December 30, 2024
Dear Forum Member and Friend,Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year to Your Family and Friends!Today, on the occasion of Dr. Jose P. Rizal's execution by colonial Spain's firing squad on December 30, 1896, the Forum is presenting this retrospective of major vignettes and sidelights about his remarkable life as posted in Jose Carillo's English Forum in recent years.
1. Students’ Sounding Board:
“Did Rizal ever speak and write in English?" (January 28, 2010)
2. The Forum Lounge:
“A Rizal retrospective on his 160th birth anniversary" (June 18, 2019)
3. Watch and Listen:
“A declamation by Ed Manuel Song (June 23, 2008) of Jose Rizal’s ‘Mi Ultimo Adios’ in the original Spanish”4. A Book Review:
“An anthology that’s a one-stop shop for everything Rizal” (December 28, 2018)
5. A Charming Related Story:
“‘A Prayer to St. Jude’, reminiscence by Forum Member Angel Casillan”(January 23, 2011)
I trust that will enjoy these readings about or related to the life of our National Hero.
With my best wishes,
Joe Carillo
