This June marks the 150th anniversary of José Rizal’s birth. The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, the Knights of Rizal, the Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago, and the ...

June holds a special place in Philippine history, not least because it marks the birth of the national hero, Jose Rizal. Today, we celebrate his 163rd birth anniversary. While it’s only a non ...

Felice Prudente Sta. Maria, in her beautifully written and designed book "In Excelsis: The Mission of Jose P. Rizal, Humanist and Philippine National Hero," debunked the claim that it was the ...

Jose Rizal spent the early morning hours of Dec. 30, 1896 prepaing for his martyrdom. At around three o’clock in the morning, he heard mass and received Communion. At half past five, he had ...

Ask anyone to name a Filipino hero and you’re sure to hear “Jose Rizal” as an answer. Obviously, this is thanks to his (unofficial) status as our National Hero, and his omnipresence in our ...

As the birthdate of Jose Rizal approaches this year (June 19) amid many public attacks against the Catholic Church, we should ask: Can one admire Rizal—who criticized the Catholic Church—and defend ...

In the spring of 1886 Jose Rizal was in the ancient university town of Heidelberg (the oldest university in Germany, having been founded in 1386) to update himself with ophthalmology as practiced in ...

while some insist that the subject, whatever its code, may be just a waste of time and money. Thus, most students tend to be antagonistic not only to the subject but to the teacher and, worst, to Jose ...

FOR this term, I have been tasked anew to teach a course on the Life, Works and Writings of Jose Rizal. This column will serve as one of their introductory reading materials. President Ramon Magsaysay ...