At dawn on Aug. 6, 1896, the España was already in the vicinity of Manila. But before it could dock, a launch came with a soldier sent by Governor General Ramon Blanco to take custody of Rizal.

A celebration of the 150th birthday of Jose P. Rizal, the National Hero of the Philippines, was held in Jersey City. A recreation of the 1896 trial where Rizal was found guilty of inciting ...

Of the many references to Christmas in the five-volume compilation of Jose Rizal’s correspondence, the formal but surly letter dated Dec. 25, 1896, stands out.

This June marks the 150th anniversary of José Rizal’s birth. The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, the Knights of Rizal, the Filipino American Historical Society of Chic ...

On Jan 1 and 2, 1936, hundreds of Filipinos participated in a two-day Rizal Day celebration on Kaua‘i in honor of Dr. José Rizal (1861-1896), a Filipino nationalist during the later years of ...

On December 13, 1896, General Camilo Polavieja was appointed as Governor. Six days later, he decreed that Rizal be tried by court martial as recommended by the Judge Advocate.

What made Rizal and Bonifacio seem tarnished or passé, I believe, was the fact that the long-running debate of 1896, always too tendentious and forever unresolved, had finally run out of steam.

A Carson city councilman wants to honor Jose Rizal, a freedom-fighter executed in Manila in 1896, by renaming Moneta Avenue.

Rizal's death led to the 1896 revolution. But because he died so young, he also opens himself to a lot of contemporary speculation. It has become a habit of mine to remember Jose Rizal’s ...

From 1892-1896, Rizal demonstrated his knowledge and skills in medical science, engineering, agriculture, and as an environmentalist, among others, said Dela Peña.