holiday called Rizal Day. Rizal’s 1896 military trial and execution made him a martyr of the Philippine Revolution. He is the seventh of eleven children born to a middle class family in the town of Calamba‚ Laguna‚ Rizal attended the Ateneo Municipal de Manila and then traveled alone to Madrid‚ Spain where he studied medicine at the Universidad Central de Madrid‚ earning the degree of Licentiate in Medicine. He attended the University of Paris and earned a second doctorate at the the University of Heidelberg
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that. (noted by Ian Rogers‚ Hong Kong‚ China.) Another irony was that Rizal might have boarded the ship again in September 1898‚ because he was accepted as a volunteer physician to work with the Spanish army in Cuba. Instead he was brought back to Manila in 1896 for his trial. He was sentenced to death by firing squad on Dec 30. May 24‚ 1888 -- Arrived in Liverpool He enjoyed himself aboard the CITY of ROME‚ then the second largest ship making the transatlantic crossing‚ by showing off his prowess
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Valderrama‚ who works at the municipal hall‚ said she heard the story from her mother‚ who is now in her 80s. She also heard the story from her grandmother‚ now deceased. ?It?s just a story‚? said Valderrama‚ who is active in parish activities. Tina‚ a Manila-based professional in her 20s‚ heard the tale from her grandparents and described the account as ?vague and sketchy.? Tableau Nonetheless‚ the
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encouragement for the people disheartened by the war. In 1941‚ 40 Manila theaters showed bodabil. Among the popularly known bodabil stars were Togo and Pugo‚ Bayani Casimiro‚ Dely Atay-Atayan‚ Chichay‚ Dolphy‚ Rogelio de la Rosa‚ Leopoldo Salcedo‚ and singers Katy de la Cruz and Atang de la Rama. Source: Tiongson‚ N. (ed.) CCP encyclopedia of Philippine art‚ vol. 7. Manila : Cultural Center of the Philippines‚ 1994. Photo: Zorrilla Theater‚ Manila (1917) (From the Retrato collection of the Filipinas Heritage
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Revolution was one of the few times where there was a convergence in the nationalist movements of the masses and the elite. The Katipunan The Katipunan (meaning "Association") planned and initiated the Philippine Revolution. It was founded in Tondo‚ Manila‚ by Andres Bonifacio and a few other fellow urban workers on July 7‚ 1892. Its full Tagalog name is Kataastaasan Kagalang-galang na Katipunan nang manga Anak ng Bayan (Highest and Most Venerated Association of the Sons and Daughters of the Land).
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the coastal plane of Ilocos Norte was already flourishing with business carried out by the Chinese and Japanese traders. The first Spaniards to reach the region were Juan de Salcedo and his men‚ who were tasked to explore the coast of Luzon north of Manila in 1572. The largest concentration of people that Salcedo found was in Laoag along the Padian River‚ and Salcedo gained their friendship after initial skirmishes. Although the presence of the Spanish soldiers may have seemed fleeting to the Ilocanos
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Harbor. * There were 260 casualties. The Spanish-American War * April 24‚ 1898 Spanish declared war. * U.S. President William McKinley expressed decision was for the protection of American lives and properties in Cuba. The Battle of Manila Bay * April 10‚ Basilio Agustin was appointed Governor of the Philippines. * He replaced Primo de Rivera. * Lt. Gen. Fermin Jaudenes was put in charge of the army. * April 20‚ Commodore George Dewey of the US Aquatic Squadron left
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Tirona’s life. Who was this scrappy and hot-headed rebel leader‚ Andres Bonifacio? Why is his story still remembered today in the Republic of the Philippines? Bonifacio’s Birth and Early Life: Andres Bonifacio was born on November 30‚ 1863 in Tondo‚ Manila. His father Santiago was a tailor‚ a local politician and a boatman who operated a river-ferry; his mother‚ Catalina de Castro‚ was employed in a cigarette-rolling factory. The couple worked extremely hard to support Andres and his five younger siblings
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CHAPTER 19: EL FILIBUSTERISMO PUBLISHED IN GHENT I. PRIVATIONS IN GHENT a. Reasons for moving to Ghent i. Cost of printing in Ghent was cheaper than in Brussels ii. To escape from the enticing attraction of Petite Suzanne II. PRINTING OF EL FILIBUSTERISMO a. He pawned his jewels in order to pay the down payment and the early partial payments during the printing of the novel III. VENTURA‚ SAVIOR OF FILI a. Valentine Ventura in Paris learned of Rizal’s predicament and immediately sent him
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Republic of the Philippines Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa‚ Manila COLLEGE OF ACCOUNTANCY National Service Training Program Civic Welfare Training Service 2 DR. ROVELINA B. JACOLBIA NSTP Director Ma’am: Good day! Republic Act 9163 effective year 2001 provided the guidelines for the community projects that students of NSTP-CWTS (Immersion Activities) should undertake as required and in accordance to the policy of the National Service Reserved Corps (NSRC). Pursuant to the
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