Rizal law

• Republic act 1425 "An act including in the curricula of all public and private schools, colleges, and universities, courses on the life, works and writing of Jose Rizal, particularly his novels Noli me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, authorizing the printing and distribution thereof, and for other purposes.
• Republic Act 1425 mandates all educational institution in the Philippines to offer courses about Dr. Jose Rizal
• R.A 1425 was strong opposed by the catholic church because they claim that the bill violates the freedom of conscience and religion of the Filipino people.
• Senator Claro M. Recto was the main proponent of the Rizal Law
• Senator recto was charged as a communist and an anti-church by the catholic church
• Rizal bill was wriiten in the year 1956 during the former president Ramon Magsaysay regime, when the country is still recovering from the Japanese occupation and was very dependent on the US government.
• Nationalism served as the foundation to come up with the republic act to set our country free from the hands of others and to stand in our own - exactly the ideals and values Rizal strove.
• Rizal is honored as the Philippine national hero, it is only appropriate that the document written to commemorate his accomplishment is written here in the land of his birth
• The debate during the enactment of the Rizal law was compared to the debate on the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health act of 2012 debate in 2011.
• Kaka Bag-ao quotes the catholic hierarchy , that " More than 50 years ago, they said that Rizal Law violate the Catholic's right to conscience and religion, interestingly, the line of reasoning they use to oppose the RH bill
• 3 congregations who opposed to the bill are the congregation of the Mission, Knights of Columbus, and the Catholic Teacher's Guild
• 4 congregations who supported the bill are the Veteranos de la revolucion, Alagad ni Rizal, the Freemasons and The knights of Rizal.
• The Senate of committee on education sponsored the co-written bill by Jose P. Laureal and Claro M. Recto with the only opposition coming from Francisco Soc Rodrigo, Mariano Jesus Cuenco, Decoroso Rosales.
• May 12, 1956 the Senate of Committee on education Chairman Laurel accommodated the objections of the catholic churches and was approved unanimously.
• Rizal bill specifies that only college students have given the option to read the unexpurgated version and clerically-contested reading material such as Noli me Tangere and el Filibusterismo
• Rizal bill was enacted on june 12, 1956, Flag Day or the Independence Day
• 3 Related Laws and memos

  1. RA 229 this is an act to prohibit any gambling activities during December 30th in every year to properly celebrate the Rizal day in any municipalities, chartered city, and for other purposes.
  2. Memorandum Order 247 directing the secretary of DepEd, culture and Sports, and the chairman of CHED to fully implement the Rizal Law.
  3. CHED Memorandum No. 3, s. 1995 full implementation of the RA 1425.
• In 1994, former President Fidel V. Ramos ordered the DepEd and the culture and Sports to fully implement the RA 1425.