In 28 September 1901, The Philippine Commission Passed Act No. 243, Authorizing The Construction Of A National Monument For Filipino Patriot And Reformists, Jose Rizal (June 19, 1861–December 30, 1896).
Subsequently, Public Schools, Municipalities, And Cities All Over The Country Built Their Versions Of Rizal Monuments. All Of These Structures In Different Forms, Magnitude, And Designs Represent Local Flavors Blended On Current Architectural Styles Of The Period.
The Rizal Monument is located the plaza in front of the Municipal Hall, Poblacion Sibulan built in 1916 with help of the Villanueva Brothers Gov. Enrique Teves Villanueva,Senator Bindoy Teves Villanueva, Don Isidoro Teves Villanueva and Hon Guillermo Teves Villanueva
The Sibulan plaza is not just an ordinary plaza-like everybody used to know but a park full of enjoyment. People of all ages are fun collecting memories in the park. Hanging out in the bleachers around the monument, children are running around, students tend to practice their dance in the park's garden and even tourists from Sibulan seaport loves to roam around the plaza. The Rizal monument was surrounded by bleachers, trees and beside it is where the Sibulan tourism office is located.
Below the statue of Rizal is the list of officials who are part of the construction of the Plaza and including the monument of Rizal and the back portion of the statue are the list of officials in the Philippines during that time. The monument was built in 1916 and the Resolution to build the monument was sponsored by the mayor of that time, Ricardo D. Abiera with his vice mayor Francisco A Tan and together with their counselors. The Rizal statue was made of cement, gravel, and sand. There were no concrete historical documents about the monument of Rizal in Sibulan including the people who built it, they were not recorded according to the person I asked.
Furthermore, the monument was established in memorial to our National Hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal a Filipino nationalist. Lastly, the Rizal Monument in Sibulan has witnessed the downfalls and signs of progress of Sibulanon folks. The annual reinvention of the town plaza will remain, the legacy of its people and its success.
References:
Tourism Employee Personal: Franz Sy
Rizalian Historian : Prof. Penn T. Larena ,MPA,KCR
St. Paul University Dumaguete
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