story,” TV anchor Gretchen Ho immensely enjoyed her recent trip to Madrid, Spain as it gave her a
MANILA, Philippines — The monuments of the country’s national hero Dr. Jose Rizal are ubiquitous nationwide. But a statue put up on the grounds of the Department of Science and
Perhaps the rarest book by one of our greatest writers happens to be the one about the greatest of Filipinos. This publishing paradox was made possible by a confluence of
Jose Rizal is an icon of the Philippine fight for independence, a patriot who chose the pen over the gun, and a person who left a great mark in the
What was supposed to be a personal trip to Germany for Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda in 2019 became a serendipitous moment as she met Dr. Fritz Hack Ullmer, whose family
Often obscured by numerous published works which mostly discuss his political and nationalistic life, José Rizal’s role not as a writer or hero, but a sculptor of many important
Filipinos think they know every little detail in the life of national hero José Rizal after being taught about him in school. But there is a dynamic new way of
Two certificates of honor that José Rizal received as a high school student at the Ateneo Municipal will be offered for bidding by Leon Gallery during its Magnificent September Auction
To find Jose Rizal in Europe has been a fervent dream of my husband, a retired University of the Philippines professor. For more than two decades, he fervently taught the Rizal course required by law of every graduating college student. He told me that if we ever traveled to Europe again, he wanted to take a route taken by our national hero.
We watched the latest remake of the operetta “Noli Me Tangere,” adapted from the novel by Jose Rizal, set to music by Felipe de Leon Jr., poetic libretto in Filipino by, surprisingly, the sculptor Guillermo Tolentino, the cast all competent, in fact impressive singers who did justice to both the songs and the historical memory.
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