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Article: Rizal should be youtha[euro][TM]s role model, says President.(Main News)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- December 30, 2005
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Byline: GENALYN D. KABILING
In commemoration of the 109th death anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal yesterday in Baguio City, President Arroyo called on the Filipino youth to look up to Rizal as their role model, encouraging them to initiate change and reminding them to emulate and follow the examples and teachings of the National Hero.
"We hope our youth will remember the values that Rizal died for and the message that he gave to the Filipino youth," she said in her brief remarks.
Rizal, a doctor and novelist, was shot by firing squad on Dec. 30, 1896 at the Bagumbayan (now Luneta or Rizal Park) in Manila on charges of rebellion against the ...