Teaching Rizal by Ambeth Ocampo - Reflection on Philippine History Class

Preparation for the centennial of Rizal's death and the centennial of the Declaration of Philippine Independence in 1998.

He argued that primary sources before 1872 were written largely by Spaniards, for Spaniards, and thus represented the history of Spain in the Philippines.

To mandate the teaching of the life and works of Jose Rizal, in order to re-dedicate to the ideals of freedom and nationalism.

<p>He ordered the Department of Education, Culture and Sports and the Commission on Higher Education to fully implement the law and impose disciplinary action against non-compliant schools.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two versions were from Congress and the Senate, and one had to go through the thick volumes of the Congressional Record and the Record of the Senate for the transcriptions of the debates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Republic Act 1425</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Land Reform and Taxation, National Service (formerly the ROTC), and the Rizal course</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>two decades</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It made the study of the life, works, and writings of Jose Rizal compulsory in all schools in the Philippines</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Field trips to Intramuros and museums, and pretending to find the author's stale jokes funny</p> Signup and view all the answers