On Dec. 30, 1896, Dr. Jose Rizal, our national hero, was executed by a Spanish firing squad for his body of work denouncing Spanish abuses in the Philippines and calling for freedom of all Filipinos.

Directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Jose Rizal tells the story of the Filipino hero from his imprisonment at Fort Bonifacio until the day of his execution. Cesar Montano portrayed the titular hero ...