1) Rizal arrives in Manila on August 5th 1887 and over the following months his novel Noli Me Tangere faces increasing prohibition, culminating in an absolute ban on its circulation in the Philippines in late 1887. 2) In October 1887, while discouraging gambling in Calamba, Rizal encourages physical exercise and teaches gymnastics. 3) Looking back years later, Jose Taviel de Andrade, the Spanish officer assigned to accompany Rizal in 1887, recalled feeling pleased by the open friendship that developed between them despite their lack of intimacy.