"Ang Mahiwagang Ngiti ni Rizal" ( Documentary by Howie Severino)

Episode on May 30, 2011 Monday after Saksi! Rizal's Mysterious Smile No Filipino hero of his time was as photographed as Jose Rizal. Each photograph reveals facets of his personality and sheds light on the relationships that were very much a part of who Rizal was. One of these photos is a group photo in Paris from the 1880’s that shows Rizal wearing a mischievous half-smile. Could it be because he was foolishly in love with someone in the picture? But he would soon break her heart and have his own broken too. Also in the picture is Rizal's best friends' sister Paz Pardo de Tavera, who would soon meet a tragic end at the hands of another of Rizal's illustrious amigos. The picture captures the short-lived joy in Rizal's happy-go-lucky life in Paris , before he himself would descend into a chain of sad events. There is more to every photo than meets the eye. Join Howie Severino as he discovers the stories behind these photographs on I-Witness this Monday, May 30, at 11:30 pm after Saksi.

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Ang Mahiwagang Ngiti ni Rizal Sa lahat ng mga bayani sa ating bansa, tila walang kasing dami ang mga litratong iniwan ni Jose Rizal. Bawat litrato ay pagkakataong masilip kung sino nga ba si Rizal, at kung sino ang kaniyang mga naging kaibigan noong siya’y nabubuhay pa. Sa isa sa mga litratong ito, makikita ang pilyong ngiti sa mukha ng ating pambansang bayani. Litrato ito ni Rizal kasama ang kaniyang mga kaibigan sa Paris. Posible kayang nakangiti si Rizal dahil kasama niya ang kaniyang iniibig sa litratong iyon? Kasama din sa litrato si Paz Pardo de Tavera, kapatid ng matalik na kaibigan ni Rizal. Ilang taon lamang matapos kunan ang litratong iyon, mamamatay si Paz sa kamay ng isa pang sikat na kaibigan ni Rizal. Bawat litrato ay may natatanging kuwento, samahan si Howie Severino sa pagungkat sa mga nakatagong kabanata sa buhay ni Rizal sa I-Witness, Lunes 11:30 ng pagkatapos ng Saksi.