SINCE July 1898, the Philippine Revolutionary Government headed by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo had been safely headquartered in Malolos, Bulacan. They were anticipating the establishment of a future Philippine Republic.
Aguinaldo was holding his presidential office at the Malolos Church Convent;… Read the rest
Jose Rizal valued learning so much that the education of Filipinos emerged from being one of the dreams of his youth to become his supreme aspiration during his adulthood.
In 1876, when he was a 15-year-old student at the Ateneo… Read the rest
OUR national hero, Jose Rizal, loved his country deeply. He had been to free, lovely, prosperous, and developed nations, yet he always preferred to return to his own. Love of country, the native land, the motherland, and the land of… Read the rest
JOSE Rizal’s famous message for the youth is that the youth is fair hope of the nation. What he exactly said was the youth was “bella esperanza de la Patria mia” or “fair hope of my fatherland” (Rizal’s Poems, Centennial… Read the rest
JOSE Rizal poured most of his literary talent into the novel. He wrote two powerful novels that are now associated with his heroism and greatness: Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) and El Filibusterismo (Subversion).
He began writing the Noli… Read the rest
WHEN Jose Rizal was still alive, his countrymen had already looked up to him as their guide towards reforms, revolution, and independence from Spanish rule. And when he had died, it was also the Filipino people who eventually recognized him… Read the rest
It was on August 19, 1878, that this great Filipino patriot was born in Baler, Tayabas (now Quezon) – a ‘dreamy little town bathed in the glow of the morning sun.’ He was the son of Lucio Quezon and Maria… Read the rest
Ang kumatha ng walang kamatayang “Florante at Laura” na si Francisco Baltasar o Balagtas ay mula sa isang maralitang angkan sa nayon ng Panginay, Bigaa, Bulacan. Siya’y ipinanganak noong Abril 2, 1788. Anak siya nina Juana dela Cruz at Juan… Read the rest
No other works of a Filipino has been as popularly immortalised as the Florante at Laura of Francisco Baltasar, a Tagalog poet known as Balagtas. Passages from his poem are often quoted by Filipino parents and elders for their moral… Read the rest
This famous letter was written by Jose Rizal in Tagalog, while he was residing in London, upon the request of M. H. del Pilar. The story behind this letter is that on December 12, 1888, a group of twenty young… Read the rest
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