RIZAL_LESSON 1: RIZAL LAW AND THE TEACHING OF RIZAL COURSE

Republic Act 1425 otherwise known as the RIZAL LAW

mandates the teaching of the life, works and writings of Rizal in all schools, colleges and universities in the country.

Claro M. Recto and Jose P. Laurel

Rizal law was authored and fought for by _______ and was sponsored by _______

Rizal

According to Sen. Jose P. Laurel, ______ was the founder of Filipino nationality and the architect of the Filipino nation and there is a need to know and imbibe the great ideals and principles for which he died for

1956

Rizal law was enacted in the year _____

Department of Education (DepEd) and Commission on Higher Education (CHED)

It directs educational agencies such as the ___ and the ____ to include in the curricula of all schools, colleges, and universities, public or private, the study of the life of our national hero, with emphasis on the original or unexpurgated versions of Rizal's novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.

Board of National Education

It directs the _____ to take charge of the translation, reproduction, and distribution of printed copies of Rizal's novels to interested parties through purok organizations and barangay councils, free of charge.

Memorandum Order No. 247

directs the Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports and the Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to fully implement RA 1425.

CHED Memorandum no.3, s. 1995

The strict compliance of this memorandum order was enforced by the virtue of ______

Rizal Law, also known as RA 1425

mandates the study of Rizal's life and works, as shown in section 1. This Republic Act calls for an increased sense of nationalism from the Filipinos during a time of a dwindling Filipino identity.

June 12, 1956

The Republic Act was signed by the President on ____

Official Gazette

According to the _____, the law was made effective thirty days after implementation. The mere fact that the Act was passed on the date of our independence seeks to stir up a greater sense of fervor in the Filipino, to believe in their own country and national identity-who we are as a nation.

Senator Claro M. Recto

who authored the Rizal Bill

Senator Jose P. Laurel, Sr

who was then the Chairman of the Committee on Education, sponsored the bill in the Senate.

section 3

legalizing all forms of translations for Rizal's works

section 2

obligating all schools, colleges and universities to keep an adequate number of copies of Rizal's works.

1955

During the ____ Senate election, the church charged Recto with being a communist and an anti-Catholic

Fr. Jesus Cavanna

He argued that the novels belonged to the past and that teaching them would misrepresent current conditions.

Radio commentator Jesus Paredes

A radio commentator also said that Catholics had the right to refuse to read them as it would "endanger their salvation"

Catholic Action of the Philippines, the Congregation of the Mission, the Knights of Columbus, and the Catholic Teachers Guild

organized opposition to the bill; they were countered by Veteranos de la Revolucion (Spirit of 1896), Alagad in Rizal, the Freemasons, and the Knights of Rizal.

The Archbishop of Manila, Rufino Santos

protested in a pastoral letter that Catholic students would be affected if compulsory reading of the unexpurgated version were pushed through.

Arsenio Lacson, Manila's mayor

who supported the bill, walked out of Mass when the priest read a circular from the archbishop denouncing the bill.

May 12, 1956

a compromise inserted by Committee on Education chairman Laurel that accommodated the objections of the Catholic Church was approved unanimously.

June 12, 1956, Flag Day

The bill was enacted on

President Fidel V. Ramos

In 1994, he ordered the Department of Education. Culture and Sports to fully implement the law as there had been reports that it has still not been fully implemented

Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (RH Law)

The debate during the enactment of the Rizal Law has been compared to the ____ in 2011

Akbayan representative Kaka Bag-ao

one of the proponents of the RH bill, said, quoting the Catholic hierarchy, that "More than 50 years ago, they said the Rizal Law violates the Catholic's right to conscience and religion, interestingly, the same line of reasoning they use to oppose the RH bill."