Ang Sentro Rizal ay nakikiisa sa pagdiriwang ng ika-159 anibersaryo ng kapanganakan ni Dr. Jose Rizal sa pamamagitan ng pagbasa ng kaniyang tulang Canto del Viajero (Awit ng Biyahero), tampok ang iba’t ibang Sentro Rizal sa buong mundo. Samahan ninyo kaming gunitain ang buhay at mga obra ni Rizal sa espesyal na video na ito. ----- Sentro Rizal joins the celebration of the 159th birth anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal with a poetry reading of Canto del Viajero (Awit ng Biyahero) featuring representatives from our Centers around the world. Join us in commemorating the life and works of Dr. Rizal with this special video. #SentroRizal #Rizal159 #SRAwitNgBiyahero

Original Poem by Jose Rizal Translated from Spanish by Virgilio S. Almario Background Music by Gary Valenciano (Babalik Ka Rin) Played by Boy Hapay Recited by Carl Benson G. Carreon

Witness Sentro Rizal Qatar’s poetry reading and interpretation of El Canto del Viajero for the 159th commemoration of Jose Rizal’s life and works made by your PISQ family. #SentroRizal #Rizal159 #SRAwitNgBiyahero This video was originally posted in the Facebook page of the Philippine Embassy in Qatar and is recognized by the National Commission of Culture and the Arts. Narrator & Editor: Daniel A. Paduit Director & Camera: Lei T. Asis Production Staff: John Mark E. Hermedilla Costume: Elsa B. Cutad Make-up: Mervelous P. Dominguez

The Greater Toronto Area has two landmarks depicting Philippine national hero Jose Rizal whose birthday is celebrated today, June 19. Notable of the two is the larger-than-life statue sculpted by artist Mogi Mogado in Markham, Ontario. The other is the bust made of cold cast bronze measuring 2.6ft x 2 ft x 1 ft, mounted on a 6.6 feet granite pedestal at Earl Bales Park in North York, Toronto. During a brief visit on the occasion of Philippine independence day on Friday, June 12, 2020, Toronto's Filipino community appeared to have forgotten that Jose Rizal's execution by musketry on December 30, 1896, was the spark that triggered the Philippine revolution that led to the declaration of independence from colonizer Spain on June 12, 1898. Sentro Rizal Toronto of the Philippine Consulate General Toronto commemorates the event with a reading of his "Canto del Viajero" instead of the usual ceremony at his bust monument owing to health and safety concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic. The following presentation is a project of Sentro Rizal of the Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), participated in by Sentro Rizal Centers around the world. Featured is Dr. Rizal’s poem, Canto del Viajero, by representatives from different Sentro Rizal Centers. The Spanish poem was translated in English and Filipino by National Artists Nick Joaquin (Song of the Wanderer) and former NCCA Chairman Virgilio Almario (Awit ng Biyahero), respectively.