{"id":142927,"date":"2017-12-29T21:31:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-30T02:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=142927"},"modified":"2025-03-06T02:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T07:36:12","slug":"reflect-on-rizals-values-as-ph-strives-for-more-unity-peace-duterte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/29\/reflect-on-rizals-values-as-ph-strives-for-more-unity-peace-duterte\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflect on Rizal&#8217;s values as PH strives for more unity, peace: Duterte"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_14537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14537\" style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Jose_rizal_01_wiki.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14537\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Jose_rizal_01_wiki.jpg\" alt=\"FILE: Dr. Jose P. Rizal (Wikipedia photo)\" width=\"340\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Jose_rizal_01_wiki.jpg 340w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Jose_rizal_01_wiki-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: Dr. Jose P. Rizal (Wikipedia photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong> \u2014 As the Philippines marks the 121st anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal&#8217;s martyrdom, President Rodrigo Duterte\u00a0 has asked the public to reflect on the values the national hero had instilled into his fellow countrymen and beloved land.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay we take this occasion as an opportunity to recognize Dr.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy xenical online <a href=\"https:\/\/thefixaspen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/xenical.html\">https:\/\/thefixaspen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/xenical.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> Rizal\u2019s ultimate sacrifice for the country,&#8221; he said in his message to commemorate Rizal Day on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy diflucan online <a href=\"https:\/\/thefixaspen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/diflucan.html\">https:\/\/thefixaspen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/diflucan.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The chief executive noted that more than a century ago, Rizal inspired a movement that gave rise to the Filipino national identity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the dark chapter in our nation\u2019s history, his writings served as the light that guided our forebears in the fight for genuine equality and independence,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy synthroid online <a href=\"https:\/\/thefixaspen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/synthroid.html\">https:\/\/thefixaspen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/synthroid.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Rizal, a man of many professions, an author, a physician, and a teacher among others, was shot in Bagumbayan, now known as Rizal Park, on Dec. 30, 1896 after publishing his novels\u00a0<em>Noli Me Tangere<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>El Filibusterismo<\/em>, which tackled the cruelty and injustices committed by Spanish colonizers against Filipinos.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As an author and as a scholar, he denounced the corruption, greed, and other social ills that up to this day continue to plague our society,&#8221; the President said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even in death, he imparted upon us his aspirations for a nation that is free from the scourge of injustice, tyranny, and suffering,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>With this, he appealed to Filipinos to reflect on Rizal&#8217;s patriotism as the nation &#8220;strives to continue his work of building a more united, peaceful and prosperous Philippines\u201d.\u00a0<em><strong>(PNA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA \u2014 As the Philippines marks the 121st anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal&#8217;s martyrdom, President Rodrigo Duterte\u00a0 has asked the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":14537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[41159,13135],"class_list":["post-142927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","tag-dr-jose-rizal","tag-president-rodrigo-duterte","mauthors-joyce-ann-l-rocamora","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":287340,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142927\/revisions\/287340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}