Knights of Rizal

Knights of Rizal

The Order of the Knights of Rizal is a fraternal organization created to honor and uphold the ideals of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal. Established on December 30, 1911 the organization was granted a legislative charter by the President of the Philippines as a civic and patriotic organization on 14 June 1951 by "Republic Act 646.". It was founded by Colonel Antonio C. Torres who would later serve as Chief of Police of Manila. It is characterized not only as a civic and patriotic but also as cultural, non-sectarian, non-partisan and non-racial organization as well. Since its founding the organization has grown to over 10,000 members belonging to chapters located in countries throughout the world including Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Germany and the United States.


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