1. "Lupang Hinirang" has the distinguishing features of revolutionary literature.
2. Literature and art became 'weapons' during the Philippine revolution.
3. Jose Palma wrote the lyrics of the Himno Nacional Filipino (The Philippine National Anthem) composed by Julian Felipe which was originally entitled, Marcha Magdalo.
4. Newspapers were likewise continued to flourish as both avenue for idea propagation and vehicle for literary initiatives during the revolutionary period.
5. Andres Bonifacio is/was a revolutionary writer and hero.
6. Francisco "Balagtas" Baltazar, is the acknowledged master of traditional Tagalog poetry
7. From his balcony in his house in Kawit, Cavite, the Philippine flag was unfurled. The Philippines' National Anthem, "Lupang Hinirang" was not heard by the Filipino people until a month after the declaration of the independence..
8. "Huling Paalam" is Rizal's Mi Ultimo Adios translated from Spanish into Tagalog tongue.
9. Know the social reality from the masses and seeking to inspire them to fight and liberate themselves from exploitation and oppression is a kind of revolution.
10. Rizal's two novels, the Noli Me Tangere and its sequel El Filibusterismo, chronicle the life and ultimate death of Ibarra, a Filipino educated abroad, who attempts to reform his country through education.
