ACTIVITY 2

Direction: As inspired by Dr. Jose Rizal’s

writings and poems, write a minimum of 2
and maximum of 3-stanza poem which
highlights the Filipino culture, traditions,
and the present socio-economic, political,
and religious situation in the Philippines.
 RUBRIC
5 4 3 2
Content The poem The poem uses several The poem uses The poem uses general
incorporates many descriptive words to general or ordinary or ordinary terms to
precise, vivid, and develop a main idea or terms to develop a describe the topic; the
descriptive words to message. main idea or message. words do not develop a
develop a main idea main idea or message.
or message.
Organization The sequencing of The sequencing of words The sequencing of The sequencing of
words and phrases is and phrases is somewhat words and phrases is words and phrases is
logical, and the logical, and the reader is very confusing, and random. The reader
reader is able to able to follow the the reader may need can find no evidence of
follow the ordering ordering of ideas with to use his/her own thoughtful ordering of
of ideas easily. minimal effort. knowledge to ideas.
determine the order
of ideas.
Promptness of The output is The output is submitted The output is The output is
Submission submitted before the right on the set time. submitted within 5 submitted beyond 5
set time. mins after the set minutes of the set
time. time.
Rizal Life: Family,
Childhood and
 Birth
• born on June 19,1861, in the town of Calamba, Laguna.

• he was baptized on the third day and called him Jose Protacio,
because it falls on the commemoration of Saint Joseph and
of Saint Protacio.

• he was the seventh child in a family of 11 children (2 boys and

9 girls)

• Francisco Mercado Rizal: Father

• Teodora Alonzo Quintos: Mother
 Birth
• Referred by his family as Pepe

• Felice Prudente Santa Maria: “St.

Joseph was Jesus Christ’s putative
father. San Jose’s name is always
followed by the letter ‘P.P’ for pater
putivus in Latin.
• Pronouced as ‘peh’in Spanish
 Birth
• Baptized: June 22, 1861

• Baptized: Rev. Fr. Rufino Collantes

• Predicted that Jose would become someone: unusual size
of his head
• Godfather: Rev. Fr. Pedro Casanas

• Baptismal Certificate: destroyed by fire in 1862

• Restored: Fr. Leoncio Lopez
• Model for the portrayal of Fr. Florentio in El
Filibusterismo
Family
• As Catholics, they instilled the
importance of being
courteous
• Love of God: Foundation to
value and respect other’s
rights
• Heard mass every day
especially Sundays
• Prayed the Angelus and the
Holy Rosary @ 6 a.m., 12
p.m. and 6 p.m.
• Mano after the prayer recital
 Family
• As a Principalia, they were
able to build a stone house
near the Church

• Owned a stagecoach and

library

• Sent to college in Manila

• Host to visitors in their

community
 Parents
• Francisco Engracio Rizal Mercado y Alejandra II
• Youngest of 13 children to Cirila Alejandro and Juan
Mercado

• May 11, 1818

• Biñan, Laguna

• Fourth generation of Chinese immigrant: Domingo

Lamco (late 1600)
• Colegio de San Jose in Manila: Latin and Philosophy
 Parents
• High regard: people of Calamba
• Elected Cabeza de Barangay

• Failure of an agrarian case

• Evicted from his house: September 1899

• Died in Manila: January 5, 1898

• 80 years old

TRAITS INHERITED: Strong-willed, educated and

independent minded individual
 Parents
• Dona Teodora Morales Alonzo Realonda y Quintos
• November 9, 1827-Manila

• Second child of Lorenzo Alonso and Brigida de Quintos

• College of Santa Rosa

• Died in Manila: August 16, 1911

• 85 years old
 Parents
• Was offered a pension by the government: declined
• “My family has never been patriotic for money. If the
government has a surplus of funds and is unsure what to do
with them, it should lower taxes.”

• Rizal to Blumentritt: “My mother is not a woman of ordinary

culture. She is more knowledgeable about literature and speaks more
fluently than I do. When I was studying rhetoric, she even corrected
my poems and gave me sound advice. She is a mathematician who
has read a lot of books. Her father, the Philippine delegate to the
Cortes, had been her teacher.”
 Siblings
Saturnina (1850-1913)
• Eldest

• Referred to as Neneng

• La Concordia College in Sta. Ana, Manila

• Married Manuel Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas

• Published Pascual Poblete’s translation of Noli Me Tangere

• Died in 1913: 63 years old

 Siblings
• Paciano (1851-1930)
• Elder brother of Jose and the only brother

• Referred to as Ciano

• Studied Latin with Maestro Justiniano Cruz

• Referred by Jose as ‘Uto’

• Sends him a 50 peso monthly allowance

• Thought to be Pilosopong Tasio in Noli Me Tangere

 Siblings
• Apprehended by the American forces in 1900
• Military commander of the revolutionary forces in
Laguna

• Led a simple life: farmer

• Married his common-law wife: Severina Decena-2 children

• Died of tuberculosis: 79 years old

 Siblings
• Narcisa (1852-1939)
• Second daughter and third child
• Called Sisa by her siblings
• Supported Jose’s studies abroad and the only amongst
the siblings that could narrate the poems of Jose
• Married to Antonio Lopez: teacher and musician
• The only family member that visited Jose in his prison cell
the day before his execution
• Discovered the unmarked grave of Jose
 Siblings
• Olimpia (1855-1887)
• Was called Ypia

• Married to Silvestro Ubaldo: telegraph operator

• Fourth child of the Rizal Family

• Described by Rizal as his stout sister

• Schoolmate of Rizal’s first love: Segunda

Katigbak-mediator between the lovers
 Siblings
• Lucia (1857-1919)
• Born in 1857

• Married Mariano Herbosa: 5 children

• 1889: Mariano died-epidemic
• Denied a Christian burial: Rizal’s
brother-in-law
• Marked the Rizal family’s persecution

• Passed away in 1919

 Siblings
• Maria (1859-1945)
• Born in 1855

• Married Daniel Faustino Cruz: 5 children

• Mauricio Cruz: became a student of Jose in Dapitan
• One of Jose’s favorites

• Known recipient of Jose’s letters

• Passed away in 1954

 Siblings
• Conception (1862-1865)
• Was called Concha

• Died at the age of three

• First Sorrow of our hero

“ When I was four (4) years old I lost my little
sister Concha (3), and then for the first time I wept
tears of love and grief…”
 Siblings
• Josefa (1865-1945)
• Born in 1865

• Unmarried and lived with Trinidad until death

• Said to have suffered from epilepsy

• Died in 1945
 Siblings
• Trinidad (1868-1951)
• Born in 1868

• Remained single and shared a home with Josefa

• Received the alcohol lamp which holds the

‘Last Farewell’ also known as ‘Mi Ultimo
Adios’

• Died in 1951, outlived all of her siblings

 Siblings
• Soledad (1870-1929)
• Youngest of the Rizal siblings

• Married Pantaleon Quintero: 5 children

• Passed away in 1929

 Ancestors
• Chinese: Father’s side
• Japanese: Mother’s side

• Mother: Rajah Lakandula- Malayan and Indonesian genes

• PATRILINEAL: Domingo Lamco (Chinese)

• Great-great grandfather
• Christian: Catholic
• Married Ines de la Rosa (Chinese)
• Changed surname to MERCADO: 1731
 Ancestors
• Mercado translates to Market: merchant
• Two children: Francisco & Josefa (deceased)
• Francisco married Cirila Bernacha
(Filipino-Chinese)
• Lived in Biñan-elected Gobernadorcillo
• Children: Juan and Clemente
• Juan: elected Gobernadorcillo (3 times)
• Served as Hermano Mayor
• Juan married Cirila Alejandra: 12 children
• Francisco (Jose’s Father) was the youngest
 Ancestors
• MATRILINEAL: Lakandula-last native King of Tondo
• Eugenio Ursua (Japanese) married
Benigna (unknown)-Regina
• Regina + Manuel de Quintos
• Brigida (one of the daughters) married
Lorenzo Alberto Alfonso (PH deputy:
Spanish cortes
• Narcisca, Teodora, Gregorio, Manuel,
Jose
 Ancestors
• Why not use Lamco and Mercado?
• Lamco-used their godparents’ names
• Sangley-translates to Mercado
(Chinese-discriminated)

• Rizal and not Mercado- Paciano: GOMBURZA

• Safer and will not interfere in his studies
• Jose appeared as an illegitimate child
 Childhood
• Happy childhood
• Lived in Laguna lakeshore
• Amiable, thoughtful and loving
• Frail and sickly: TLC from parents
• Mother: first teacher
• In Memory of My Town (Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo)
• Aya: ghost stories, treasure stories, legends, and
folktales
• Enjoyed playing alone and listen to birds
 Childhood
• Uncle Jose: teach him academics
• Uncle Manuel: work on his physique
• Uncle Gregorio: work hard

• Owned a pony
• Usman- his dog
• Perform magic tricks: disappearing coin, falsely
cutting a thin rope, and untying a handkserchief
 Childhood
• Trip to Antipolo: Pilgrimage to the Virgin of
Antipolo
• Boarded a barge and sailed to the Pasig
River

• After the trip they went to Manila and visited

Saturnina
 Group Activity
EARLY EDUCATION
• First Teacher: His Mother Teodora
• The Private Tutors
• Rizal’s First Formal Schooling in Binan
• The Imprisonment of Dona Teodora
• The Death of Gomburza
 Team Game Tournament

Rizal was first educated at home by

________.

a. Don Francisco c. Maestro Justiniano Cruz

b. Doña Teodora d. Paciano

 Answer

Doña
Teodora
 Answer

Doña
Teodora
 Team Game Tournament

At the age of ______ Pepe was devoutly

taught with alphabet and prayers.

a. Two c. Five

b. Three d. Six
 Answer

Three
 Answer

Three
 Team Game Tournament
Of all the stories taught by Dona Teodora,
this particular story touched Jose deeply
which resulted to him writing about it in his
diary.

a. Amigos de los Nios c. Story of the Moth

b. La Biblia d. The Children’s Friend

 Answer

The
Story of
the Moth
 Answer

The
Story of
the Moth
 Team Game Tournament

It is the book used by Jose Rizal’s mother to

teach him about the value of obedience.

a. Amigos de los Nios c. Story of the Moth

b. La Biblia d. The Children’s Fiend

 Answer

Amigos
de los
Nios
 Answer

Amigos
de los
Nios
 Team Game Tournament

Who was the first tutor hired to teach Jose

at home?

a. Maestro Celestino c. Maestro Leon Monroy

b. Maestro Justiniano d. Maestro Lucas Padua

 Answer

Maestro
Celestino
 Answer

Maestro
Celestino
 Team Game Tournament

Who was tutor of Rizal that was a former

classmate of Don Francisco?

a. Maestro Celestino c. Maestro Leon Monroy

b. Maestro Justiniano d. Maestro Lucas Padua

 Answer

Maestro
Leon
Monroy
 Answer

Maestro
Leon
Monroy
 Team Game Tournament

It is the death of ______ that caused Jose’s

parents to send the nine-year-old to a
private school in Binan?

a. Maestro Celestino c. Maestro Leon Monroy

b. Maestro Justiniano d. Maestro Lucas Padua

 Answer

Maestro
Leon
Monroy
 Answer

Maestro
Leon
Monroy
 Team Game Tournament

Who accompanied Dr. Jose Rizal in his

journey from Calamba to Binan to pursue
his studies?

a. Don Francisco c. Narcisa

b. Dona Teodora d. Paciano

 Answer

Paciano
 Answer

Paciano
 Team Game Tournament

What mode of transportation was used by

the Rizal brothers as they left Calamba for
Binan?

a. Bapor c. Kabayo

b. Carromata d. Kalesa
 Answer

Carromata
 Answer

Carromata
 Team Game Tournament

Who was the boy that showed Jose around

Binan at night?

a. Leandro c. Leo

b. Leonilo d. Leon
 Answer

Leandro
 Answer

Leandro
 Team Game Tournament

He is the teacher described by Jose as ‘he

was tall, lean, long-necked man with a
sharp nose and a slightly bent body.”?

a. Maestro Celestino c. Maestro Leon Monroy

b. Maestro Justiniano d. Maestro Lucas Padua

 Answer

Maestro
Justiniano
 Answer

Maestro
Justiniano
 Team Game Tournament

Dona Teodora was arrested and forced to

walk _____ kilometers around Laguna.

a. 20 c. 40

b. 30 d. 50
 Answer

50
 Answer

50
 Team Game Tournament

Dona Teodora was arrested on the

accusation of attempting to ______ her
sister-in-law.

a. sabotage c. murder

b. kill d. poison
 Answer

Poison
 Answer

Poison
 Team Game Tournament

What animal consumed the food and died

that was purposely for Teodora Alberto and
was delivered by Rizal’s mother?

a. cat c. horse

b. dog d. rabbit
 Answer

Dog
 Answer

Dog
 Team Game Tournament

What are the two disheartening events that

disturbed Jose during his early education?
 Answer

Execution of GOMBURZA
Imprisonment of his Mother
 Team Game Tournament

Did Dona Teodora’s imprisonment

undergone due process of law?
Answer

No
 Team Game Tournament

Who led the Cavite Mutiny?

a. Andres Bonifacio c. Marcelo H. del Pilar

b. Fernando La Madrid d. Rafael Izquierdo

 Answer

Fernando
La Madrid
 Answer

Fernando
La Madrid
 Death of GOMBURZA
• CAVITE MUTINY
• Gov. Gen. Rafael Izquierdo: repealed the
exemption of tribute
• Workers mutinied against the government
• January 20, 1872: 200 workers
• Led by La Madrid-seized Fort San Felipe (2
days)

• February 17, 1872: day of GOMBURZA’s

execution