30/12/2025
๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ
Rizal Day, commemorated every ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐, marks the ex*****on of ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฬ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐ at Bagumbayan, now known as Rizal Park. Rizal was a writer, physician, and nationalist whose novels ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐
๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐จ exposed the injustices of Spanish colonial rule. His intellectual resistance inspired the Filipino people to seek freedom through education, reform, and unity. Declared a national holiday in 1898 by President Emilio Aguinaldo, Rizal Day stands as one of the oldest commemorations in Philippine history, reminding every generation of the heroโs enduring legacy.
The observance of Rizal Day is more than a memorial of his deathโit's a celebration of the ideals he lived for: human dignity, peaceful reform, and the pursuit of knowledge. Through flag ceremonies, cultural programs, civic activities, and tributes at Rizal monuments nationwide, the event encourages Filipinos to reflect on how Rizalโs life continues to influence the nationโs progress. It serves as a reminder that nationalism is not only found in great battles, but also in the everyday efforts to ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐. Rizal Day challenges us to embody the heroโs values and keep his vision of a just and educated society alive.
๐ป: Angel Sophia Batac
