MyRizal: What are your past and current pursuits related to Dr. José Rizal? Penélope: I now pursue Tracing Rizal’s Travel Extravaganza. I was inspired by the publication of Paz Policarpio Mendez’s book that researched the places where Rizal lived in Spain, Paris and Germany. Then through the help of her husband (Ambassador Mauro Mendez) she placed historical markers on each Rizal-related edifice.
Si Pepe, ang dangal ng lahing Malayo: Ang nagwagi ng unang gantimpala sa Commonwealth Biography Contest ay si Don Rafael Palma, pangulo ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, sa kanyang Biografia de Rizal. Isinalin ito ng mahistrado ng Korte Suprema na si Roman Ozaeta sa Ingles bilang The Pride of the Malay Race.