Republic Act 1425 (Rizal Law)

• Author

  Claro M. Recto
• Sponsored the bill in the senate

  Jose P. Laurel
• signed on

  June 12, 1956
• approved on

  June 12, 1956
• Senator Claro M. Recto was charged being a


  communist and an anti-Catholic
• On ___, a compromise inserted by Committee on Education Chairman Jose P. Laurel that accommodated the objections of the Catholic Church was approved unanimously.

  May 12, 1956,
• The bill specified that only college (university) students

  would have the option of reading ____ versions of clerically-contested reading material, such as Noli Me Tángere and El Filibusterismo.

  unexpurgated
• Philippine Legislature as Republic Act 1425; otherwise known as Rizal Law. Incidentally, June 12 was declared as ___

  Flag Day
• It shall be obligatory on all schools, colleges and universities to keep in their libraries an adequate number of copies of the original and unexpurgated editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as well as of Rizal’s other works and biography. The said unexpurgated editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El

  Filibusterismo or their translations in English as well as other writings of Rizal shall be included in the list of approved books for required reading in all public or private schools, colleges and universities.

  SECTION 2
• The Board of National Education shall cause the translation of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as well as other writings of Jose Rizal into English, Tagalog and the principal Philippine dialects; cause them to be printed in cheap, popular editions; and cause them to be distributed, free of charge, to persons

  desiring to read them, through the Purok organizations and Barrio Councils throughout the country

  SECTION 3
• Nothing in this Act shall be construed as amendment or

  repealing section nine hundred twenty-seven of the Administrative Code, prohibiting the discussion of

  religious doctrines by public school teachers and other person engaged in any public school.

  SECTION 4
• The sum of three hundred thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any fund not otherwise appropriated in the National Treasury to carry out the purposes of this Act.

  SECTION 5
• This act shall take effect upon its approval.

  SECTION 6
• 1955 during the senate election, Claro m recto, main proponent of rizal law was charged being a communist and anti catholic
• Rakon Magsaysay is the president who signed this law
• Philippines is discovered by magellan on March 17, 1521
• Run Lopez de Villalobos names the island Filipinas in 1543