ISHIBA Yoshiko, who are visiting the Philippines, offered flowers at Rizal Park, where a statue of Jose Rizal, a national ...

or proclamation — not even Jose Rizal. The recognition of heroes in the Philippines is based on long-standing public admiration and contributions to nation-building, not political popularity or ...

MANILA, Philippines — Jose Rizal’s exquisite P31-million statue “Josephine Sleeping” will be unveiled tomorrow, the 128th anniversary of the hero’s martyrdom, at the National Museum of ...

Jose Rizal is considered a national hero in the Philippines; the park was named in his honor in 1973. In October 2024, a statue in his honor was vandalized and several bronze plaques were stolen ...