Jose Rizal‚ Liberator of the Philippines In the early morning of December 30‚ 1896‚ 35 year old Jose’ Rizal‚ an indio with strong oriental features but the bearing of a western intellectual‚ wearing a black suit and hat‚ stood erect and calm in an open field by Manila Bay. Ministering to him were two Jesuit priests. Wanting to be master of his own execution‚ he refused to kneel and be blindfolded. He asked to face the firing squad but was forced by the officer in charge to turn his back. A military
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The Tortoise and the Monkey by José Rizal SUMMARY: The tortoise and the monkey once found a banana tree floating on the waves of a river. It was a very fine tree‚ with large green leaves and with roots. They took it ashore. "Let us divide it‚" said the tortoise‚" and plant each of portion. They cut it in the middle‚ and the monkey‚ as the stronger one‚ took for himself the upper part of the tree‚ thinking that it would grow quicker‚ for it had leaves. The tortoise‚ as the weaker‚ had the
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First Romance of Rizal was Segunda Katigbak a pretty fourteen-year old Batangueña from Lipa.In Rizals own words‚ she was rather short‚with eyes that were eloquent and warm‚ rosy cheeked‚ with an enchanting and provocative smile that revealed very beautiful teeth and her entire self diffused a mysterious charm. Unfortunately‚ his first love was engaged to be married to a town mate- Manuel Luz. His second romance was Leonor Valenzuela who was a tall girl with a regal
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Sa Kabataang Pilipino Itaas ang iyong noong aliwalas ngayon‚ Kabataan ng aking pangarap! ang aking talino na tanging liwanag ay pagitawin mo‚ Pag-asa ng Bukas! Ikaw ay lumitaw‚ O Katalinuhan magitang na diwang puno sa isipan mga puso nami’y sa iyo’y naghihintay at dalhin mo roon sa kaitaasan. Bumaba kang taglay ang kagiliw-giliw na mga silahis ng agham at sining mga Kabataan‚ hayo na’t lagutin ang gapos ng iyong diwa at damdamin. Masdan ang putong na lubhang makinang sa gitna ng dilim ay matitigan
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June 27‚ 2011 This was my first day in Greenland Leisure Suites. Ma’am Josie oriented me about what I am going to do. She discussed about the policy and regulation and the parts of hotel. After the orientation‚ I assigned in all areas of the hotel. Hmmm… ang dami naman hehe”. Then‚ I started to clean in the rooms together with Kuya John Rey and Ate Jocelyn they taught me in beddings especially in they’re own. Rooms were my focus on my ojt‚ and need to exert a lot of effort to finish and
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MGA AMA‚ MGA ANAK By Nick Joaquin Director: Joel Lamangan Playwright: Pete Lacaba and Virgilio Almario Lighting Designer: Monino Duque Production Designer: Tuxqs Rutaquio Sound Designer: TJ Ramos Artistic Director: Nanding Josef Mga Ama‚ Mga Anak (Fathers and Sons) is a play in three-acts written by Nick Joaquin in 1976. The original text in English was published in Manila by National Book Store Inc‚ in 1979. This is based on his short story "Three Generations.” This Filipino translation
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Macro Environment Forces for Coffee Socio-Cultural Environment Wherever you may be in the world‚ you will find people looking forward to enjoying their morning pick me up cup of coffee. Coffee is as popular as a beverage that our consumption is said to account for a third of our total consumption of free tap water. For a lot more people‚ especially those in desk jobs‚ coffee may command an even bigger share of their liquid intake. It is the mildly stimulating effect of the caffeine in coffee that
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THE APPLE OF DISCORD Thetis‚ a sea-nymph‚ and King Peleus were getting married. All the gods and goddesses were invited to the ceremony‚ except Ate‚ goddess of discord. She was not invited because she had a bad temper and often ruined parties. When the gods and goddesses discovered she had come to the ceremony anyways‚ she was kicked out. Upon leaving‚ she left a golden apple on a table‚ with a note reading “to the fairest”. All the goddesses began fighting over it‚ as they all thought they were
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The Death of Jose Rizal: Ambeth Ocampo’s version Editor’s note: The following is the article written by today’s most famous Filipino historian Ambeth R. Ocampo on Jose Rizal’s death. Simply entitled‚ “The Death of Jose Rizal‚” this historical piece by the current head of the National Historical Institute (of the Philippines) could be deemed refreshing and controversial‚ as it offers several unpopular and unorthodox accounts of what (presumably) transpired on the day of Rizal’s execution. For one
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Andrea P. Mateo Jose Rizal was Jack the Ripper? Jose Rizal is the national hero of the Philippines‚ one of the Southeast Asian countries. His full name was Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal y Alonzo Realonda‚ the well-loved Philippine national hero‚ and the brave known genius was famous and will remain famous worldwide. I don’t know if you’ve heard about him‚ but of course if you’re a Filipino‚ you surely know him well because he’s a big part of the Philippine history. Jose Rizal is a star and like
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