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On December 30, the day set aside to commemorate Dr. José Rizal, scientist, author, and icon of the Philippine Republic, it is only right to emulate his example by analyzing and critiquing our society ...

According to the 1993 Technical Committee on National Heroes, the following are the qualifications of a national hero. First, those who have the concept of a nation and for it, struggled for the ...

In the calendar of commemorative holidays, Filipinos celebrate two in the month of June. The first is June 12, Philippine ...

Former Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos has been buried at the National Heroes’ Cemetery in Metro Manila. The surprise decision to give the former dictator a hero’s burial Friday has ...

THE greatest force in the world is one that attracts and brings people and things together, one that created the Earth and affects everyone, for good or bad. This force can unite and strengthen bonds.

The National Heroes Day is observed every last Monday in August to honour the heroes behind the “Cry of Pugad Lawin", which in 1896 served as the catalyst for the Philippine Revolution against ...

"The Imagination peoples the air" is a phrase plucked from the twilight of Sisa’s sanity in the Noli Me Tangere. It was not ...

Rizal, a reformist doctor and a prolific writer, is revered as the national hero of the Philippines. He lived, and died, towards the end of the 350-year Spanish colonial rule.

Manila: The Philippines marked its 127th Independence Day on Wednesday with ceremonies across the country celebrating the nation’s hard-won freedom, honoring national heroes, and reflecting on ...

MANILA, Philippines—National Heroes Day, which is celebrated every Aug. 29, offers an opportunity to celebrate “the bravery of not one, not a few, but all Filipino heroes who have braved death ...