Name: Dean Mark Yu

Course and Section: BACOMM AC21

Pre-Test
Direction: Write the word True, if the statement is true and False if the Statement is
false.
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True

Motivational Activity
Read Rizal’s last letter to his family on how he wanted to be buried after his death.
Expectations Reality
 Jose Rizal had wanted to be  His remains are being transferred
simply buried with a stone or a and stored in his monument;
cross to mark the grave. guarded continuously by
the Philippine Marine Corps’
Marine Security and Escort Group.

 He wished to no anniversaries on  On the contrary, every year

his death. (December 30), the death of the
executed Filipino nationalist
anniversary is commemorate to
honour him.

 He preferred to buried at Paang  Rizal was buried, not in a humble

Bundok— the place in the north of
Manila where are the North
Cemetery, a municipal cemetery,
and the Chinese Cemetery.
place in Paang Bundok, as he
wished but in the Cemetery of
Paco. In the latter, by the virtue of
Law No 243, his remains was
transferred to the base of the
monuments where very near to the
place where he was shot—Luneta.
Name: Dean Mark Yu
Course and Section: BACOMM AC21

Enrichment Activity
Farewell, expire, sleep, eternity’s long night, grave, and soul. These are few
trigger words in his untitled and undated poem that implied our Filipino Nationalist, Jose
Rizal, acceptance of death on his fate day. Rizal was ready to face his fateful day as he
composing his fourteen magnetic stanza: Mi Ultimo Adios dedicated for the country, his
family and friends, to prayerful men, and to Filipinos in the next generation. The poem
reveals Rizal’s strong nationalism, unwavering love for his country and condemning
colonial rule and injustice of the dominant Europeans. In general, Rizal’s last farewell
poem was full of optimism at the same time mournful for his fate. Subsequently, tone of
the poem was full of serious and promising messages in the lines and at the same time
showed unfathomable grief and being sure of his own convictions. The lines of his
untitled and undated poem was to ignite the flames of the hearts and consciousness
greater Filipino people. Surely, his last poem tells us to how wonderful and elegant our
country is and he wants us to learn from our past and to see the truth about how the
world view us.
Apropos, his poem had thrown light on the context of society and politics of the
Filipino nation—in the past and in the present, as well. Meanwhile, the issue of Filipino
identity, perhaps Rizal’s most abiding and fundamental concern, continues to shape
society in ways that are economic, cultural and historical. Perhaps, the contemporary
meaning of “Filipino” can be traced to Rizal. Hence, Rizal’s last letter and other works,
maybe amplified us to ignite the flames in our hearts and to see the truth how unfair the
facilitation of the colonizer in the economic, religious, and political life of the Filipinos
before. Henceforth, we can apply in in today’s context in our society. Through peace
rebellion to fight oppression and injustices in the society and be critical, vocal and
involved in politics so therefore we cannot experience again the mistake of the past as
we fighting our real liberation and democracy.

Post-Test
Direction: Write the word True, if the statement is true and False if the Statement is
false.
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True
Name: Dean Mark Yu
Course and Section: BACOMM AC21