Comments on: Jose Rizal Monument in Madrid

By: abhie

abhie — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:24:39 +0000

the photos are very nice
as JOSE RIZAL once said “the FILIPINO people are very UNFORTUNATE people”
that’s right foreign countries knows more about our national hero.

Tayong mga pilipino hindi natin pinapahalagahan ang importansya ng ating pambansang bayani…

By: rusela

rusela — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:12:45 +0000

marami pong salamat !!! this is really helpful. happy holidays!

By: filipinamom

filipinamom — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:58:39 +0000

Hi Rusela,
It is located in Avenida de filipinas corner Calle de Santander in front of Piaggio Showroom Center. If you take the Metro you take take line 7 and walk back. Well I can tell what bus because we usually just walk. It’s just lies outside the new park calle Canal de Isabel II where there is a driving range. You will nit get lost. Thanks for the visit and Have fun.

By: rusela

rusela — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:06:46 +0000

Hi! Thank you for this nice post. I just want to ask where can I find exactly the Rizal monument in Madrid? I will visit Madrid these coming holidays and I don´t want to miss the opportunity seeing the monument.. Thanks!

By: filipinamom

filipinamom — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:09:51 +0000

Ja I commented that on your blog but it wasn’t posted but I checked my link it is working.
Glad that it’s progressing. Just that I’m so busy right to write or blog but Thank you for your tireless effort. Will post the link in my other social sites. Friendster, Facebook, Stumble upon, digg hope many will sign.

By: rollyocampo

rollyocampo — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:11:59 +0000

And yes, I forgot! Young Cebuano blogger Kevin Ray Chua has signed the online petition earlier today. Kevin Ray is committed to Senator Mar Roxas but I believe the more important thing is that he's shown commitment to country and people. His blog is at Mar Roxas for President in 2010.

By: rollyocampo

rollyocampo — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:50:42 +0000

Hi Ana! It’s always nice to hear from you.

I really appreciate your tireless effort to promote our online petition. I noted the signature of Ms. Catherine Austero of Copenhagen, Denmark on March 6 and your blog must have been the reason why she learned about the petition.

One small thing about the link to the online petition. I don’t think it’s working. I’ve made the same error before. The .html extension is needed for it to work: http://www.gopetition.com/online/23996.html.

BTW, we have some developments in Senator Roxas’ reaction to the Monumento issue. First, I’ve received a phone call from the LRTA and second, young Kevin Ray Chua of Cebu has picked up the news and discussed it in his Mar Roxas for 2010 blog. You can read about these developments in my blog.

A blessed International Women’s Day! See you again soon.

By: filipinamom

filipinamom — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:17:59 +0000

It made more proud of my heritage when I saw this monument of Rizal and you’re right you will ask yourself why the Spanish or any foreign state honors our National hero or any thing from our past like our literature and our history. But our countrymen are forgetting to give due respect especially those who are in power. So Filipino around the world should voice out their opposition to the this horrible mistake while their still time.
Thanks for your initiating this petition.
an we hope more will sign our petition.
To the Filipinos
Support the petition sign and support the movement http://www.gopetition.com/online/23996

By: rollyocampo

rollyocampo — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:37:27 +0000

It’s always heartening to see Philippine monuments such as those of Dr. Jose Rizal being treated with such reverence by the Spanish people. The respect they’re showing us as a people by honoring the Pride of the Malay Race is tremendous.

The absence of billboards around the Rizal monument in Madrid, as shown in your pictures, is in stark contrast to the proliferation of billboards around the Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan City.

Ano’ng dahilan at tila mas mataas pa ang pagpapahalaga ng mga dating mananakop sa ating kultura kaysa sa atin mismong mga Pilipino?! Sa kanilang sariling lupain ay pinararangalan ng mga Español ang bantayog ng ating dakilang bayani ngunit dito sa sarili nating bayan ay nilalapastangan at binabale-wala!

Thanks Ana for sharing the pictures and your pride in being a Filipina in a foreign land.

God bless.