Pinoy Nation

Who is Jose Rizal, and why are there statues of him all over Canada?

Episode Summary

He has a 10-foot tall statue in Calgary, Alberta, a park named after him in Brampton, Ontario and countless other monuments around the world: but who is Jose Rizal?

Episode Notes

On this week’s episode of Pinoy Nation, we learn more about Jose  Rizal’s role in the Philippines' liberation, his death at the hands of the Spanish colonial government, and how his longstanding legacy continues to be celebrated to this day.

Pinoy Nation is part of the Frequency Podcast Network, produced by Eden Debebe and Nandika Ravi, executive produced by Andrew McKay. Listen in English with Eden Debebe or in Tagalog with Marieton Pacheco.

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