Rizz-al

• On April 3, 1956, committee on education filed this senate bill.

  Senate Bill No. 438
• On April 17, 1956, Senator Jose P. Laurel sponsored the bill.
• On April 19, 1956, Congressman Jacobo Gonzales introduced House Bill No. 5561.
• On April 23, 1956, debates and discussion started. Senator Claro M. Recto showed support.
• Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines said that reading the uncensored versions of Rizal's works would bring to light his "anti-catholic" and "anti-cleric" sentiments.
• Catholic Action of Manila released resistance, through sentinel, against the bill and convince catholics to write petitions to junk the bill.
• Fr. Jesus Canvanna, CM, the author of the book, "Rizal's unfading glory (1956)", which is a documentary of Jose Rizal's conversion to catholicism.
• The writings and the readings of Rizal should be widely circulated and read to promote patriotism and nationalism.
• Former Rep. Jesus Paredes said that House Bill No. 5561 would violate Section 927 of the Revised Administrative Code.
• On May 9, 1956, Senator Jose P. Laurel presented the revisions of the bill.
• On May 12,1956, Senator Lim proposed an exemptions.
• On May 14, 1956, Congressman Tolentino proposed the amendments.
• Rep. Emilio Cortez of Pampanga and Rep. Ramon Durano of Cebu engaged in a fistfight on May 10, 1956 as the debate on House Bill No. 5561 heated up in the House of Representatives.
• The two representatives engaged in the fistfight were made friends again by Rep. Angela Castaño of Manila.
• The word "compulsory" was deleted and replaced with the phrase "to include".
• The amount of Php 300,000.00 is for the printing and distribution of the copies of the novels and other writings of the novels and other writings of the novels and other writings of Rizal in their english, tagalog and principal dialect translations.
• There are 6 sections in Republic Act no. 1425
• DEPED released Memorandum Order No. 247 to fully implement the RA 1425.
• CHED also released a Memorandum No. 3 that supports Memorandum Order 247 by the DEPED.
• Republic Act No. 229 is an act prohibiting cockfighting, horse riding, and jai-alai on the thirtieth day of December of each year end.
• Cold War - the global conflict over political ideology between the united states and the soviet union.
• Hukbo ng bayan laban sa mga hapon (HUKBALAHAP) - They continued fighting - this time against the Philippine government and the existing political and economic order. Led by Luis Taruc.
• In 1953, The popular Ramon Magsaysay defeated incumbent President Elpidio Quirino via landslide.
• On June 12, 1956, the Rizal Bill was signed into law by President Ramon Magsaysay.
• Is there an existing law that recognizes Rizal as our national hero?

  No.
• According to Ambeth Ocampo, a Filipino historian, it is the Americans who made him as the 'National Hero'.
• Who suggested Rizal as a 'National Hero' in 1901 and declared it on December 28, 1946?

  Governor General William Howard Taft
• Declaring Rizal as a 'National Hero' is a form of Propaganda.
• Rizal is already dead during the American occupation.
• Rizal's martyrdom is a symbol of the Spaniard's oppression.