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(Photo from Philippine Post Office) MANILA - The Philippine Post Office will issue new postage stamps on December 30 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose P. Rizal with this year's theme, "Rizal: Para sa Agham, Katotohanan at Buhay". Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines and pride of the Malayan race, was born on June 19, 1861, in the town of Calamba, Laguna. He was an extremely gifted student and had won literary competitions from a young age. Rizal was a multifaceted intellectual best known for his two famous novels, the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, which inspired the Philippine revolution. The postage stamps will depict his life, works, and heroism and feature his inherent love and compassion for the Filipino people and the country. Rizal is also admired for possessing intellectual brilliance being a doctor, scientist, and linguist. Through his writings, he awakened the Filipinos' sense of nationalism, while his deat

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