José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896
Top 10 (Im)Possible Headlines If Jose Rizal Were Still Alive Today
No. 10
“Living legend” baffles geriatricians, geneticists;
Jose Rizal turns 148 today!
No. 9
Rizal rejects 100million peso offer to endorse Belo Medical Clinic
No. 8
Oldest Filipino to marry former broadcaster;
Jose Rizal sets altar date with Loren Legarda
No. 7
Filipino centenarian topples JK Rowling, Stephenie Meyer
in The New York Times Best Seller list
No. 6
President Arroyo, Jose Rizal to lead Independence Day rites
at the Bonifacio Monument in Luneta
No. 5
Pinoy Methuselah attracts 5 million Twitter followers in just 24 hours;
JoseRizal.Ph tops Google in latest Alexa traffic ranking
No. 4
Hitler scion claims Rizal is his great great grandfather;
seeks financial support from revered Filipino icon
No. 3
Senators, congressmen agree to conduct joint hearing on Rizal’s “immortality;”
Doctors, arbularyos, drug companies, bishops invited as resource persons
No. 2
Ten million-strong Rizalistas commit to bloc voting in 2010;
presidential hopefuls seek endorsement of supreme leader
And the No. 1 (im)possible headline if Jose Rizal were still alive today…
After Noli and Fili:
Rizal writes two new books on oppression, corruption, and revolution
“Glori” and “Mikee” to hit the stands Friday
Elsewhere…
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Enjoy your weekend!
Blasphemous this post may read to others, it’s one great heckling to me!
I liked the topmost possible scenario: Glori and Mikee.
perfect na perfect!
From Noli and Fili: Rizal writes two new books on oppression, corruption, and revolution
“Glori” and “Mikee” to hit the stands Friday – PANALO ITECH! hahaha
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here’s a tribute written to honor our national hero:
!Duerme en paz en las sombras dela nada, (Sleep in peace in the shadow of emptiness, )
redentor de una patria esclavizada! (redeemer of a motherland enslaved!)
!No llores dela tumba en el misterio, (Weep not in the mystery of the tomb, )
del espanol el triunfo momentaneo (the Spanish victory was short-lived)
que si una bala destrozo tu craneo, (that if a bullet shattered your cranium, )
en cambio tu idea destruyo un imperio! (in return your genius demolished an empire!)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Al Heroe Nacional Cecilio Apostol 1898 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If he is alive today and in an age of his prime, Jose Rizal will be like Erap. He will be incarcerated, minus the corruption issues. His mind and heart, minus the women and the knees, will be for the “masa”. He would have a Lung and Heart Center (not the Cultural Center). He will be incarcerated because his ideas are beyond this generation to comprehend, and are considered threats to those in power. Unlike Erap, he will not be pardoned. And as history repeats itself, be under endless Senate investigations, and be finally shot in Luneta. And Luneta will be renamed “Rizal Park” again by the next generation….
minus the women? now i am confused… i idolized rizal for his womanizing skills, history books must be exaggerated…
So on the mark, as usual..amusing and too true.
Perhaps, like in AA, the first step is acceptance, knowing that we suck. The Philippines sucks, and then, after acceptance, we’ll do something about it. Don’t get me wrong, I love our country, but the situation today is just so sad, and not enough people care, and too many people in power take advantage.
with great power comes great responsibility, don’t people get that anymore?
meow.
When asked the question “If Rizal is alive today, what is he to you?”,
1. Sen. Lapid : Erhh, patay na un. Gawin kong contractor sa ashfall.”
2. Sen. Santiago: “I’ll jump from an airplane if Rizal is”
3. Sen. Roxas: !!!!??Putr..#89@+!!!. Kuhain kong ninong!
4. Sen. Lacson: “Huwag ninyo ako ituro. Wala akong kinalaman sa pagkamatay noon.”
5. Erap: “Rizal? Di ba Rizal Avenue sa may Manila yoon?”
i’m sure rizal will not reject the 100 million peso
offer to endorse belo medical group…
why? what’s wrong with that?
agree.. what’s wrong with 100 million endorsement money ? it’s legit..it’s not like stolen money..
korni kasi. haha.
hehe..very nice..you make me smile this hot saturday..
sana buhay pa din si Ma Macoy (minus Madam Imelda).
huh!… bakit patay na ba si Madam Imelda?
if rizal were still alive today
1. we wouldnt have countless streets named jp rizal, instead, they will be probably bonifacio streets
2. we would lose an extra holiday in the year
2… which is not celebrated by most of the filipinos anyway.
Dr. Jose Rizal, thought that saving the Filipinos from the Spaniards was the answer to our country’s problems…
I guess he wasn’t counting on Filipino tyrants to enter the picture.
Jazz a thought. If Rizal were alive today and “Glori” has the current situation as its setting, whom would he allude to as the major characters in his novel?
Crisostomo Ibarra – isang OFW kaya?
For Padre Damaso – FG the untouchable?
Maria Clara – ?
Kapitan Tiago, her dad -
Pia Alba, her deceased mom – yung alleged mistress ni FG?
Linares -
Elias -
Basilio -
Crispin -
Sisa – Miriam Santiago?
glori & mikee… BWAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!
if rizal were alive today, he would have studied at La Salle not admu.
agree. mas malapit kc from calamba la salle-zobel in alabang and la salle dasmarinas, cavite which has a college of medicine.
mr. heckler, pwede bati?
to all the fathers out there…
Happy Father’s Day
Mr. Heckler, pwede bati?
to all the fathers out there…
Happy Father’s Day
If Jose Rizal were still alive today he would make it sure that he will be present the next time GMA disclose his political plan after 2010… or promise not to run, again?
hahahahha….i wish he is alive baka isoli nya ang title na national hero…
I’m glad Dr. Jose Rizal is not around today, because I don’t want to see him weep on what his motherland turn into.
very sad Marlon.
woah! one of a kind post. i so like glori and mikee! lolz.
and hey.hey peeps! if Jose Rizal was alive today, he would not study in any of your mention school. dude! he’ll go big time and study at Harvard!
.. wait, i still like gma. in spite and despite. woman empowerment. typical chauvinistic nio. haha. lolz
idol heckler!!
more post to come.
I never thought Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana has a lot of antis tantamount to her fans. just a random thought eh. Gosh! I missed this site very much. Glad to be back.