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Youth
( A La Juventud Filipina)
By: Jose Rizal
In year 1879 at UST
Liceo Artistico- Literario (Artistic- Literary Lyceum)
of Manila
Rizal was 18 years old
Submitted his poem entitled “A la Juventud Filipina”
The board of judges is composed of Spaniards
Silver pen, feather- shaped and decorated with a gold
ribbon
The winning poem of Rizal is a classic Philippine
literature for two reason: