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On Dec. 30, 1896, Jose Rizal was shot at Bagumbayan. Two years later, on Dec. 20, 1898, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo issued a decree declaring Dec. 30 as Rizal Day and a 鈥渘ational day of mourning.鈥� The decree appeared in the government organ, El Heraldo de la Revolucion, issued on Dec. 25 in two languages, Tagalog and Spanish. The first celebration of Rizal Day was held on Dec. 30, 1898 in Club Filipino. 鈥擬arielle Medina, Inquirer Research