MANILA, Philippines — One night while watching the hit historical portal fantasy show "Maria Clara at Ibarra," a fellow remarked that Crisostomo Ibarra is Dr. Jose Rizal. It was an offhand ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

To many, Jose Rizal is a superstar. Rizal, after all, came out with the “Noli Me Tangere” when he was only 26. As if that wasn’t enough, Rizal was also a polymath and reformist who was popular with ...

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 ...

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 ...