The Philippine nation celebrates his 150th birthday, June 19, 2011.
So many things have been said and written about the man, be it in the internet, in books, in schools and speeches that would find it difficult to think of what more can be done or said as a tribute to him on his special day. The Manila Standard Today’s June 18th edition on page A7 showed a photo of PNoy and VP JBinay unveiling the commemorative logo at the Rizal monument in last December’s wreath laying ceremonies to mark the heroe’s death by musketry.
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| VP J. Binay and PNoy |
On its own, the PHA have seen it fit to pay homage to the good Dr. Jose P. Rizal in the past National Hospital Week on account of his past endeavors as a doctor and in putting up a hospital in Dapitan during his exile in 1892.
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| L to R: PHA E.O. Mac Caliwara, PHA President Dr. Ruben Flores, PHIC's Tito Mendiola, PHA BOD Dr. Rudy Ante, PHA Legal Counsel Atty. Leo Olarte |
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| PHA President Ruben Flores (center) flanked by (from left) PHA E.O. Mac Caliwara, PHIC EVP Tito Mendiola PHA Director Rudy Ante (Bicolandia) and PHA Legal Counsel Atty. Leo Olarte. At the back are the Secretariat Staff |
To the Filipinos, Jose P. Rizal can mean many things:
*A name of a street. The name J.P. Rizal street can be found in many places.
*A name of a town or Province. Rizal Province.
*A writer. His most notable were “La Solidaridad” and “El Filibisterismo”
*A Doctor
*. He is a street, he is a town, a province, a writer, a doctor, a rebel, a revolutionary, a
monument, a park , a god, a hero and a lot of so many other things.
The Philippine Hospital Association in this edition of its blog, gives tribute to the man, the hero and the hospital administrator, by encouraging all its members and friends to read up on his biography and his writings. As one read through his life, it will be hard to escape notice of his love for his country and fellowmen. The sufferings he endured and sacrifices he made despite his being born to a rich family and possessing special gifts and talents makes one to truly appreciate his contribution to the Filipino people being free today.
Extolling his virtues, Gat Jose Rizal in WIKIPEDIA and Jose Rizal website (endorsed by the Committee on Higher Education) :
· The 7th in a family of 11, 2 boys and 9 girls
· Reciting the alphabet at the age of 3, wrote a poem at the age of 8, earned from Ateneo a Bachelors of Art degree at the age of 16 with a grade of “Excellent”, took up course and passed examination on Expert Assessor likewise at the age of 16 and the Surveyor’s examination at the age of 17, finished his studies in medicine in Madrid at the age of 24 and finished his course in Philosophy and Letters at the age of 24, again with a grade of “Excellent” , travelled extensively in Europe and learned 22 languages which included Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Malayan, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Tagalog and other native dialects.
· An artist, businessman, cartoonist, educator, economist, ethnologist, scientific farmer, historian, inventor, journalist, linguist, musician, mythologist, nationalist, naturalist, novelist, ophthalmic surgeon, poet, propagandist, psychologist, scientist, sculptor, sociologist and theologist.
· An expert swordsman and a good shot.
· Wrote the Noli Me Tangere and its sequel, the El Filibusterismo and his last poem, the “Ultimo Adios”.
His life was ended by musketry at the age of 35 in December 30, 1896, in Bagumbayan, Luneta , Manila.
He can truly be a source of inspiration and hope for all Filipinos. For the year 2011, his birthday coincides with Father’s Day. While childless at his death, could he have been a good father, one might ask? Read his works and you be the judge if he would be deserving of being a father for all of the Filipino people he loved so much.
I am glad I did this blog. I now know things I did not know or have forgotten about our National Hero, Gat Dr. Jose P. Rizal.
Happy birthday and Happy Father’s Day, Tay Pepe!
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