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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — As the Filipino nation celebrates Dr. Jose Rizal's heroism today, we look back at his life and works. Here are some ways to know more about the national hero who played a pivotal ...

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 ...

Part of his Farewell reads: 'I die without seeing the dawn brighten over my native land' During his time, Jose Rizal was considered a subversive. A pariah who deserved nothing but death. He advocated ...

Jose Rizal was born 149 years ago in La Laguna, as it was called then. He was born in Calamba, from the words kalan banga, which means jar. Nick Joaquin, in his biography Rizal in Saga, would describe ...

THAT title does not refer to any of our present crop of politicians. It is the gist of Chapter 13 of Leon Maria Guerrero's prize-winning biography of our national hero, Jose Rizal. The book is titled ...

Therese Malvar is related to Philippine national hero Jose Rizal. In the genealogy that can be seen inside the "Lolo Jose: An Intimate and Illustrated Portrait of Jose Rizal" book written by Rizal's ...