History

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“Great Men of the Philippines: José Rizal” (Part 6)

He finished writing the novel while staying in Berlin (February 22, 1887), but he lacked the financial means to publish it. Hearing of this, however, Dr.
History

History of Japan-Philippines Relations (3)

Japanese laborers on Kennon Road, Kyozaburo Ota's Manila hemp industry in Davao, Okinawan immigrants, and postwar memorial ties across Japan-Philippines history.
Fiction

“Great Men of the Philippines: José Rizal” (Part 5)

At last, Rizal departed Manila in secret. Looking back, this was the first step of the wandering life that would be his lifelong fate.
History

History of Japan-Philippines Relations (2)

José Rizal's 1888 visit to Japan and his romance with Usui Seiko, the 1896 Katipunan-Kongō contact, and the 1899 Nunobiki-maru incident trace Japan-Philippines ties in the Meiji era.
History

History of Japan-Philippines Relations (1)

2026 marks the 70th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and the Philippines, which took place on July 23, 1956.
Fiction

“Great Men of the Philippines: José Rizal” (Part 4)

Part 4 of a serialized biography of Jose Rizal: an assault by a Civil Guard, his secret departure from the Philippines under a false name in 1882, and his lasting friendship with future Bishop Gregorio Aglipay.
Fiction

“Great Men of the Philippines: José Rizal” (Part 3)

Part 3 of a serialized biography of Jose Rizal: his brilliant record at the Ateneo Municipal, the prize-winning poem 'To the Filipino Youth,' his engagement to Leonor Rivera, and the play that turned the Dominican faculty against him.
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“Great Men of the Philippines: José Rizal” (Part 2)

Part 2 of a serialized biography of Jose Rizal: the fabricated criminal case against his mother, and the execution of Fr. Jose Burgos and two fellow priests after the Cavite mutiny, events that shaped young Rizal's lifelong commitment to justice.
Fiction

“Great Men of the Philippines: José Rizal” (Part 1)

Part 1 of a serialized biography of Jose Rizal: his birth in Calamba, his prodigious early gifts in language and poetry, his schooling in Binan, and the vow that led him to rediscover Morga's Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas in London two decades later.