June 22, 2026
I am deeply saddened by the tragic shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, where three young lives were lost and seven others were injured. This tragedy comes at a deeply alarming time, following recent incidents of violence involving students in other schools.
I extend my heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and offer my prayers for the swift recovery of those who were wounded. Ipinagkakatiwala ng bawat magulang ang kaligtasan ng kanilang mga anak sa […]
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June 21, 2026
WILHELMSFELD, GERMANY – Speaking from Wilhelmsfeld, where José Rizal once longed for home and completed the novel that awakened a nation’s thirst for independence and self-determination, Senator Loren Legarda called on Filipinos to carry forward the national hero’s unfinished vision of freedom and dignity.
At Rizal Park during the commemoration of Rizal’s 165th Birth Anniversary, Legarda said Rizal should be remembered not as a figure of mourning, but as a living force whose ideals of freedom, dignity continue to guide the […]
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June 21, 2026
To our friends from Wilhelmsfeld, Knights of Rizal, dear fellow Filipinos, and to all other guests, Guten Morgen.
There are many ways to honor a great man – in monuments, in street names, in the lessons we teach our children. But every so often, a place offers something far more meaningful. It lets us walk where he walked. That is why we are all here. We did not come to Wilhelmsfeld to just speak about Dr. Jose Rizal from a […]
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June 20, 2026
WILHELMSFELD, GERMANY — Senator Loren Legarda walked the path once taken by Dr. Jose Rizal in Germany, saying that the footsteps of our national hero remain part of the country’s living memory. She reminded that greatness often begins in simple acts, and that retracing Rizal’s daily walk between Wilhelmsfeld and Heidelberg is a way of carrying forward the conscience of the Filipino people.
The Rizal Historic Trail was formally opened on June 20, 2026 (CEST) in Wilhelmsfeld, a day after the nation marked the […]
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June 20, 2026
To the Gemeinde Wilhelmsfeld, and to the Knights of Rizal Wilhelmsfeld– Heidelberg Chapter, thank you for bringing this trail to life, and for inviting me to walk it with you.
I have visited Wilhelmsfeld many times, and it has always been a home for me. I remember the quiet of it, the vicarage where Dr. Jose Rizal stayed with Pastor Ullmer and his family, the garden he and Eta tended at dawn, the home where a young man from Calamba was treated less like a boarder and more […]
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