"… away from our pension house. Historical sites and attractions, a must see when visiting Dapitan City, is also a walking distance from our guesthouse. Notably, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, a national hero of the Philippines, lived in exile in faraway Dapitan City, then only a sleepy town in Mindanao. Here, he spent fruitfully his last four years in exile, from 1892 to 1896, to practice medicine, pursue scientific studies, keep up with his artistic and literary endeavors, and widen his knowledge of languages. In Dapitan, Dr. Rizal found a... more »
