Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 33 views

    Rizal's Law, Literature and Society

    Uploaded by

    Wendy Marie Cawayan
    This is the chapter 1 of life and works of Rizal. History of Rizal law, honoring Filipino national heroes and the Philippine national literature are discussed here.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Rizal's Law, Literature and Society

    Uploaded by

    Wendy Marie Cawayan
    33 views23 pages
    This is the chapter 1 of life and works of Rizal. History of Rizal law, honoring Filipino national heroes and the Philippine national literature are discussed here.

    Original Title

    Rizal's law, literature and society

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This is the chapter 1 of life and works of Rizal. History of Rizal law, honoring Filipino national heroes and the Philippine national literature are discussed here.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    33 views23 pages

    Rizal's Law, Literature and Society

    Uploaded by

    Wendy Marie Cawayan
    This is the chapter 1 of life and works of Rizal. History of Rizal law, honoring Filipino national heroes and the Philippine national literature are discussed here.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    of 23

    RIZAL’S LAW

    WITHIN ITS
    HISTORICAL
    CONTEXT
    REPUBLIC ACT 1425 (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 thereof, and for other
    purposes. 2
    Senator Claro M. Recto
    • The main proponent of the Rizal Bill.
    • Catholic Church opposed the bill.
    • Charged by the church as a communist and
    anti-Catholic during the 1995 Senate election
    3
    • Senate Committee on Education sponsored
    a bill, Senate Bill No. 438, co-written by
    Jose P. Laurel and Recto.

    4
    OPPOSITIO
    N
    • Catholic Action of the Philippines,
    Congregation of the Mission, Knights of
    Columbus, and Catholic Teachers Guild.

    COUNTERED THE OPPOSITION


    • Veteranos de la Revolucion, Alagad ni Rizal,
    Freemasons, and the kNights of Rizal.
    5
    RUFINO SANTOS (ARCHBISHOP OF
    MANILA)

    ◈ Made a letter of protest through a


    pastoral letter asserting that students
    will be affected if the reading of the
    unexpurgated version will be
    pushed through.
    6
    • Catholic schools threatened to close down
    if the bill was passed but this is countered
    by Recto.

    • Catholic church threatened to punish the


    legislators by not giving them support in the
    next election.
    7
    • A compromise was proposed, to use the
    expurgated version of the novels.

    8
    “
    The people who would eliminate the books
    of Rizal from the schools would blot out
    from our minds the memory of the
    national hero. This is not a fight against
    Recto but a fight against Rizal. - RECTO
    9
    May 12, 1956
    ◈ Compromise inserted by Committee
    on Education chairman Laurel that
    accommodated both the opposition
    and the supporter of the bill was
    approved with a unanimous vote.
    10
    June 12, 1956
    ◈ President Magsaysay signed the
    bill into law which is now
    known as the Republic Act
    1425.
    11
    Rizal Bill
    ◈ R.A. 1425 - 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 thereof,
    and for other purposes.
    12
    Rizal Bill
    ◈ R.A. 229 – An act to prohibit cockfighting,
    horse racing, and jai-alai on the 30th day of
    December of each year and to create a
    committee to take charge of the proper
    celebration of Rizal day in every
    municipality and chartered city, and for other
    purposes. 13
    Rizal Bill
    ◈ Memorandum Order No. 247 –
    Directing the Secretary of
    Education, Culture and Sports and
    the Chairman of the Commission on
    Higher Education to fully
    implement Republic Act 1425. 14
    Historical Events in the passage of Rizal Bill into
    Law

    ◈ April 3, 1956 – Senate Bill No. 438 was


    filed by the Senate Committee on Education

    ◈ April 17, 1956 – Senate Committee on


    Education Chair Jose P. Laurel Sponsored
    the Bill and began delivering speeches for
    the proposed legislation.
    15
    Historical Events in the passage of Rizal Bill into
    Law

    ◈ April 19, 1956 – House Bill No. 5561, an


    identical version of SB 438, was filed by
    Representative Jacobo Z. Gonzales.
    ◈ May 2, 1956 – The House Committee on
    Education approved the bill without
    amendments.
    16
    Historical Events in the passage of Rizal Bill into
    Law

    ◈ May 9, 1956 – Commenced the debates on


    whether the compulsory reading of the texts
    Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
    appropriated in the bill was constitutional.

    ◈ May 17, 1956 – The Senate and Bouse


    versions of the bill were approved.
    17
    Historical Events in the passage of Rizal Bill into
    Law

    ◈ June 12, 1956 – President Magsaysay


    signed the bill into law.

    REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1425

    18
    DATE EVENT

    December 20, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo designated


    1898 December 30 as the anniversary of Rizal’s
    death and also as the “National Day of
    Mourning”.

    December 30, Filipinos first celebrated Rizal Day.


    1898

    1901 Americans gave Rizal official recognition.


    Rizal acquired the official title of Philippine
    National Hero.
    DATE EVENT

    September 28, Act No. 243 was enacted granting the right
    1901 to use public land upon Luneta in the City.

    February 01, 1902 Philippine Commission enacted Act No.


    345 which set December 30 of each year
    as Rizal Day and became one of the
    official Holidays.

    June 09, 1948 President Quirino approved Republic Act


    No. 229.
    DATE EVENT

    December 30, All Philippine flags throughout the island


    1950 were raised at half-mast in all public
    buildings and vessels to commemorate the
    martyrdom of Rizal.
    August 10, 1954 Executive Order No. 52, issued by Pres.
    Magsaysay to undertake the construction
    of the National Cultural Shrine and other
    memorials to be dedicated to Jose Rizal.
    June 12, 1956 R.A. 1425 was enacted.
    MONUMENT IN
    HONOR OF JOSE
    RIZAL
    LOCATION:
    Daet, Camarines Norte

    COMPLETED:
    December 30, 1898
    22
    THANK
    YOU!!

    23

    You might also like