FINDING ANSWERS
It can be said that Ukraine’s wartime hero, President Volodymyr Zelensky, and the Philippines’ national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, are comparable in their effectiveness to capture the hearts and minds of the people in rallying against tyranny.
Last week’s personal appearance of Zelens
Today we honor what would have been the 161st birth anniversary of José Rizal, if he himself had not seen that he would “have a short life,” as he said, snapping back at his sisters, who were teasing him for being such a small boy “eating as if every meal was for his entire lifetime.”
Never rooted
Juventud Filipina… Bella esperanza de la Patria Mia! (Filipino Youth/Fair Hope of my Fatherland) Their bodies never lose the vigor. You sense it as they navigate the streets and alleys of a barangay. One time, the noisy group in recognizable pink color accompanies the daughter of a presidential candidate. She…
The voting age was generally set at 21 years old when democratic countries established the right to vote. In the 1970s, many countries reduced the voting age to 18. The debate is ongoing in a number of countries on proposals to reduce the voting age to below 18 years old.…
In Rizal in Saga, reissued just in time for the 125th anniversary of his martyrdom, Nick Joaquin describe Jose Rizal as ‘either a half-baked egoist, full-time hallucinatory, or nostalgia nut.’ But was he a mystical seer?
FINDING ANSWER
Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina Enlightenment is essential and an enlightened citizenry is crucial in attaining prosperity for all Filipinos. This conclusion can be reached as one contemplates on the thinking of Dr. Jose Rizal whose martyrdom 125 years ago will be commemorated