Jose Rizal Boyhood

Script

I. Introduction:

[Video: (1) Pictures of different heroes; (2) time-lapse video of students; (3) time-lapse video of
people crossing the street]

Thoreen (VO): We live in an archipelago that is a melting pot of cultures despite the Philippines
being among the youngest nation in the world. Our history may have extended to years and years before from
the Aetas, Malays, Chinese, then the Spanish conquering the archipelago, then came the Americans and
Japanese. We live in a country that has experienced a lot and has seen a lot. Our role as students is to have a
better understanding of the times before us. And among them is Jose Rizal. [Picture of the Rizal monument]

[Video: Messi with Rizal as background]

Messi: Perhaps the most import and among the well-studied Filipino hero is Jose Protacio Rizal
Mercado y Alonso Realonda more popularly known as Jose Rizal.

[Video: Jasmine with the Paco Park Chapel as background]

Jasmine: But who really is the man behind the name Jose P. Rizal?

[Video: Messi with the three set of statues in Luneta as background]

Messi: Rizal is a Filipino Nationalist, a writer and a revolutionary

[Video: Jasmine with the walking shot along the terraced walkway Paco]

Jasmine: He is widely considered as the greatest national hero of the Philippines.

[Video: Messi *I forgot which vid*]

Messi: But before he became a national hero, he was just a young boy.

[Video: Jasmine in Benilde *please shoot this*]

Jasmine: It makes me wonder how many Filipinos know Rizal well.

[Video: Messi at the cube rocks]

Messi: We decided to ask several different questions about Rizal to see how Filipinos know about
him.

[Video Montage: Students in a class answering questions.**]

[Video: Rizal Park panorama]

Jasmine (VO): Republic Act No. 1425, known as the Rizal Law, mandates all educational
institutions in the Philippines to offer courses about José Rizal. The full name of the law is An Act to Include in
the Curricula of All Public and Private Schools, Colleges and Universities Courses On the Life, Works and
Writings of Jose Rizal, Particularly His Novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, Authorizing the Printing
and Distribution Thereof, and for Other Purposes. The measure was strongly opposed by the Roman Catholic
Church in the Philippines due to the anti-clerical themes in Noli Me Tángereand El Filibusterismo.

[Video: Interview five students in Benilde and three students in Taft]***

[Video: Jasmine going up the stairs]

Jasmine: Looks like not a lot of people know Jose Rizal.

[Video: Jovelyn]

Jovelyn: Despite Rizal being a well-studied subject, not a lot of people know him well.

[Video: Messi]

Messi: How about we take a journey to the province that produced the Philippines’ greatest
national hero?

[Video: Messi in the street]

Messi: So c’mon and let’s go, visit and trace the small steps of young Rizal.

[Video: Travel videos in the car (2 videos)]

Thoreen (VO): To learn more about the young Pepe, we travelled to his hometown Calamba.

[Video: Calamba town video]*** download***

Messi (VO): Calamba is a component city of Laguna, Philippines. It is the regional center of
the CALABARZON region. It is situated 54 kilometres (34 mi) south of Manila, the city is known as the Resort
Capital of the Philippines because of its numerous hot spring resorts, most of which are located in Barangay
Pansol and Barangay Bucal.

According to the latest census, the city has a population of 389,377, making it the largest local
government unit in Laguna. It is also the 4th densest city in the province with more than 2,600 people per
square kilometer after Biñan, Cabuyao and Santa Rosa.

Calamba City is the hometown of the Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal.

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[INSERT PICTURES OF LANDMARKS: RIZAL SHRINE, RIZAL PARK, BANGA, CHURCH]***

Thoreen (VO): Among its landmarks are: Rizal Shrine: This is located the St. John the Baptist
Church, it is where José Rizal, the Philippines' national hero, lived before he was executed in Rizal Park.
Calamba Rizal Park/The Plaza: This public park in Barangay Real commemorates Jose Rizal. Erected on a 7
hectares (17 acres) land at Calamba City Hall Complex, the monument is 22 feet (6.7 m) tall, with the number
symbolizing the 22 languages and dialects used by Rizal. It sits on top of a 15-step podium, symbolizing one
decade since Rizal was born. It is the tallest Jose Rizal Monument in the World. Banga/Pot of
Calamba: Banga is a large pot that symbolizes the name of Calamba City. The name of Calamba City derived
 from the two words, "kalan" and "banga". The barangays in Calamba was inscripted around the pot. This pot
is also known asCalambanga. St. John the Baptist Church: Established in 1859, it was burned by the Japanese
during World War II. It was reconstructed by Fr. Eliseo Dimaculangan. It was the christening site of José Rizal.
The original baptismal font has been preserved and refurbished.

[Video: Rizal Shrine Panorama]

[Video: Thoreen in front of house.]

Thoreen: Located in the heart of Calamba Laguna, Jose Rizal Shrine and Museum, is the
most visited tourist spot of the town

[Video: Rizal Shrine Panorama from inside/ Pictures of Rizal Shrine]

Thoreen (VO): Last 2009, the house was repainted from its original color of white to a light
green color. The National Historical Institute (NHI) said that they changed the color to to give emphasis
on Rizal's surname from the word "Risal" in Spanish which means green f ield ready to harvest.

[Video: Panorama of the downstairs interior]

Thoreen (VO): When you enter the Jose Rizal Shrine, this stairs will welcome you. Very
ancient indeed! Just watch your step when you climb the stairs or hold on the side for your safety.

[Video: Panorama of the room, pictures]

Thoreen (VO): Even to this day, Rizal's house makes a striking impression. It is the biggest house in the area. It
was here that Rizal was born. I can close my eyes for a moment to visualize in my mind what it was like standing in
front of this beautiful house. Instead of cars, there were horse-drawn carriages. Instead of people in modern
clothes, I visualize men and women wearing 19th century Barong Tagalogs and Maria Clara attires. Visiting Rizal's
house was like a time travel to the world of the young Jose Rizal.

[Video: Thoreen showing Rizal’s works]

Thoreen: x x x

[Video: pictures]

Rizal's parents were Don Francisco Mercado and Donya Teodora Alonso, a well-to-do couple who originally came
from Binan, Laguna. After they married, Rizal's parents migrated to Calamba where they built one of the first stone
and hardwood houses there. The house was patterned after the "Bahay na Bato" architectural style that was
popular among the ilustrados of the 19th century.

[Video: Thoreen going up]

Thoreen: x x x
[Video: Panorama of Sala Interior]

Thoreen: On June 19, 1861, Rizal was born inside that house and was the seventh among the eleven children
of Don Francisco and Dona Teodora. He was baptized “José Rizal y Mercado” at the Calamba Church right
next door. Young Jose was the first in the family to use the name Rizal in accordance with the 1849 decree of
then Governor Narciso Claveria to change the surnames of Filipinos.

In 1891, due to Rizal's activism, the family came under attack of the friars who own the land where the Rizal
house stood. Rizal's family was evicted from the house due to pressure from the friars. Eventually the house
was sold to a Spaniard named Don Isidro for 24,000 pesos. Rizal's mother and sisters transferred to Hongkong
where they reunited with Rizal in a place called Rednaxela Terrace, where Rizal maintained an eye-clinic.
Meanwhile other family members sought refuge with relatives in Binan.

[Video: Thoreen in the Sala]

Thoreen: x x x

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