this June‚ let me share with you this interesting article about the great Malayan sexuality: Was Rizal Gay? By Neil C. Garcia Sometime during the Centennial of Rizal’s martyrdom‚ Isagani R. Cruz‚ local pop-culture Provocateur and professor of literature and Philippine studies at the De La Salle University‚ wrote a column for the now-defunct Filmag: Filipino Magazin‚ shockingly titled “Bakla ba si Rizal?” (1) The answer to this question‚ if Cruz is to be believed‚ is a resounding and categorical “Yes
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and its territories. Rizal was very ecstatic of Segunda and though they had brief encounters‚ there was already an understanding of their feelings for each other: “En verdadquedurantenuestraconversacion‚ nuestrosojosencontraban y miradasintensisimasllena de unaexpresionamantemente melancholia venian de encadenar mi alma parasiempre.” (It is true that during the conversations our eyes met‚ and the most intense glances full of
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Rizal in University of SantoTomas Five years at the University of Santo Tomás‚ from 1877 to 1882‚ gave to José Rizal a mental discipline and training that enabled him to lead the movement for the Philippine Revolution and Independence. Yet no biographic study has yet examined in depth the relationship between the hero and his Alma Mater. Most of those who have tackled the subject have done it superficially and times biasly. The picture of Rizal at the U.S.T. has frequently come out of focus:
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ago--Tagore in India at the beginning of the 20th century‚ Rizal in the Philippines in the late 19th century. In an undated essay on education‚ "La Instruccion‚" whose manuscript is preserved in the Philippine National Library‚ Jose Rizal presented a critique on primary instruction in the Philippines during the late 19th century and provided suggestions for its improvement. Before taking further studies in Manila and Europe‚ Rizal was taught by his mother‚ private tutors and a small private
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Tangere is Latin for "Touch me not". According to Jose Rizal‚ the prevailing culture of injustice and oppression during that time was a ’cancer’ that was killing the Philippine society and culture. As we know‚ cancer growths should not be touched lest they metastasize to fatal (end-stage) proportions. Jose Rizal was a medical doctor after all. Noli Me Tangere laid the ground work for the two novels. There was actually a third one in the works but Rizal died before finishing it. In Noli‚ he gave the reader
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When Rizal Left New York for London From May 13-16‚ 1888‚ Dr. Jose P. Rizal stayed at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. It was one of the best hotels in New York City at the time and the building is now the location of the International Pencil Factory located at the Madison Park (incidentally where the Filipino Independence Day festival is held every year.) On May 16th‚ Jose Rizal gathered enough funds for a trip to London onboard the luxurious liner CITY OF ROME. The Statue of Liberty was only 2 years
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know what happened to Leonor Rivera. His education‚ work and writings of Rizal including his associations with professors‚ scholars and scientist made him famous in Europe. He may wanted to see the effect of the ” Noli Me Tangere” in first hand to his people and the abusive Spanish authorities. He had a delightful trip from Europe to Manila. It was also a happy homecoming in Calamba‚ Laguna . However‚ the family of Rizal knew that they were plotting to be killed because of his writing in “Noli
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ose Rizal is everywhere yet many think he is not relevant anymore. His monuments‚ built as reminders of his heroism‚ stand distant and unreachable on his pedestal‚ as if deliberately exaggerating our insignificance. It even comes to a point that one may say “I can’t be like him.” The western construct of a hero was named after the Greek war goddess Hera. It points to a strong-willed and supernatural character who consciously directs his abilities for the good of the people. More often than not reduced
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which Dr. Jose Rizal himself has bound are in danger of irreversible obliteration because of decay. Some pages have accrued molds and tear. The manuscripts are in the custody of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section in the National Library where they keep them inside a vault with a cooling temperature of 18-20 degrees Celsius to prevent the papers from deteriorating. * commonly referred to by its shortened name Noli * written by Filipino writer and national hero José Rizal * originally
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LETTERS TO THE YOUNG WOMEN OF MALOLOS On February 22‚ 1889‚ Rizal wrote the famous letter now known as “To the Young Women of Malolos” as per the request of Marcelo H. del Pilar. This famous letter was written by Rizal in Tagalog while he was residing in London. The story behind this letter is as follows: On December 12‚ 1888‚ a group of 20 young women from Malolos petitioned Governor-General Weyler for permission to open a “night school” so that they could study Spanish under Teodoro Sandiko
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