President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on Filipinos to place compassion and national interest above personal gain, invoking ...

As the morning sunlight gently breaks across Dapitan Bay, a group of Boy Scouts quietly stands before the Rizal Shrine. Around them are centuries-old trees, stone pathways, and a replica of the house ...

I TRANSLATED the late Ambassador Leon Maria Guerrero's prize-winning biography of Jose Rizal, "The First Filipino," into Filipino. In an act of verbal gymnastics, I am translating that introduction ...

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 unusual events that kept the ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte touted the legacy of national hero Jose Rizal in separate ...

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. on Tuesday highlighted the life of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal as Filipinos ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...