Life and Works of Rizal Weeks 1-2 PDF

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Jhonna D. Alcantara, LPT Instructor  H o w d o e s t h e c o n c e p t o f g lo b a l e d u c a t io n r e la t e t o t h e a t t r ib u t e s o f a g r a d u a t e e n v isio n e d b y t h e C N S C ? G lo b a l E d u c a t io n C N SC G r ad u ate  H o w c a n a C N S C - G r a d u a t e m a y c o n t r ib u t e t o p o sit iv e c h a n g e in P h ilip p in e E d u c a t io n ? G lo b a l E d u c a t io n C N SC G r ad u ate  GEC 9: Life and Works of Rizal MP10 Activity: Brain-dumping and brainstorming activity In ten minutes, work with your groupmates and write anything that you know about our National Hero. Zaide, G. F. (2014). Jose Rizal: Life, Works and Writings. 2nd Edition. National Book Store. Never have I ever thought…  Adolf Hitler was really the illegitimate son of Rizal Zaide, G. F. (2014). Jose Rizal: Life, Works and Writings. 2nd Edition. National Book Store.  Rizal should not be the National Hero Zaide, G. F. (2014). Jose Rizal: Life, Works and Writings. 2nd Edition. National Book Store.  Rizal was somehow an “American-made hero” Zaide, G. F. (2014). Jose Rizal: Life, Works and Writings. 2nd Edition. National Book Store.  Supplementary Reading: Who made Jose Rizal our foremost National Hero, and why? By Esteban A. de Ocampo Zaide, G. F. (2014). Jose Rizal: Life, Works and Writings. 2nd Edition. National Book Store. pp 271-286 ESSENTIAL QUESTION: DEMOCRACY What is the importance of having dissenting opinions in democratic legislation processes? Zaide, G. F. (2014). Jose Rizal: Life, Works and Writings. 2nd Edition. National Book Store. pp 271-286 ESSENTIAL QUESTION: RIZAL BILL Who sponsored the Rizal Bill in Congress? What are their arguments in support of the bill? Zaide, G. F. (2014). Jose Rizal: Life, Works and Writings. 2nd Edition. National Book Store. pp 271-286 ESSENTIAL QUESTION: RIZAL BILL What are the arguments of the opposition of the bill? Zaide, G. F. (2014). Jose Rizal: Life, Works and Writings. 2nd Edition. National Book Store. pp 271-286 ESSENTIAL QUESTION: RIZAL BILL What are the amendments made in the original Rizal Bill in order to perfect it? Zaide, G. F. (2014). Jose Rizal: Life, Works and Writings. 2nd Edition. National Book Store. pp 271-286  How a Bill becomes a Law: The Legislative Process STEP 1: 05 STEP 5: 08 STEP 8: 01 Bill is filed in the Senate office of Voting on Second Reading. The senators vote on whether to approve Transmittal of the Final the Secretary. It is given number or reject the bill. If approved, the bill is Version of Malacañang. and calendared for first reading. calendared for a third reading. The bill is then submitted to the President for signing. The President 04 can either sign the bill into law or veto and return it to 03 06 Congress. 02 STEP04 4: 06 07 07 07 STEP 2: Second Reading: The Bill is read and discussed on the floor. The author delivers a sponsorship speech. The other members of the Senate may First Reading. The bill’s title , engage in discussions regarding the bill and a numbe r, a nd a uthor(s ) a re re a d period of debates will pursue. Amendments may STEP 7: on the floor. Afte rwa rd, it is be suggested to the bill. Consolidation of Version from the House. The re fe rre d to the a ppropria te similar steps above are followed by the House of committe e. STEP 3: Representatives in coming up with the approved STEP 6: bill. If there are differences between the Senate Committee Hearings. The bill is discussed within the and House versions, a bicameral conference committee and a period of consultations is held. The Voting on Third Reading. Copies of the final committee is called to reconcile the two. After this, committee can approve (approve without revisions, approve versions of the bill are redistributed to the both chambers approve the consolidated version. with amendments, or recommend substitution or consolidation members of the Senate who will vote for its with similar bills) or reject. After the committee submits the approval or rejection. committee report, the bill is calendared for second reading.  The Birth of the Rizal Bill The mandatory Rizal subject in the Philippines was the upshot of this bill, which later became law in 1956. The bill involves mandating educational institutions in the country to offer a course on the hero's life works, and writings, especially the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City  The Rizal Bill On April 3, 1956, Senate Bill No. 438 (AN ACT TO MAKE NOLI ME TANGERE AND EL FILIBUSTERISMO COMPULSORY READING MATTER IN ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES) was submitted to the Senate Committee on Education. Senator Jose P. Laurel, the Chairman of the Committee, sponsored and presented the bill to the members of the Upper House on April 17, 1956. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City  The Rizal Bill The main purpose of the bill according to Senator Laurel was to disseminate the ideas and ideals of Jose Rizal through the reading of his works, notably his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City  The Rizal Bill Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo must be read by all Filipinos. They must be taken to heart, for in their pages we see ourselves as in a mirror, our defects as well as our strength, our virtues as well as our vices. Only then would we become conscious as a people, and so learn to prepare ourselves for painful sacrifices that ultimately lead to self-reliance, self-respect and freedom (Laurel, Jr., 131). Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City  The Rizal Bill The Rizal Bill became the Republic Act No. 1425, known as the "Rizal Law”. The full name of the law is "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." Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City WHY NOT?: The other side of the fence… Debates for the bill in aid of legislation ensued next 1. The bill was an attempt to discredit the Catholic religion. 2. Inimical to the tenets of the faith to which 170 lines in Noli Me Tangere and 50 lines in El Filibusterismo were offensive to the Church doctrine 3. The bill might divide the nation. 4. Compulsion to read something against one's faith impaired freedom of speech and religious freedom. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City Debates for the bill in aid of legislation ensued next 1. The bill was an attempt to discredit the Catholic religion. 2. Inimical to the tenets of the faith to which 170 lines in Noli Me Tangere and 50 lines in El Filibusterismo were offensive to the Church doctrine 3. The bill might divide the nation. 4. Compulsion to read something against one's faith impaired freedom of speech and religious freedom. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City  The Rizal Bill In other words, one can apply to the Department of Education for exemption from reading Rizal's novels- though not from taking the Rizal subject. The bill was enacted on June 12. 1956 RA 1425 and Other Rizal Laws. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City  The Rizal Bill 1. mandating the students to read Rizal's novels 2. The last two sections involve making Rizal's writings accessible to the general public Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City  The Rizal Bill Jose P. Laurel. then the senator who co-wrote the law, explained that since Jose Rizal was the founder of the country's nationalism and had significantly contributed to the current condition of the nation, it is only right that Filipinos, especially the youth. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City  The Rizal Bill GOALS: 1 To rededicate the lives of youth to the ideals of freedom and nationalism. for which our heroes lived and died: 2 To pay tribute to our national hero for devoting his life and works in shaping the Filipino character, and; 3. To gain an inspiring source of patriotism through the study of Rizal's life works and writings. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City  The Rizal Bill Correspondingly, former President Fidel V. Ramos in 1994, through Memorandum Order No. 247, directed the Secretary of Education, Culture, and Sports and the Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education to fully implement the RA 1425 as there had been reports that the law had still not been totally carried out. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City  Other Related Law Republic Act No. 229 is an act prohibiting cockfighting, horse racing, and jal alai on the thirtieth day of December of each year. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City The Rizal Law  The Rizal Law REPUBLIC ACT NO. 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 Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City  The Rizal Law SECTION 1. Courses on the life, works and writings of Jose Rizal, particularly his novel Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, shall be included in the curricula of all schools, colleges and universities, public or private: Provided, That in the collegiate courses, the original or unexpurgated editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo or their English translation shall be used as basic texts. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City  The Rizal Law SECTION 2. It shall be obligatory on all schools, colleges and universities to keep in their libraries an adequate number of copies of the original and unexpurgated editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as well as of Rizal’s other works and biography. The said unexpurgated editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo or their translations in English as well as other writings of Rizal shall be included in the list of approved books for required reading in all public or private schools, colleges and universities. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City  The Rizal Law SECTION 3. The Board of National Education shall cause the translation of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as well as other writings of Jose Rizal into English, Tagalog and the principal Philippine dialects; cause them to be printed in cheap, popular editions; and cause them to be distributed, free of charge, to persons desiring to read them, through the Purok organizations and Barrio Councils throughout the country. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City  The Rizal Law SECTION 4. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as amendment or repealing section nine hundred twenty- seven of the Administrative Code, prohibiting the discussion of religious doctrines by public school teachers and other person engaged in any public school. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City  The Rizal Law SECTION 5. The sum of three hundred thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any fund not otherwise appropriated in the National Treasury to carry out the purposes of this Act. SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved: June 12, 1956 Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City What is the importance of studying Rizal? The subject provides insights into how to deal with current problems. There is a dictum. "He who controls the past controls the future. Our view of history forms the manner we perceive the present and therefore influences the kind of solutions we provide for existing problems Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City It helps us understand better ourselves as Filipinos. The past helps us understand who we are. We comprehensively define ourselves not only in terms of where we are going but also where we come from. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City It teaches Nationalism and Patriotism Nationalism involves the desire to attain freedom and political Independence. especially by a country under a foreign power, while patriotism denotes proud devotion and loyalty to one's nation Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City It provides various essential life lessons. We can learn much from the way Rizal faced various challenges in life. As a controversial figure in his time, he encountered serious dilemmas and predicaments but responded decently and high-mindedly. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City It helps in developing logical and critical thinking Critical Thinking refers to discerning, evaluative, and analytical thinking A philosophy major. Jose Rizal unsurprisingly demonstrated his critical thinking skills in his argumentative essays, satires, novels, speeches, and written debates. In deciding what to believe or do Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City Rizal can serve as a worthwhile model and inspiration to every Filipino. If one is looking for someone to imitate, then Rizal is a very viable choice. The hero's philosophies, life principles, convictions, thoughts, ideals. aspirations, and dreams are a good influence to anyone. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City Rizal can serve as a worthwhile model and inspiration to every Filipino. For instance, it is rarely known that (a) Rizal was involved in a love triangle with Antonio Luna as also part of the romantic equation: (b) Rizal was a model in some of Juan Luna's paintings; Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City Rizal can serve as a worthwhile model and inspiration to every Filipino. (c) Rizal's common-law wife Josephine Bracken was 'remarried to a man from Cebu and had tutored former President Sergio Osmeña; (d) Leonor Rivera ("Maria Clara"). Rizal's true love" had a son who married the sister of the former President of the United Nations General Assembly Carlos P. Romulo: Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City Rizal can serve as a worthwhile model and inspiration to every Filipino. (e) the Filipina beauty queen Gemma Cruz Araneta is a descendant of Rizal's sister. Maria: (f) the sportscaster Chino Trinidad is a descendant of Rizal's first love"(Segunda Katigbak), and Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City Rizal can serve as a worthwhile model and inspiration to every Filipino. (g) the original manuscripts of Rizal's novel (Noli and Fili) were once stolen for ransom. but Alejandro Roces had retrieved them without paying even a single centavo. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City Another Fact: On April 3, 1956, Senate Bill No. 438 (AN ACT TO MAKE NOLI ME TANGERE AND EL FILIBUSTERISMO COMPULSORY READING MATTER IN ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES) was submitted to the Senate Committee on Education. Reference: Maňebog, J. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal. Mutya Publishing House Inc. Malabon City Summary The Rizal Law could be considered a landmark legislation in the postwar Philippines. During this period, the Philippines was trying to get up on its feet from a devastating war and aiming towards nation-building. Reference: Obias, R. Life and Works of Rizal. C&E Publishing, Inc. Summary As the government sought ways to unite the people, legislators like Claro M. Recto drew inspiration from the lives of the heroes of the revolution against Spain. Reference: Obias, R. Life and Works of Rizal. C&E Publishing, Inc. Summary In this frame, the teaching of the life and works of Jose Rizal, particularly the reading of his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, was proposed to be mandated to all private and public educational institutions. Reference: Obias, R. Life and Works of Rizal. C&E Publishing, Inc. Summary The proposed legislation, however, met opposition particularly from the Catholic Church. After much debate, the proposed bill was eventually signed into law and become Republic Act No. 1425. Reference: Obias, R. Life and Works of Rizal. C&E Publishing, Inc.  Reference/s: Obias, R. Life and Works of Rizal. C&E Publishing, Inc. Constantino, R. The Rizal Law and the Catholic hierarchy 1969 Mañebog, J. Life and Works of Rizal 2018