{"id":258604,"date":"2020-06-19T00:12:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T04:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=258604"},"modified":"2020-06-19T00:12:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T04:12:34","slug":"pinoys-urged-to-be-agents-of-genuine-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/19\/pinoys-urged-to-be-agents-of-genuine-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinoys urged to be \u2018agents of genuine transformation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roque said Rizal\u2019s life is a testament of \u201chow a single person\u2019s deep love for his country could spark the re-awakening of our forefathers’ desire for freedom and change.\u201d (Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong> \u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Friday enjoined all Filipinos to emulate the country\u2019s national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, and become \u201cagents of genuine transformation\u201d to make the Philippines a \u201cbetter\u201d nation.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the call as the entire country commemorates the 159th birth anniversary of Rizal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Palace joins the entire Filipino nation in celebrating Jose Rizal’s 159th birth anniversary,\u201d Roque said in a press statement. \u201cWe ask our people, the youth in particular, whom our beloved hero referred to as the \u2018hope for our future,\u2019 to take inspiration from his life and emulate his principles to be agents of genuine transformation for a better Philippines.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rizal was born in Calamba, Laguna on June 19, 1861.<\/p>\n

Rizal remains a nationalist icon in the Philippines for helping the country make a move to achieve independence from Spanish colonizers.<\/p>\n

His influential works, including his novels \u201cNoli Me Tangere\u201d and \u201cEl Filibusterismo,\u201d sparked the Filipino revolution against the Spaniards.<\/p>\n

Rizal\u2019s advocacy for reforms in the Philippines during Spain\u2019s colonial rule led to his early death. He was convicted of sedition and executed in Bagumbayan, now called Luneta, in Manila on Dec. 30, 1896.<\/p>\n

Roque said Rizal\u2019s life is a testament of \u201chow a single person\u2019s deep love for his country could spark the re-awakening of our forefathers’ desire for freedom and change.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis occasion reminds us of Dr. Rizal’s young life, dedicated to service, which rings a bell in these challenging times,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Roque was elated that there are now modern-day heroes who are helping the country that is currently struggling due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n

He was referring to the front-liners who have made the ultimate sacrifice to stop the further spread of Covid-19 in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to see today modern-day heroes \u2014 our courageous front-liners \u2014 who rise up to the challenge and serve as beacons of hope to a people weary and fearful of the present global health scare,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MANILA \u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Friday enjoined all Filipinos to emulate the country\u2019s national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, and become \u201cagents …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":128651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1145,16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-258604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headline","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-ruth-abbey-gita-carlos","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258604","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\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258604"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":258605,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258604\/revisions\/258605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}