Bravo Eliezer! If only a lot more students in this forum share your sentiments then I can truly say that there's indeed hope for the future of Filipinas. Well...
I also thank you for sharing your work with us. It was brave of you to step out and let us see the fruits of your labor. If every student did what you just...
Rizal had an amusing incident during his voyage across the Pacific in 1888. On board the Belgic, an English steamer at Yokohama bound for the United States, he...
Merry Christmas, everyone! I'd like to share with you about Rizal's valedictory poem and discussion points as well as points to ponder, in a spot where I feel ...
A friend of mine shared some of his thoughts on Rizal w/ me. With his permission I'd like to share them with this group in the hope that it generates some...
Merry Christmas Frank! I enjoyed your thoughts on your blog. I take it you do not want to discuss it which is why you did not put it in a discussion forum. So...
"I agree with your analysis. Sayang si Dr. Jose Rizal." On the contrary, his life wasn't a waste at all. I honestly believe that how his life ended was the...
Rizal would have supported an armed struggle only on one condition, and that he wrote: self-defense, that is, when there is no other recourse. Remember, before...
I agree with you, Frank. But I distinctly remember that at some point, Dr. Rizal and his older brother Paciano made contingency plans of buying ammunitions...
Edgar, ***On the contrary, his life wasn't a waste at all.*** To me, if you look at Rizal's vision and the purpose toward which he dedicated his life (and...
Posted separately (with apologies to those who might not accept this post and to whom I promise to desist from posting further on the subject) at the following...
The Philippines in the World (2. The Soaring Vision) (I would like to thank the moderators who kindly permitted me to post the first part of my "concern" -...
Edgar, Let's be clear before we agree or disagree: (1) Rizal entertained the idea of revolution, justifiable only as a last resort, in self-defense. (2) If in...
Frank, I think there's no disagreement based on the facts you stated. But let me just point out that the conditions you mentioned were fulfilled in a sense...
Edgar, ***Part of the military in support -- if by this you were expecting the Spanish military to revolt against its own then its not on the table.*** I...
CDV, I wonder then, has there been even a surreptitious attempt to convince some of those Indios who were part of the Spanish military to join the revolution?...
After the Civil War and prior to the Spanish American War, Black soldiers, known as the "Buffalo Soldiers" were sent to keep order (= suppress the Native...
Edgar, ***I wonder then, has there been even a surreptitious attempt to convince some of those Indios who were part of the Spanish military to join the...
just sharing something i found while browsing blogs: http://laonglaan.blogspot.com/ might just be of interest to some :D regards... -HH [Non-text portions of...
Edgar, Rizal change his mind? No. He was hardheaded; he knew what he wanted, and those 4 prerequisites for a successful revolution would not have changed if...
[dr. yoder] 1. "The only 'Buffalo Soldier' I know of who abandoned the US Army and joined up with the Katipunan was David Fagan." 2. "I believe that many, if...
Would Dr. Jose Rizal be happy with the recent developments? Who knows? We are now well beyond the middle of the Year 2005. Almost near the end of the year, in...
Dido, ***Would Dr. Jose Rizal be happy with the recent developments?*** If the Eden that was the Philippines to Rizal was no longer lost, he would be happy...
Rizal was happily settled in Hongkong from November 1891 to June 1892 where he had a lucrative medical practice when he decided to return to Manila because...
Carl, The reference to that historical account was taken from Epistolario Rizalino Vol. III Only the last paragraph was my personal comment. Edgar ... Hi...
Did you know that aside from Noli and Fili, Dr. Rizal also started to write other novels but didn't quite like what he wrote so he abandoned them almost...
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