Besides the Canlubang Golf Course and Country Club and Barangay Pansol’s numerous hot spring resorts, Rizal Shrine is one of the top tourist draws in the developing City of Calamba. This shrine is is a reconstruction of the ancestral home of Calamba’s greatest son, Dr. José P. Rizal. The original house was destroyed during World War II, and through Executive Order No. 145 by President Elpidio Quirino, the house was restored through the supervision of National Artist Juan Nakpil. The shrine was then inaugurated in 1950.
In 1848, Rizal’s parents, Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso, who were originally from Biñan, Laguna, got married and settled in Calamba. The house they built was of the Spanish architectural style of that time and was one of the first stone and hardwood houses in Calamba. On June 19, 1861, Rizal was born inside that house and was the seventh among the eleven children of Francisco and Teodora. He was baptized “José Rizal Mercado” at the Calamba Church right next door (the cross-shaped building to the east in the satellite image).
Photo by Benjie Ordoñez.
Rizal’s family were driven away due to pressure from the Spanish authorities and the house was sold to a Spaniard Don Isidro for 24,000 Philippine pesos. The house was destroyed during the Second World War and after the war, the Philippine government bought what remains of the property for 27,000 pesos.
Today, the shrine serves as a museum containing memorabilias of Rizal’s earlier childhood. On the grounds is a statue of the boy Rizal and his pet dog. The lot is also where Rizal’s parents remains were transferred. Visitors can enter the shrine everyday and there’s no entrance fee, but donations are welcome. Also, you cannot take pictures of the interior of the house, according to this blog account at the Pinoy Travel Blog. For more information, head on over to this excellent description of the Rizal Shrine.
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can i ask for the contact number of rizal shrine?or any contact person accredited with this place thank you.
can you post a new picture of this rizal shrine in calamba laguna? i read that this was recently repainted green? please update your site so we can comment. thanks
how to reach the rizal shrine
I want to know, What is the name of Rizal’s Dog?
Good day! Can I ask for the contact number and contact person of Rizal’s shrine. We are planning to go there on October 10, 2009. Please reply as soonest possible time. I am instructor from STI College Munoz EDSA. You may contact me on this number : (02)9273967/09232066859. Thanks and God Bless!
hindi ba pwede na lang pumunta don basta basta? pano po ba makapasok don? Does anyone have the idea pano sila makontak? thanks…
sakay kayo papunta dito sa calamba. wala nman bayad ang pasok dun eh. bsta close lang xa pag tues at weekends. 8am-4pm.
pwede pop ba pumunta dyan sa rizal shrine basta-basta
May bayad po ba pagpunta sa Calamba Shrine?
Kailngan pa po ba mgpareserve?
and anon oras po pwede pumunta?
Thanks and God Bless..
open po ba ang calamba shrine pg weekends ??
pupunta po kc kme pra sa 1 school work .. ds cuming sunday .. (february 7, 2o1o)
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hirs my contact # ..
reply asap pls .. tenks !
God bless !!
hi, i wud like to know the contact numbers in rizal shrine..thank you in advance
hi im working at travel and tours,,i would like to know if theres any requirements for us if we will conduct visit at Rizal shrine,,who is the contact person and can give me any contact #?
thanks
for your info..
wala pong bayad sa rizal shrine but donations are accepted..
kung marami po kayo.. as in masasabi nyong tour or field trip.. kailangan nyo po magpa schedule.. i’ll try to post the number of mam belen or mam malou asap kapag nag duty n ulit ako dun.. im a student of letran calamba po kse and nagduduty ako dun as a requirement for my rizal subject..
e2 na po sked nya.. open po ang shrine ng 8 – 4pm (no lunch break) tuesday-sunday… close lang po pag monday..
punta kayo..thanks!
Hi, we are planning to go to rizal shrine and residence on Aug. 29, 2010 this coming sunday.
I hope you can give me numbers for schedule, this are tourism students. I hope you can help us with this matter. Thanks. Really need this ASAP
Contact nos: 0922-852-43-02
thanks!