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An exemplary Filipino
The Philippine Star
|December 30, 2025
In Queens, New York last Dec. 14, an intersection in the Woodside neighborhood was co-named Dr. Jose Rizal Way. It was the latest act overseas honoring the Philippine national hero.
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Today, as the nation marks 129 years since Rizal was executed, Filipinos are dismayed by the unbridled corruption that is being uncovered at all levels of government.
Among those accused of being the biggest perpetrators are elected officials whose fortunes, material and political, are anchored on a mass base that is undereducated, impoverished and dependent for life on state-funded, politician-endorsed aid.
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