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Leviste buys house where Jose Rizal finished ‘Noli Me Tangere’

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March 16, 2026

Batangas first district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste's love for Philippine history and cultural heritage has once again come to the fore with his latest big purchase, all the way from Germany.

- By ELLSON QUISMORIO

This, after the billionaire businessman-turned-House of Representatives member bought with his own money the actual house in Wilhelmsfeld, Germany where Filipino polymath and de facto national hero José Rizal wrote the final chapters of his novel, Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not).

Leviste did so to preserve the site and promote Philippine history. The purchase was announced in a Facebook post from the solon Sunday afternoon, March 15, although no financial details were shared on the post.

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