On the 29th of December‚ Jose Rizal had allegedly written a retraction document. Fr. Balaguer had claimed that Rizal had written this document in front him and Fr. Villaclara had witnessed this also along with another Jesuit priest. The document goes like this: “I declare myself a Catholic and in this religion is I retract with all my heart whatever in my words‚ writings‚ publications and conduct has been contrary to my quality as a son of the Catholic Church. I believe and profess whatever she
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EMILIO AGUINALDO Aguinaldo‚ Emilio (1869-1964)‚ Filipino leader and independence fighter‚ born near Cavite‚ Luzon‚ and educated at the College of San Juan de Letran‚ Manila. Aguinaldo led a Filipino insurrection against Spanish rule in 1896‚ and two years later‚ during the Spanish-American War‚ he aided the American attack on the Philippine Islands. He was nominated president of the new republic after the Filipino declaration of independence in 1898. As head of the Filipino provisional government
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|QUARTER 1 |TOPIC 1 |Time Frame: | |Narrative |Elements of Short Story |5 days | |Learners will know: |Learners will be able to: | | |The elements of the short story|Determine the elements of short story
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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 Jose Rizal movie tells the actual life of our national hero‚ intertwined with the story of his novels – Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. It uncovers Rizal’s childhood until his execution in the hands of the Spaniards‚ as well as the glimpse of the life of suppression of the Filipino people under the Spanish friars. It also introduces his imaginations and how he viewed the Philippines during the colonization of Spain through his novels. The depictions of violence and torture during those
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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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Karina Amanda Prisylla / 20120259 Individual Reaction Paper At first‚ I was aware that a lot of us are wondering why do we have to study The Life and Works of Rizal‚ even for foreigners. We discussed about it being mandated by the Law and we questioned a lot of things. But we believe that it is necessary in an effort to inspire the nation of the idea of Nationalism. After studying about it for one semester‚ I can say that it helps us to recognize the importance of Rizal’s ideals and teachings in
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José Rizal |Date of birth: |June 19‚ 1861. | |Place of birth: |Calamba‚ Laguna‚ Philippines | |Date of death: |December 30‚ 1896 (aged 35) | |Place of death: |Bagumbayan (now Rizal Park)‚ Manila‚ Philippines | |Major organizations: |La Solidaridad‚ La Liga Filipina | |Major monuments: |Rizal Park
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Summary of Rizal The film started with a scene showing Rizal writing a letter. The letter contains his thoughts that the Philippines has a serious illness and that it is plagued by the Spanish domination over our country. Crisostomo Ibarra was also introduced in the film‚ and it is Rizal’s alter ego. Ibarra had been forced to have two personalities because of the worsening problem in our country. Rizal had published books such as the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo‚ as his weapons against
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