Rizal Park

As you walk and explore at Rizal Park, you can see the beauty and newly renovated, taking pictures was so fun, and theirs a train you can ride. Rizal Park is not just for tourist attraction but for you to feel what its like to be at Rizal's time. Rizal Park is once again a presentable to us.

Even were a bit tired a walking all day, we truly enjoy every moment a Rizal Park. Thanks for my Group! and for our Prof. Sir Michael Magbanua. Special thanks to Christopher Butalid, Madine Dela Cruz, Ernez Esguerra, Abigail Maturino, Angelique Fe Tiangson, Sharies Reyes, Dave Reyes and Reymark Hernandez. :)

The El Filibusterismo and Noli Me Tangere

At Fort Santiago, El Filibusterismo and Noli Me Tangere are displayed at the Rizal Shrine. This books are just the copy of the original version.  This two books wrote by Jose Rizal to reveal the cruelty and the abuse of the Spaniards to the Filipinos. In Rizal time all the books of El Filibusterismo and Noli Me Tangere are burn because of the Friar.

Museum of the Filipino People

In our tour at National Gallery of Art in National Museum, I notice a two books and I read it. This books is the Historic events of the Philippines Island. It contains how the Philippines discover and how the Philippines been colonization by the Spaniards.

The National Museum of the Philippines

Also in our tour we visit the National Museum, Having too many artifacts and archives, however, the Anthropology and Archaeology Division needed a building all to itself. Thus it was that the nearby building vacated by the Department of Finance became the “National Museum of the Filipino People.”and at my first time to visit National Museum everything are amazing. Among the historic artifacts are primitive tools that the Malays and the Negroid Aeta tribes used and paintings like the "Spolarium" who painted by Juan Luna.

Here are some historic artifacts like "Spolarium" painted by Juan Luna. also here are some dragon jars and China jars and many others are some of the proofs that even before the colonizers came in, the Filipinos had an existing trading relationship with people from other areas of the world.

At National Museum you can also find different species at the "Species Plantarium". One artifacts that amaze me is the "Ang Haliging Balobok", I've researched it and it's loacted at Tawi-Tawi. I'ts compose of shell that become a rock shelter.

We appreciated a lot for all the artifacts and paintings inside the National Museum, also we enjoy and learn a lot of things. This place is the best for you to visit and discover more.

The Fort Santiago

After A long walk to Intramuros, we have now departed at Fort Santiago. This is my second time to visit Fort Santiago when I am at elementary school, and the inside of Fort Santiago is never been the same but the gate is modern, I think they develop for the tourist. Inside the Fort Santiago you can a beautiful garden and fountain in the middle and old buildings. You can notice all the security guard wearing a Guardia Civil Uniform. Aside of the beautiful inside of Fort Santiago you can also see famous transportation that used during the spanish time The Kartalista. 

The gate to the fort and the bridge over the moat. I’m guessing its strategic not to have the bridge centered in front of the gate.

Here is the statue of the famous Jose Rizal, and the other entrance t of Fort Santiago. They say that this is the trail where Jose Rizal walk before his execution.

The front view of Fort Santiago and the some inner view of Fort Santiago.

Statue of Lapu-Lapu at Rizal Park

Lapu-Lapu, Datu (chieftain) of the Visayan-inhabited Mactan Island in the Philippines, is regarded as the first Filipino national hero. He is known as the first native of the archipelago to have resisted Spanish colonization. On the morning of 17 March 1521, Lapu-Lapu and the men of Mactan, armed with spears & kampilan, faced Spanish soldiers led by Portuguese Captain Ferdinand Magellan. Magellan & several of his men were killed in what would later be known as the Battle of Mactan. This statue was given as a gift to the Philippines from South Korea in 2005.

The Rizal Monument

Rizal Park (also known as Luneta Park) is an urban and historical park located in the northern end of Roxas Boulevard, alongside Manila Bay, in the heart of the city of Manila, Philippines.

Luneta has been the site of some of the most significant moments in Philippine history . Among them is the execution of Jose Rizal on December 30, 1896, sparking the fire of the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish colonizers, elevating the Martyr as the national hero of the country. The park was officially renamed Rizal Park in his honor and his monument serves as the symbolic focal point of the park. The Declaration of Philippine Independence from American rule was held here on July 4, 1946 as well as the political rallies of Ferdinand Marcos and Corazon Aquino in 1986 that led to the EDSA Revolution deposing the dictator.

The Kilometre Zero marker of the Philippines, located on Roxas Boulevard, in front of Rizal monument, serves as the point from which road distances from Manila are measured.

Rizal Park's history began in the early 18th century during the Spanish rule. While Manila's social and business activities were confined within Intramuros, a small area just south of the walls was cleared to prevent sneak attacks from the patriotic natives. The area, then known as Bagumbayan (New Town) was shaped like a small moon (lunette) and thus was later named Luneta.

In the latter part of the 19th century, the place became notorious for public executions of criminals and political enemies of Spain. On February 17, 1872, three Filipino priests, Mariano Gómez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora, collectively known Gomburza, were executed by garrote, accused of subversion arising from the 1872 Cavite mutiny.