Among its commemorative events, the National Library is planning panel discussions about Rizal's much-disputed return to Catholicism in his final days.
Meanwhile a Gateshead vicar, the Reverend Tony Hodgson, and his supporters are planning to lay siege to the British Library on March 21st (the day after St Cuthbert's Day) with what they say will be a celebration of Northumbrian culture, featuring folk musicians.