By ROMEO P. MARQUEZ
Member, Asian-American Journalists Association
Jose P. Rizal Is the National Hero with Many Faces, Talents and Skills
Before there was Mahatma Gandhi, there was Jose P. Rizal. Before there was Martin Luther King, there was Jose Rizal. In poetry, before there was Robert Lee Frost, there was Rizal. In medicine, before there was Charles Everett Koop, there was Rizal. In ecology, before there was Al Gore, there was Rizal. In the field of habitats for humanity, before there was Jimmy Carter, there was Rizal. And before there was Hugh Hefner, there was Jose P. Rizal—Bobby Reyes
Thus, the news video starts with Bobby Reyes’ 78-word biographical sketch of Jose P. Rizal, the Philippines’ foremost national hero. It is probably – to my limited knowledge – the shortest but encompassing description of the Filipino hero with many faces, talents and skills.
I suppose we all grew up with the familiar face of Jose Rizal on the cover of Noli Me Tangere. But in the city of Toronto, Ontario Province of Canada, I found out that Dr. Rizal has three different faces.
Find out the different faces of Dr. Rizal at this YouTube© video:
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