--- title: "4 Philippines Quotes By Ambeth Ocampo" description: "4 Philippines quotes by Ambeth Ocampo. Plus more from Ambeth Ocampo and more Philippines sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c58/ambeth-ocampo-42998_philippine-history_i-was-to-discover-that-like-the-overcoat_985965.jpg" --- > [“I was to discover that like the overcoat that snugly wraps Rizal in all his statues and photographs, Rizal is obscured by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambeth-ocampo/i-was-to-discover-that-like-the-overcoat-that-snugly-wraps-rizal-in/) [Ambeth Ocampo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambeth-ocampo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c58/ambeth-ocampo-42998_philippine-history_i-was-to-discover-that-like-the-overcoat_985965.jpg) > [“Doreen Fernandez' foreword to "Rizal Without the Overcoat": His essays remind us that history need not and should not be relegated to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambeth-ocampo/doreen-fernandez-foreword-to-rizal-without-the-overcoat-his-essays/) [Ambeth Ocampo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambeth-ocampo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e36/ambeth-ocampo-42998_history_doreen-fernandez-foreword-to-rizal-witho_1692760.jpg) > [“Can you imagine the feeling of being an oppressed colonial being addressed respectfully by a colonizer in the mother country?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambeth-ocampo/can-you-imagine-the-feeling-of-being-an-oppressed-colonial-being/) [Ambeth Ocampo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambeth-ocampo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/623/ambeth-ocampo-42998_colonization_can-you-imagine-the-feeling-of-being-an_2655466.jpg) > [“Rizal" is a compulsory course in school, but few teachers make Rizal's novels interesting. If students are taught to enjoy Rizal's works…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambeth-ocampo/rizal-is-a-compulsory-course-in-school-but-few-teachers-make-rizal-s/) [Ambeth Ocampo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambeth-ocampo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98b/ambeth-ocampo-42998_mind-reading_rizal-is-a-compulsory-course-in-school-b_3033225.jpg) ## Other authors on Philippines - [Carlos P. Romulo 14 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/carlos-p-romulo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-francis-75890.jpg) Pope Francis 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/pope-francis/) - [Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/gloria-macapagal-arroyo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-miguel-syjuco-67854.jpg) Miguel Syjuco 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/miguel-syjuco/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-manny-pacquiao-63040.jpg) Manny Pacquiao 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/manny-pacquiao/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-imelda-marcos-43273.jpg) Imelda Marcos 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/imelda-marcos/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-arthur-keith-14980.jpg) Benigno Aquino III 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/benigno-aquino-iii/) - [Pia Wurtzbach 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/pia-wurtzbach/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-apl-de-ap-5259.jpg) apl.de.ap 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/apl-de-ap/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-jose-rizal-53210.jpg) Jose Rizal 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/jos-rizal/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-zhat-2183.jpg) Zhat 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/zhat/) ## More by Ambeth Ocampo > [“Even a quick reading of Rizal's trial will prove that those who take Constantino's works uncritically are likewise guilty of "Veneration Without Understanding." Since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambeth-ocampo/even-a-quick-reading-of-rizal-s-trial-will-prove-that-those-who-take/) [Ambeth Ocampo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambeth-ocampo/) > [“I was to discover that like the overcoat that snugly wraps Rizal in all his statues and photographs, Rizal is obscured by countless myths…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambeth-ocampo/i-was-to-discover-that-like-the-overcoat-that-snugly-wraps-rizal-in/) [Ambeth Ocampo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambeth-ocampo/) > [“We make Rizal in our own image and likeness. Our image of Rizal is usually formed or deformed in school through numerous biographies with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambeth-ocampo/we-make-rizal-in-our-own-image-and-likeness-our-image-of-rizal-is/) [Ambeth Ocampo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambeth-ocampo/) > [“Mahirap ngayon ang educational system. They're out for the degree, not knowledge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambeth-ocampo/mahirap-ngayon-ang-educational-system-they-re-out-for-the-degree-not/) [Ambeth Ocampo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambeth-ocampo/) > [“If we cannot agree on what was important yesterday, what more on events that happened a hundred or three hundred years ago? The point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambeth-ocampo/if-we-cannot-agree-on-what-was-important-yesterday-what-more-on/) [Ambeth Ocampo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambeth-ocampo/) > [“Doreen Fernandez' foreword to "Rizal Without the Overcoat": His essays remind us that history need not and should not be relegated to schoolbooks and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambeth-ocampo/doreen-fernandez-foreword-to-rizal-without-the-overcoat-his-essays/) [Ambeth Ocampo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambeth-ocampo/) > [“Rizal's greatest misfortune is being national hero of the Philippines.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambeth-ocampo/rizal-s-greatest-misfortune-is-being-national-hero-of-the-philippines/) [Ambeth Ocampo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambeth-ocampo/) > [“Filipinos have an aversion to blank walls.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambeth-ocampo/filipinos-have-an-aversion-to-blank-walls/) [Ambeth Ocampo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambeth-ocampo/) > [“Can you imagine the feeling of being an oppressed colonial being addressed respectfully by a colonizer in the mother country?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambeth-ocampo/can-you-imagine-the-feeling-of-being-an-oppressed-colonial-being/) [Ambeth Ocampo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambeth-ocampo/) > [“Rizal" is a compulsory course in school, but few teachers make Rizal's novels interesting. If students are taught to enjoy Rizal's works as literature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambeth-ocampo/rizal-is-a-compulsory-course-in-school-but-few-teachers-make-rizal-s/) [Ambeth Ocampo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambeth-ocampo/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/ambeth-ocampo/#itemlist", "name": "4 Philippines Quotes By Ambeth Ocampo", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I was to discover that like the overcoat that snugly wraps Rizal in all his statues and photographs, Rizal is obscured by countless myths and preconceived ideas... 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