Life and Works of Rizal Lesson 1

REPUBLIC ACT 1425

(RIZAL LAW)
-was approved on JUNE 12, 1956
-an act of mandating all public and private institutions including states colleges and universities to include the Dr. Jose Rizal’s life, Works, and writings as a course across programs.

SENATOR CLARO M. RECTO

-the person who filed Bill No. 438

SENATOR JOSE P. LAUREL

- the person who sponsored the said law.

GOALS

-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.

WHY STUDY RIZAL:

Because of the lessons contained within the course

-To recognize the importance of Rizal’s ideals and teachings in relation to present conditions and situations in the society

-To encourage the application of such ideals in current social and personal problems and issues.

-To develop an appreciation and deeper understanding of all that Rizal fought and died for.

-To foster the development of the Filipino youth in all aspects

Ocampo (1969)

RIZAL: HUMAN and HERO

Reverence without understanding is for deities, not flesh and blood heroes like Rizal. Hero-worship must be both historical-critical.”

RIZAL: HUMAN and HERO

-Rizal was capable of unraveling the myths that were woven by the oppressors of his time, but he would have been at a loss to see through the more sophisticated myths and recognize the subtle techniques of present-day colonialist, given the state of his knowledge and experience at that time

-Many of his social criticisms are still valid today because certain aspect of our life is still carry-over of the feudal and colonial society of his time.

-To be able to appreciate a hero for that matter, we must be able to learn more about him – not merely his acts but the thoughts behind his acts, his reasons, the situation he found himself in as well as his motivations