RIZAL MIDTERM

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Rizal Law – or RA1425 is a Philippine law that requires all schools in the Philippines, both public and private, to offer courses on the life, works, and writings of the Philippine national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal
Senate Bill No. 438 – proposed by Senator Claro M. Recto on April 3, 1956.
NOLI FILI BILL – “An act to make Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo compulsory reading matter in all public and private colleges and universities and for other purposes.”
The bill was an attempt to discredit the Catholic religion.
Father Jesus Cavanna – argued that Jose Rizal’ novels from the past should not be taught in schools because they do not accurately depict current conditions and may give a false impression of the country.
Among the 333 pages of Noli Me Tangere, only 25 passages are nationalistic while 120 passages are anti-Catholic.
170 lines from Noli Me Tangere and 50 lines in El Filibusterismo were offensive to the Catholic doctrine.
The bill might divide the nation.
Compulsion to read something against one’s faith impairs freedom of speech and religious freedom.
Rizal admitted that he did not only attack the friars who acted deceptively on the Filipinos but also the Catholic faith itself.
House Bill No. 5561 – a similar bill filed by Congressman Jacobo Z. Gonzales on April 19, 1956.
Unexpurgated – not censored or edited to remove offensive or objctionable content.
Expurgated – to remove or censor offensive or objectionable content, especially from a text.
Senate Bill No. 438 and House Bill No. 5661 – were both unanimously approved on May 12, 1956 and May 14, 1956.
The bill was signed into law by President Ramon Magsaysay on June 12, 1956, giving birth to RA 1425 or the Rizal Law.
The rationale for passing the Rizal Law is that there is a concern that the Filipino identity is waning.
The purpose of enacting the Rizal Law is to educated the young generation of the Philippines about ideals and principles for which Rizal sacrificed his life.
By reading and studying Rizal’s life, teachings, and writings, the youth will gain confidence, direction, courage, and determination to contribute to the progress of our nation.
The first section of the law concerns mandating the students to read
Rizal’s novels.
The second section of the law require the schools to have a sufficient number of copies of unexpurgated edition of the novels in their libraries.
The third section of the law aims to make Rizal’s writings more readily available to the general public by promoting their printing at an affordable cose, or in some cases, providing them for free.
The fourth section of the law clarifies it will not change a specific section of the Administrative Code that prohibits public school teachers from discussing religious doctrines.
The fifth section of the law authorizes the unallocated funds to be used to implement the act.
The last section of the law states tat the act will immediately take effect.
To rededicate the lives of youth to the ideals of freedom and nationalism, for which our heroes lived and died.
To pay tribute to our national hero for devoting his life and works in shaping the Filipino character.
To gain an inspiring source of patriotism through the study of Rizal’s life, works, and writings.
The 19th Century – birth of modernity.
Frailocracy – it is the manifestation of the union of church and state under the Spanish government.
La Frailocracia – termed by Marcelo H. Del Pilar, meaning a government by friars.
Reduccion – easily monitor the natives and easy conversion to Catholicism.
Bandala – the natives are obliged to sell their products to Spaniards.
Polo Y Servicio – compulsory labor.
Polistas – people who rendered the forced labor.
Falla – sum of money to be payed for an exemption in forced labor.
Royal Decree of July 12, 1883 – implemented by the New Regulations promulgated by the Council State of February 3, 1885.
The end of the Galleon Trade
The opening of the Suez Canal
The rise of the export of the crop economy
The established monopolies in the Philippines