2. As a Painter and Sculptor
• Started painting at five years old
• At one instance in their fiesta, he was
asked by the Mayor to paint a religious
banner which was spoiled
• Using oil colors, he painted a new banner
that amazed the whole folks
4. As a Writer
• His pioneer work is entitled “Sa Aking
mga Kababata”
• Done when he was eight years old
• In this poem, he expressed his
nationalism through saying that Filipinos
should be proud of their national
language, Tagalog
6. Noli Me Tangere
• A novel written by Jose Rizal when he
was in Madrid, Paris, and Germany
• Was published in Berlin on March 21,
1887
• Ignited the spirits of the Filipinos to fight
for freedom against the Spaniards