Like an angry ocean's tidal wave, history moves forward inexorably.

However, skillful use of forgeries can

occasionally change the course of history itself, as is occasionally recalled in our collective memory. In
the Philippines nowadays, forgery is frequently used to divert funds from the legitimate recipient to the
undeserving wallets of undetectable individuals.The fact that money is often the aim of counterfeit is
well known and widely used, yet in the hands of the cunning, forgery can change the course of history. It
can conceal, make a situation seem real, or fabricate a situation that did not truly happen. It also
possesses the ability to subjugate and destroy.

As the national hero of the Philippines, Rizal has come to represent the country's battle for freedom. In
the Philippines, December 30 is observed as a national holiday in remembrance of Rizal's execution on
that day in 1896. In Manila, the Jose Rizal College was established in his honor in 1919. There are
memorials to Rizal in Heidelberg, Chicago, his birthplace of Manila, Luneta Park, the majority of the
towns in the Philippines, and close to where he was put to death. The 2-peso currency in the Philippines
features a picture of him. His hometown of Calamba was included in the territory around Manila that
was given the name Rizal and became a province. His books are obligatory reading for high school
students in the Philippines.The Philippine people praise Jose P. Rizal as their national hero. His devotion
to his native land served as a source of inspiration for Filipinos throughout history. His writings served as
both a reflection of our society during the time of Spanish colonization and a manual for Filipinos to
exercise their civic and political rights both historically and today.

As we are all aware, Jose Rizal is one of the important figures in Philippine history who made a big
contribution to our nation, particularly with the start of the Philippine Revolution. Rizal is renowned for
his nationalism and opposition to Spanish rule and influence. He rebelled against the injustices
committed by the Spaniards in the Philippines by writing the books Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo.

One of the contentious topics in our country's history is the retraction of Jose Rizal. The controversy
surrounding Jose Rizal centered on his purported repudiation, which concerned his return to the
Catholic Faith and all other matters connected to it, such as his marriage to Josephine Bracken. Roman
Catholic defenders maintained that some claims were accurate, while opponents of retractions
contended that certain claims were false. Although they contend that the retraction paper is fake,
handwriting experts have long since agreed that it is authentic. Thus, the discussion of whether or not
Rizal recanted began.

But what if our country's beloved figure repudiated all he had ever said and written in the final moments
of his life? A letter from 1935 was discovered by Father Manuel Garcia. In the aforementioned letter,
Jose Rizal confesses to becoming a Catholic and retracts all of his statements, writings, publications, and
actions that were critical of the Catholic Church. There would be differences of opinion on this matter
because not everyone would agree. There are several concerns surrounding his retractions, including
whether or not he actually fought for all of this in the first place. According to Balaguer, Rizal penned
and signed the retraction papers in front of him and the other Jesuit priest present in the execution cell
on December 29, 1896.