When I was in high school, very few of us took physical education (PE) seriously, and as it turns out, neither do our policymakers. Already marginal in the grading system if not the educational system itself, there are plans to merge PE with social studies, culture, history in at least some grade levels. But there is someone who took PE very seriously—and may well be one of the first Filipinos to do so: Jose Rizal. This is reflected in his own efforts to educate himself in various sports from fencing to weightlifting and martial arts; he enjoyed home pursuits like reading books but he also loved outdoor activities like swimming and climbing mountains.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/164581/jose-rizal-valued-physical-education

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