IN 1892, Jose Rizal began ... proposed by the mature Rizal. In Rizal’s childhood they spelled words with a “c” rather than “k.” Further, the word “kalayaan” (freedom) is used twice.

Abueva, kindly sent a copy of Andres Bonifacio’s “Pagtatanggol ng Kalayaan ng Ating Bayan ... and the unjust murder of our beloved countryman, Jose Rizal, have opened a wound in our hearts ...

Today, when our country is in dire search of true and authentic heroes, we remember Dr. Jose Rizal with fondness and ... other claimants of Spratlys, the Kalayaan Islands and Scarborough Shoal.