M1_Rizal.docx

**MODULE 1** **INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE: REPUBLIC ACT 1425 ** **Introduction** **The** Rizal law or also known as "Republic Act 1425", orders all higher local and state educational institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines to include the Rizal course in the curriculum, that contains The Life, Work...

**MODULE 1** **INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE: REPUBLIC ACT 1425 ** **Introduction** **The** Rizal law or also known as "Republic Act 1425", orders all higher local and state educational institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines to include the Rizal course in the curriculum, that contains The Life, Works and Writings of Dr. Jose Rizal, particularly his two famous novels "Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo", but this endeavor dared and tested by many, one of those is the Catholic Church and its alliances in the government, but still the bill was signed by the president and it became a law.  **LESSON I:     REPUBLIC ACT 1425** ** **  Read and understand the text and the content of Republic Act 1425, that published in The Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines Volume 52, number 6, page 2971 on June 1956. Kindly see this link.". " ***Persons behind Rizal Law *** Senator C. M. Recto passed a "bill 438" known as Rizal Bill, his first authored bill, that "requiring the inclusion in the courses of all private and public schools, colleges and universities, the life, works and writings of Jose Rizal particularly his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo". That became one the "most controversial bill" in the Philippines. The Catholic Church and some of its pious members in the senates and congress appeals that the doctrine of the church will be facing problems and conflict because of the two influential novel that might injured the faithful salvation.  The prolific chairman of the committee on education Senator Jose B. Laurel Sr. received the bill to Senator Recto for interpretations and brings forth for readings and argumentation in the congress. There were "three senators namely Senator Francisco Rodrigo who was a former Catholic Action President, Senator Mariano Cuenco and Senator Decoroso Rosales who was the brother of Julio Rosales, an archbishop of local Diocese of the Philippines," opposed and challenge the bill.  ***LESSON II:  Issues of Rizal law *** According to the pastoral letter of the Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), the Rizal bill desecrated the Canon Law number 1399 that prohibit any books that conflicts and mock the doctrine and practices of the catholic church. They argued that the novel Noli Me Tangere composed of 333 pages but 25 of the pages are nationalistic in nature and the rest of 120 pages was anti-Catholic and anti-friars. In addition, based on the examination of the censor of the church 170 pages of Noli Me Tangere are highly against the catholic faith and 50 pages of El Filibusterismo were heresy.    Also, the detractors stated that Rizal two Novels did not only attacks the friars or the hierarchy of the church but the core of the catholic faith itself. They amend that only Rizalian compilation of works that contain and teaches philosophy of patriotism and peace to be included in the readings and materials, they ask them not to include the reading of the two controversial novel.  "Recto and Laurel defended the bill and argued that the only objective of the bill is to keep the memory of the national hero alive in every Filipino's mind, to emanate Rizal as he peacefully fought for freedom, and not to go against religion."  "Senators LorensoTanada, Quintin Paredes and DomocaoAlonto of Mindanao also defended Rizal Bill which was also favored by Representatives from the House namely Congressmen Jacobo Gonzales, Emilio Cortez, Mario Bengson, Joaquin Roxas, LancapLagumbay and Pedro Lopez,  and other supporters of the bill were Mayor Arsenio Lacson call anti-rizal bill, bigoted and intolerant and walked out of a mass when the priest read a pastoral letter from the Archbishop denouncing the Rizal Bill aqnd General Emilio Aguinaldo with groups like the Knights of Rizal, Women Writers of the Verrnacular, Philippine Veterans Legion, Colleger Editors' Guild and Philippine School Teachers' Association" (https://dimasalang.weebly.com/ra-1425.html) The Rizal bill faces many objections and trials but the proponents of the bill wisely creates some revision, the modification of the bill is that Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo will not anymore obligatory to read in the basic education in elementary and secondary students but it will be compulsory in the college students to study and read. Finally, it was submitted on May 17, 1956 and was approved and signed into law as "Republic Act 1425 by the President Ramon Magsaysay on June 12, 1956." *** LESSON III: Choosing the National Hero *** Ironically, there was no law enacted and clearly identified and proclaimed that Dr. Jose Rizal as the National Heroes of our country, due to his great and significant contribution to the Philippines social transformations many Filipinos extends their acclamation and veneration to Rizal. Even Andres Bonifacio has no unspoken law that declared him as a national hero of our country but the we honor his birth every 30^th^ of November each year as a national celebration or a holiday.  Amidst of indirect proclamations and declarations of our national heroes, no doubt that they deserved the admiration and reverence of the nations for their great act given to our Motherland. Many historians commented that being a national hero is not just proclaimed in legislation but also setting the standard in selecting the basis and foundations of being a National Hero of a country.  **"William Howard Taft Commission" ** This American commission established the fact, criteria and standard of a National Hero, during American regime and era. There were five candidates including "Dr. Jose Rizal, Antonio Luna, M.H.Del Pilar, G.L Jaena, and Emilio Jacinto." Please visit and read the link for more information and criteria of the said Commission. 1. "" 2. " " Later on, in our history the former President Fidel V. Ramos created a National Commission to investigate and legislate the criteria of the National Symbols and hero of our country. (It will be discussed on Module 9)