TINGOG party-list, in close coordination with the Office of Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, on Wednesday conducted simultaneous ...

First of a series LAST June 22 and July 1, 2025, fellow Manila Times columnist Xiao Chua and I took our Philippine History ...

Some roads in Manila would be closed to vehicular traffic today for national hero Dr. Jose Rizal’s 160th birth anniversary, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said yesterday.

Jose Rizal was born on June 19, 1861 in Calamba, Laguna, ... At age 11, Rizal was sent to Manila to study at the Ateneo Municipal, run by Jesuit priests, not by friars.

FOR this term, I have been tasked anew to teach a course on the Life, Works and Writings of Jose Rizal. This column will serve as one of their introductory reading materials. President Ramon Magsaysay ...

For one of Jose Rizal’s descendants, however, enough is enough. Isaac Reyes, a descendant of Saturnina, Jose Rizal’s sister, held a protest against the Torre de Manila on Thursday, December 31.

Would Dr. Jose Rizal mind the construction of the 49-story Torre de Manila? The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) believes the national hero won't mind.

JOSE Rizal's heroism is officially commemorated every December 30. While designated as a public holiday for Filipinos to give him the honor befitting a national hero, it is easy for them to miss this ...

Cesar Montano portrayed Jose Rizal, Chin Chin Gutierrez as Josephine Bracken, and Mickey Ferriols as Leonor Rivera. Jose Rizal was part of the 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival, winning all but one of ...

MANILA, Philippines – If Jose Rizal were alive today, would he have a Twitter account? And if he did, what would he tweet about? On Rizal’s 158th birth anniversary on Wednesday, June 19 ...