A showcase on Rizal

Manila, Philippines - In celebration of Dr. Jose Rizal’s 150th birth anniversary, the United Artists for Cultural Conservation and Development City of Biñan, Inc. (UACCD), in cooperation with the Philippine College of Surgeons Southern Luzon Chapter and the Office of the Biñan City Mayor Marlyn Alonte-Naguiat, present Si Rizal at Ako: Isang Pagpupugay at Pagkilala sa Natatanging Anak ng Biñan.

Script by Raymond Vergara, the presentation will showcase music, texts, letters, news and even hoaxes about Jose Rizal. The young Jose Rizal’s first formal education took place in Biñan. His parents Francisco and Teodora were both hailed from Biñan therefore making Rizal a true-blooded Biñanense.

The performance will be staged tonight at 8 in Biñan Multi-Purpose Hall, Plaza Rizal, Biñan City, Laguna. Admission is free.

The performers are members of the Biñan Youth Performance Council, a local community theater founded in 2005 and students from St. Gabriel Archangel Academy. Singapore-based Cinderella Mayo composed the original music for the show with dramaturgy from Bimbo Sta. Maria, UACCD executive director and president. BJ Borja directs.