Luneta Park . Just beside the flagpole is the Rizal Monument , where foreign leaders attend wreath laying ceremonies during state visits. Pope John Paul II also visited the Philippines in 1995 and celebrated Mass for the World Youth day. It was estimated that four million people packed the Rizal Park . You can also find the National Animal of the Philippines which is the “carabao”. The carabao symbolizes as the farmer’s helper. It helps them tend the land where rice is planted.