ON Aug. 6, 1886, while on a visit to Heidelberg in Germany, Jose Rizal wondered about his possible fate. “Will my fate be that of water, Never to be lost in nothingness?” He could not have been more ...

On December 30, 1896, Dr. Jose Rizal was taken from his cell at Fort Santiago in Manila. He had been falsely convicted by the Spanish authorities of rebellion, sedition and conspiracy. He was led to ...

On December 30, 1896, Jose Rizal faced execution knowing he could have escaped and lived longer. So why didn’t he? It’s easy to forget, especially in the haze before the New Year’s festivities, that ...

Filipinos in Canberra, Sydney, and Melbourne marked Rizal Day 2025 on 30 December, commemorating the 129th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr Jose Rizal and reaffirming the relevance of his ideals on ...