Rizal’s restaurant on Ongpin Street
By Go Bon Juan – The Chinese ancestry of our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, and his family is well known. Some people may also
Rizal’s May 11 Chicago visit and other related jubilees
PINOY Insider By Mariano “Anong” Santos PINOY Publisher and Editor-in-chief As noted in our cover this issue, it is the 30th year of the celebration
An inspiration to our heroes
By Ambeth Ocampo PARIS—In a city where labor strikes and protest demonstrations are as common as breathing, May 1, Labor Day, the Feast of St.
Litomerice
By Ambeth Ocampo PRAGUE—Readers who are growing tired of this series tracing Jose Rizal’s footsteps in foreign lands will be relieved to know that all
The first Filipino
By Rodel Rodis – This is a speech I delivered after receiving the Dr. Jose Rizal Achievement Award at the induction of officers of the
Child Protection Champion joins Knights of Rizal
Photo: Sir Carlos Arnaldo, KCR, Chapter Commander dubs Sir Dominique Lemay, Knight of Rizal. Paris, 24 April 2008 – Dominique Lemay, Founder and current Director
Ambeth Ocampo lectures on history and heroes in Vienna
By HECTOR PASCUA ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau Noted Filipino historian and newspaper columnist Dr. Ambeth Ocampo gave a lecture in Vienna clearing up the roles
Did he or didn’t he?
By Ambeth Ocampo VIENNA, Austria—While there is not much funding available to support high-profile cultural projects, here the Philippine Embassy under Ambassador Linglingay Lacanlale has
Rizal Pen & Ink Drawing by Glen Bautista
The Rizal Monument pen and ink drawing is composed of the National Hero’s thirty-nine (39) poems and one song, “A Orillas del Pasig”, translation into
The rain in Spain, according to Rizal
By Ambeth Ocampo via Inquirer MADRID, Spain—Spring may be a nice time to be in Europe, but early in the season the weather is variable:
Deadline today to submit Rizal nominations
Today is the deadline for filing nominations for the 6th Dr. Jose Rizal Awards for Excellence, a biennial event organized by The Manila Times and
Our national hero as pretender
By Ambeth Ocampo via Inquirer PARIS, France—Some of the main sources for this column have been European travel accounts that describe the Philippines and the
Rescuing History
By Regina Layug Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines – What was the encounter at the Battle of Pinaglabanan all about? What happened in Tirad Pass?
Rizal the traveler
By Ambeth Ocampo via Inquirer PARIS, France—Despite the wintry cold and occasional drizzle, the French like to speak their mind publicly. What we thought to
Rizal landmarks in Iloilo City
By Henry Funtecha – There are lots of ways in which Dr. Jose P. Rizal, the Philippines’ foremost national hero, is being honored. His monuments