Opening of the exhibits of BINHI NG KALAYAAN AND GALLERY OF HEROES Rizal Park. 11:15 p.m.

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Speaking at a recent conference in Kuala Lumpur on Filipino nationalist Jos Rizal, he quoted Hamlet.

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Manila, on the island of Luzon, and the nearby province of Rizal bore the brunt of the storm.

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The Spanish capital will rename a street next to the site Avenida Rizal, which intersects the existing Avenida Filipinas.

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Nearby is Rizal Park , a green spot named after the national hero.

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Among its commemorative events, the National Library is planning panel discussions about Rizal's much-disputed return to Catholicism in his final days.

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Clad in a black coat and top hat like that worn by Philippine national hero Jose Rizal, he stormed into Manila Cathedral during a mass.

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Historical Films: JOSE RIZAL SA DAPITAN by Tikoy Aguiluz, June 13.

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Wayne Rizal, a 32-year-old consultant in the Chicago area, decided two years ago to upgrade from his point-and-shoot camera when his first child was on the way.

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Playwright and educator Paul Dumol has "assembled" a dramatization of Rizal's interrogation, trial and execution based purely on historical documents, interspersed with scenes from the hero's novels and play.

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Nearly a century after executing Rizal, Spain will unveil its first statue of the hero in the heart of Madrid -- a replica of the one in Manila's Rizal Park.

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The highlight should be a televised re-enactment in December of Rizal's trial in Manila's Fort Santiago and his final walk from the Intramuros district to the execution site in what is now Rizal Park.

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Across Manila in sprawling Rizal Park, Estrada told half a million people gathered to mark the birthday of Mike Velarde, charismatic leader of the Catholic movement El Shaddai, that his opponents had it all wrong.

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Last year, says NCC executive director Luis Morales, a survey by the Social Weather Station found that Rizal has become a leading role model for boys. (Girls chose their mothers.) Previously, youths were only seen as interested in pop and movie stars.

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