Rizal Law

• This pertains to the 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.

  RIZAL LAW, RA 1425
• Many Filipinos observed that the sense of Filipino identity was __.

  WANING
• T or F: Policy-makers took action to redirect the nation to the ideals of freedom and nationalism for which our heroes lived.

  TRUE
• On april 3, 1956, He proposed the Senate Bill No. 438.

  SEN. CLARO M. RECTO
• This was the bill proposed by Sen. Claro M. Recto

  SENATE BILL NO. 438
• "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."

  SENATE BILL NO. 438
• On April 17, 1956, He sponsored Senate Bill No. 438 as he was the Chairman Committee on Education during that time.


  SEN. JOSE P. LAUREL
• How does a bill become a law?

  When it is passed and approved by the senate then signed by the President.
• T or F: There are no oppositions or controversies behind the Rizal Bill.

  FALSE: There are.
• According to them, the bill was an attempt to discredit the Catholic religion.

  THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
• Why did the Catholic Curch oppose the Rizal Bill?

  SECULARISM; An attempt to discredit the Catholic Religion
• He argued that Jose Rizal's novels should not be taught in schools for they do not accurately depict current conditions and may give a false impression of the country.

  FR. JESUS CAVANNA
• Among the 333 pages of Noli Me Tangere, how many (1) pages are only nationalistic? How many (2) passages are anti-Catholic?

  (Hint: 1. two digits; 2. three digits)

  (1) 25 PAGES

  (2) 120 PASSAGES
• ___ lines from Noli Me Tangere and

  __ lines in El Filibusterismo were offensive to the Catholic Doctrine.

  (1) 170

  (2) 50
• T or F: Rizal did not admit that he did not only attack the friars who acted deceptively on the Filipinos but also the Catholic faith itself.

  FALSE: He admitted.
• T or F: The church charged Recto with being a commoner and anti-Christ.

  FALSE: A COMMUNIST AND ANTI-CATHOLIC
• He proposed a substitute bill with a few tweaks to appease the opposition.

  SEN. JOSE P. LAUREL
• What contains the new substitute bill?

  A wider range of Rizal's works and writings
• T or F: If a student does not want to read the two novels, they cannot request for an exemption.

  FALSE: Reading is now OPTIONAL.
• T or F: The implementation of reading unexpurgated versions of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo will only be for college or university students.


  TRUE
• it means not censored or edited to remove offensive or objectionable content.

  UNEXPURGATED
• T or F: It is important to read the expurgated edition of Rizal's novels because the true purpose of studying these will be defeated if not followed.

  FALSE: THE UNEXPURGATED
• What event occured on May 12 and May 14, 1956?

  THE APPROVAL OF SENATE BILL NO. 438 & BILL NO. 5561
• Pres. Ramon Magsaysay signed this bill on June 12, 1956, giving birth to a new law:


  REPUBLIC ACT 1425, THE RIZAL LAW
• "An act to include in the curricula of all public and private schools, colleges, and universities courses on the life, works, and writings of Jose Rizal, particularly his novels: Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, authorizing the printing and distribution threof, and for other purposes."

  REPUBLIC ACT 1425
• __ for passing the Rizal Law is that there is a concern that the Filipino Identity is waning.

  THE RATIONALE

  
• __ of enacting the Rizal Law is ro educate the young generation of the Philippines about the ideals and principles for which Rizal sacrificed his life.

  THE PURPOSE

  
• 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.

  
• __ containes the concerns mandating the students to read Rizal's novels

  THE FIRST SECTION OF THE LAW

  
• __ contains requiring of the schools to have a sufficient number of copies of unexpurgated edition of the novels in their libraries.

  THE SECOND SECTION OF THE LAW

  
• __ aims to make Rizal's writings more readily available to the general public by promoting their printing at an affordable cost, or in some cases, providing them for free.

  THE THIRD SECTION OF THE LAW

  
• __ clarifies it will not change a specific section of the Administritive Code that prohibits public school teachers from discussing religious doctrines.

  THE FOURTH SECTION OF THE LAW

  
• __ authorizes the unallocated funds to be used to implement the act.

  THE FIFTH SECTION OF THE LAW

  
• __ states that the act will immediately take effect.

  THE LAST (SIXTH) SECTION OF THE LAW

  
• Summarize the goals of the Rizal law:

  (1) To __ to the ideals of freedom and nationalism, for which our heroes lived and died.

  (2) To __ for devoting his life and works in shaping the Filipino character.

  (3) To __ through the study of Rizal's life, works, and writings.


  (1) REDEDICATE THE LIVES OF THE YOUTH

  (2) PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR NATIONAL HERO

  (3) GAIN PATRIOTISM