Felice Prudente Sta. Maria, in her beautifully written and designed book "In Excelsis: The Mission of Jose P. Rizal, Humanist and Philippine National Hero," debunked the claim that it was the ...

Twenty years after the 1872 revolt, Filipino nationalists began to organize secretly. In 1892 Jose Rizal founded Liga Filipina, and in 1895 Andres Bonifacio organized the Katipunan, a fraternal ...

Jose Rizal, our national hero ... and ultimately ignited Andres Bonifacio's revolt that ended in the declaration of independence of the Philippines from Spain on June 12, 1898.