Rizal Library News Today

MY Christmas and New Year memories comprised many things. They include the Christmas carols already being played in the radio stations beginning September 1, the sight of Christmas trees of all sizes being sold in the malls — and those giant, multicolored lanterns blinking by the roadside remind you of many Christmases past. Or, in my case, of the gifts I have received, the simplest being the most memorable.

In celebration of the 125th anniversary of Philippine independence, Ayala Museum has opened an exhibition, Splendor: Juan Luna, Painter as Hero that centers on a singular painting, Hymen, Oh Hyménée! —the first time seen in public for over 130 years.

A public historian called on social media users to acknowledge their sources properly after one of his posts about Josephine Bracken was posted by a

The show will run from March 17 to April 2, 2023, at the Doreen Fernandez Black Box Theater, Areté, Ateneo de Manila University

Ateneo de Manila University’s fountain turned into blood color to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Martial Law declaration.  Rizal Library colored

December 16, 2020 THE Cebu City Library, more popularly known as the Rizal Library, was the first library in the country to operate 24 hours, seven days a week. Library clientele rose to 103,000 during its 24/7 operation (beginning March 18, 2018 under then mayor Tomas Osmeña), compared to 26,000 in the year 2017, or an increase of 296 percent. When Mayor Edgardo Labella assumed office on June 30, 2019, the library cut its round-the-clock schedule by half (from 8 a.m. to 12 midnig...