Each Of Us Looking Through The Mirror Of Everyday

Every December 30, my country the Philippines celebrates Rizal Day, in honor of Jose Rizal, The National Hero, the one who gave his life for his country showing the fire in his mind when he had the choice to fight with the fire in his hands. Filipino nationalists say he was invented by the Americans. They don’t know the Americans. They don’t know Rizal either. He invented himself. My hero!

I’m not that kind of hero. So, what kind am I?

I final-edited the book by Glenn May published in 1997 by New Day (Quezon City, Philippines): Inventing A Hero. The subtitle tells you enough of its contents: The posthumous re-creation of Andres Bonifacio. The author casts doubts on much of the bits and pieces of information we know of Bonifacio, the second most popular national hero of the Philippines, by questioning the integrity of the sources, both persons and papers. The historian in

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