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Audiences have lauded GMA 7’s portal fantasy as the standard in Philippine television.
“Ang bayang ito ay may kanser!” a trembling Crisostomo Ibarra, played by Dennis Trillo, shouts from the pulpit. A range of emotions flashes through the eyes of Trillo: Pain, indignation, disbelief, surprise, and elation. All in the space of a minute. Maria Clara ...
Charting the men who have brought the national hero to life on the screen.
José Rizal's life has been the subject of many, many films: biographies, features, and documentaries—you name it. So, imagine our surprise when we found out that only 12 men have played the part in well-known productions. Still, each of the different actors brought something different ...
Revealed in a letter addressed to German anthropologist Dr. A.B. Meyer.
It's hard to separate Jose Rizal, the man, from Rizal, the myth, legend, and national hero. To this day, historians still have debates about whether or not he was a revolutionary or a reformist. Nevertheless, we can all conclude that he was ...
Explore the Filipino identity with each portrait.
Carlo S. Tanseco’s second exhibit, “Alias Elias,” explores how we view our Filipino identity through our National Hero.After his successful show last May for Art Fair Philippines, Carlo S. Tanseco opened his second one-man show, Alias Elias, on thursday (December 2) at ...
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The national hero’s activities in Dapitan prove that he was the quintessential Renaissance man.
When Jose Rizal was shipped off to Dapitan—a sleepy town at the northernmost tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula—he had lived in Madrid, Paris, and London; taken a train across the United States; made acquaintances with European intellectuals; and written two novels that ...
Elizabeth Jane McBride Bracken had been buried in an unmarked grave since 1876.
The story of Jose Rizal’s relationship with Josephine Bracken is well-known and oft-told. Bracken lived with Rizal when he was exiled to Dapitan and, according to some accounts, the couple got married the night before Rizal’s execution.Bracken herself was born in Hong ...
Instead of looking at what Filipino heroes accomplished, maybe it is more important to recognize how they lived their lives and for whom.
It is often said that Philippine history is the history of the struggle of the many against the few. Our society concentrates power and resources at the hands of the few elite, while millions are left to fend for scraps and suffer ...
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Can our national hero actually be a serial killer?
It’s always fun to imagine alternate history scenarios, especially when they involve well-known personalities. There are tons associated with Dr. Jose Rizal (was he really the father of Adolf Hitler?!), but an interesting one has our national hero and Jack the Ripper ...
Historian Ambeth Ocampo says Rizal would be a foodie, too.
If Jose Rizal were alive today, what would he have been up to in these uncertain times?In an entertaining video released this week, Alon Philippines asked historian Ambeth Ocampo, “What if Jose Rizal were alive in lockdown 2020?”READ MORE ABOUT JOSE RIZAL:Jose ...
