Sunday, June 19, 2011

                                   (First stanza of Rizal's "Mi ultimo adios" written before his execution on Dec. 30, 1896.)

Today, June 19,  is the 150th birth anniversary of our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal. May his life and death continue to inspire our generation and generations to come. He is truly "The First Filipino".


Related Posts:

  • "Tectonic shift'Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo The 65th Golden Globe Awards three days ago was like no other because of the color, tone and theme that its black-clad participants pushed, which was “Time’s Up.” Time’… Read More
  • SOS for police's mistaken targetsPhilippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo  Police cordon off the crime scene around the corner of Shaw Boulevard and Old Wack Wack Road (Photo by JUSTIN PUNSALANG / Radyo Inquirer) I was a Girl Scout so I k… Read More
  • Vaccines 000 Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo   I wanted to use the title “Vaccines for dummies” because “for dummies” is often used in titles of informative, how-to books, but I don’t want worried nondummi… Read More
  • Why midnight replacements at HRVCB? Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo   If it ain’t broke, why fix it?   At the 11th hour when 93 percent of some 75,000 cases filed by human rights violations victims have been adjudicated at … Read More
  • Christmas trash and ChristmasayaPhilippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo No apologies for associating trash with Christmas, a most loved season for us except for the scrooges. But haven’t we made scrooges of ourselves by making Christmas ga… Read More