The Pride of the Malay race: Gat Jose Rizal
A true polymath or renaissance man, our national hero, Pepe, was an ophthalmologist, sculptor, painter, educator, farmer, historian, playwright and journalist. He is also noted for his work in architecture, cartography, economics, ethnology, anthropology, sociology, dramatics, not to mention his fancy for martial arts, fencing and pistol shooting.* Along with his work as a literary genius, the achievements of his short life is a true source of inspiration for the Filipino nation, and a reminder of what a global Pinoy can do.