Engage: B. Rizal in The Context of The 19th Century

B.
Rizal in the Context of the 19th Century
Engage
For pre-assessment purposes, the following will be required to be appropriately answered, but your scores
will not be counted towards the final grade:
1. In 2-3 statements, based on your own understanding, how will you compare and contrast the
life of a Filipino in the 19th century and your life today? Write/type your answer on the space provided
below:
Well the events in the past shape our future, so typically comparing the similarities
between the 19th century and my life today are most traditions, norms, and culture
that amazingly exist today. Good example of this are my parents the extremist of
catholic religion everything was forced from rosary at 5 to mass and I have a voice to
say in my family. The contrast is definitely at much larger scale where I don’t live the
life of being the Maria Clara of every men and as woman I need one always up by
my side.
2. In 2-3 statements, what do you think is the best thing that you can do to make a difference in
your present condition especially in politics? Write/type your answer on the space provided below:
Vote. Suffrage my greatest weapon as a citizen in shaping the present condition in

terms of politics in this country and based on their previous performance specially
in handling of CORONA virus majority of them must move out not indefinitely but
permanently. I don’t may have the resources to run, but I’m not dumb enough to
other boomers out there to waste my vote and use my brain to influence everyone
on truly what’s right.
Explore
Read any book in in Philippine History portraying the lives of the Filipinos in the 19 th century. Visualize
how they interact each other within the surroundings during their own time.
Evaluate
You are required to accomplish the following task below. The score will be counted towards the
final grade:
Activity 1
Compare the government situation in 19th century versus the contemporary government in the
Philippines. Cite only two.
Rubric for Activity 1:
a. Critical in the lens of government service to people ……....20

b. Clear organization and explanation of ideas..………………10
Total maximum points …………………………………………. 30 points
19th century government Contemporary Government

Central Government- One of the colonized 1987 Philippine Constitution- The Philippines
countries under the monarchy of Spain. King of is a democratic and republican State. Republic
Spain bestowed the colonies to the with a presidential form of government that
governor general, who held the highest position in comprises of three equal branches of power
the government. being judicial, legislative, and executive.
Governor General The contemporary government doesn’t reside
- Governor General having the highest its power to one people like the 19th century
power during the Spanish they held a government, nowadays it’s divided and there
legislative, executive, advisory, and is so called election and democracy.
administrative power as well, but not
shall surpass the Spain.
- The incumbent governor general as the The Executive Department (Art. VII, 1987
president (presiding officer) of Real Philippine Constitution.)
Audiencia de Manila, todays far similar
equivalent of to Supreme Court. It holds
exclusive original, concurrent original
- This branch which has the power to
and exclusive appellate jurisdictions.
execute, enforce or administer the
- The roles of governor general extend its
power in appointing and to dismiss laws. This is vested in the President
public officials, except those who were of the Philippines and he is also the
personally picked by the King. They head of the state, head
handle also relating to all offices of government/chief executive, and
and collection of taxes. the commander-in-chief of the Armed
forces of the Philippines.
Friars
- The power of Governor General was
often challenge by the friars in the Legislative Department (Art. VI, 1987
Philippines, as most often the Philippine Constitution.)
appointment and eviction were
influenced by the church. With this
kind influence manipulates the rulings - This branch has the power to make
to Rizal. enact, revise, repeal, amend or modify
- In the lack of Spaniards in the laws. This is vested in the congress
Philippines and knowledgeable of the of the Philippines which consist of a
Native languages’ friar presides most Senate composed of (24) Senators
of the administrative position besides and a House of representatives
religious activities. One of them could composed of not more than (253)
be supervising the election of the members.
gobernadorcillo and cabeza.
- With friars’ religious function and
direct involvement in the Filipinos The Judiciary Department (Art. VII, 1987
that people believed and feared them Philippine Constitution.)
more than the Governor General.
Local Government
- This branch which has the power to
- There are two types of local government interpret the laws. The judicial power
units. First, the alcadia, headed is vested in one Supreme Court and
by alcalde mayor, ruled the provinces in such lower courts as may
which had been fully subjugated: the be established by law.
corregimiento, headed by the
Corregidor, ruled the provinces which
were not yet totally under
Spanish control. Second, Alcalde The prime duty of the government is to serve
Mayors represented by the Spanish. and protect the people, also the maintenance
- Barangays. The barangays were only of peace and order, the protection of
coined as group of Filipinos living life, liberty, and property, and promotion of
near bodies of water, but through the general welfare are essential for the
Spaniard resettlement policy called enjoyment by all the people of the blessings
Reduccion they were consolidated to of democracy. (Art. II, par. 4-5,
form compact towns even at mainland 1987 Philippine Constitution.)
dwellers and defined as smallest
government division. It was headed The separation of Church and State shall be
by cabeza de barangay and who also inviolable. (Art. II, Sec. 6, 1987 Philippine
collected taxes for the Spain. Constitution)
(www.sc.judiciary.gov.ph)
(1987Constitution)
(A Course Module for The Life, Works and
Writings of Jose Rizal)
 The greatest differences of the two

 The 19th century type of government is timelines is that the contemporary
traced the roots it’s power none other than governed its best interest resides to its
to the Spain more specifically the King people not to the country or the certain
and his own interest alone. It’s very monarch. The demolishment of previous
undemocratic compared to present type of stratification of the Philippines paved a
government where everyone is stratified path of a more systematic type of
and systemically labeled that is very government. With the three branches and
dehumanizing some weren’t even given governing bodies including the public and
any basic human rights. The church private organization or the people creates a
played the biggest rule of the government check and balance in between power. It
not only they have influenced the may not be a perfect government, but we
Philippines spiritually, but also how this have the essential human rights unlike
country should run. before and being able to vote.
C. Rizal’s Family, Childhood and Early Education

Engage
For pre-assessment purposes, it is required that the following be appropriately answered,
however, your scores will not be counted towards the final grade:
1. Based on your own understanding, what external factors in one’s family, childhood
and education affect his/her early moral and political consciousness? Enumerate at least 5 of
them on the space provided below. State your reason:
Factors Reason
Being aware of own financial status than to others it becomes to
question the differences in stability from one family to others or to
Economic compare from other countries. This could result in blaming the
existing government and corporations for such economic
movement.
As a person growing up, we tend to meet other person
communicate share different experience and opinions that often
Socialization become more moral and political. This built bonds, friendship, or
families that define similar moral and political ideologies and then
beginning to influence within that group.
Where people have lived whether it slums or the richest mansion,
they tend to have different moral and political experiences. Poorer
people had viewed hardship greater than the others making them
Environment more desire in political outburst, but also tend to bend in moral
deviances in other to survive. People richest and middle area have
less experience in hardship and walk in the cleanest roads that
make them to complain, because of things they already had.
Culture Different religions have different views on morality and sides of
politics. Living in a different culture, beliefs that shape our
behavior or how should we behave in certain occurrence.
Study shows that our ancestor as long we live in groups, we tend
to become political. The natural occurrences that we develop our
morality and political consciousness were passed down in our
Evolution DNA. It may more an internal factors, but on how our inner
consciousness to this things were at sleep to only to be awaken in
external experiences and just evolution it grows or broken over
time.

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B.

Rizal in the Context of the 19th Century

Vote. Suffrage my greatest weapon as a citizen in shaping the present condition in

Rubric for Activity 1:

a. Critical in the lens of government service to people ……....20

Total maximum points …………………………………………. 30 points

19th century government Contemporary Government

 The greatest differences of the two

C. Rizal’s Family, Childhood and Early Education

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