GMA News TV'S mga kuwentong pambata ni Rizal

CEBU, Philippines -  “MGA KUWENTONG PAMBATA NI RIZAL” will give viewers a glimpse into Rizal’s childhood, the stories he loved as a child, and the stories he wrote for children as an adult.

 Children of all ages will be regaled with four stories for kids involving our national hero: Si Pagong at Si Matsing, which he wrote and drew for his nieces and nephews; Rizal Sa Binan, the story of his transformation from a below average and bullied student to the class topnotcher; Rizal’s version of Mariang Makiling which he wrote for La Solidaridad; and the story of Rizal’s fascination with a moth beside the gas lamp while being tutored by his mother.

 The GMA News TV special is a collaboration between highly skilled, professional child actors, visual artists, and the network’s writers and directors who are on a mission to produce quality educational stories for children.

 The special airs on June 19, 7 PM, on GMA News TV Channel 11.

GMA NEWS TV’S PLUMA (SI RIZAL, ANG DAKILANG MANUNULAT)

 Following Rizal’s children’s stories is a docudrama suited for all students of Rizal. Narrated by multi-awarded documentarist Howie Severino and starring Rocco Nacino as Rizal, “PLUMA” is a historic piece that traces the evolution of Rizal’s writings. 

 It begins with Sa Aking Mga Kababata that Rizal wrote when he was eight, through the letters he wrote to his girlfriends (there were many) and his best friend Ferdinand Blumentritt all the way up to his swan song Mi Ultimo Adios, which he wrote hours before facing a firing squad.

 “PLUMA” shows how Rizal was able to document every stage of his life himself through his writings, detailing the crucial situations he faced as a nationalist. 

 It also examines Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, which he wrote, edited and re-edited using pen and ink, probably an unthinkable feat to the laptop-carrying generation.

 PLUMA (RIZAL: ANG DAKILANG MANUNULAT) airs 7:45pm on GMA News TV Channel 11. (FREEMAN)