By Brady Eviota
Few stopped by to read the small marker in English on a wall near the main train station here in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
But thanks to ceremonies by Philippine and Swiss officials on the occasion of Rizal’s 148th birthday last June 19, that marker now reminds viewers of the travel that Philippine national hero, Dr. [...]
The Arizona Chapter of the Knights of Rizal(AZKOR), led by the Chapter Commander, Conrado Ballecer, Jr., KCR celebrated the 148th birthday of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, the national and greatest Philippine hero on June 19 at the Philippine Community Center.
The special guest speaker, ConGen Edwin D. Bael, former Philippine Consul General in LA, who is [...]
By A.Z. Jolicco Cuadra
Penguin Books has published the newest translation of Jose Rizal’s hefty, sententious, incendiary novel, “Noli Me Tangere” for world consumption. This establishes the Rizal novel as one of the world’s classics, an epic novel that contends with Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace.”
Some very important historical documents including original paintings of famous Philippine Juan Luna were found in Ceske Budejovice Museum vault in Czech Republic. Discoveries will be exhibited during the 4th European Regional Assembly of the Knights of Rizal in September, 2009.
Four boxes of uncataloged artifacts of Ferdinand Blumentritt, close confidant and adviser of Jose Rizal, [...]
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