Life and Works of Dr. Jose P. Rizal PDF

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ***Life and Works of Dr. Jose P. Rizal*** | | | | **Course Code: [Rizal 1]** **Instructor: [Mary Rose J. | | Tarun,LPT]**...

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ***Life and Works of Dr. Jose P. Rizal*** | | | | **Course Code: [Rizal 1]** **Instructor: [Mary Rose J. | | Tarun,LPT]** | | | | **Course Description: [Life and Works of Dr. Jose P. | | Rizal]** | | | | **Credit Unit: [3 Units]** | | | | **Module Number: ** | +=======================================================================+ | **I. LEARNING OUTCOMES:** | | | | a\. Discuss the reasons and value of learning the life and works of | | Dr. Jose P. Rizal; | | | | b\. Analyze the content of "Rizal Law"; and | | | | c\. Identify the important events and people that played an | | important role in the making of the | | | | Rizal Law. | | | | **II. TOPICS/SUBJECT MATTER:** | | | | b\. The Rizal Law | | | | **III. REFERENCES:** | | | | 1. Aguisanda, M. 2011. Rizal: Life, Works, and Writings. Dumaguete | | City: YAGE Publishing. | | | | 2. Solsoloy, B. 2019. Life and Works of Dr. Jose P. Rizal. Kabacan: | | Department of Social Science and Philosophy. | | | | | | | | IV. **GENERAL INSTRUCTION:** | | | | Read the content of the module carefully. This will help you | | understand the topic and will greatly help you answer the | | exercises or activities. At the end of the module, you are | | expected to finish the exercises or activities within the period | | of time allotted. Late submission of modules will not be | | accepted, except upon the decision or discretion of the | | instructor. If you have any queries and clarification regarding | | the modules, use the contact information available above. Kindly | | reach the instructor during working hours from Monday to Friday. | | Do not forget to be courteous when addressing your questions. | | | | V. **COURSE CONTENT** | | | | **1.1 WHY RIZAL?** | | | | **Emilio Aguinaldo,** the natural soldier who took command of the | | revolution, routed the Spaniards on his second attempt, proclaimed | | the **First Republic**, and compelled the **Great American Union** to | | mobilize against him five times the forces required to secure the | | Spanish surrender. The success of the Revolution may have required a | | disciplined unity under an unchallenged dictator, and that unity may | | have demanded the elimination first of **Andres Bonifacio**, and the | | of **Antonio Luna**, as dangerous rivals of the supreme leader, but | | these Acts of State, of politician necessity, would have tarnished a | | patriotic image. | | | | Leon Ma. Guerrero, Jr. -- Rizal's foremost biographer, author, | | lawyer, and diplomat. | | | | *"In an era that ushered in the birth of the Filipino nationalism, | | Rizal had many competitors. There was Marcelo H. del Pilar, | | considered even by his antagonist as the real **Soul of Subversion**. | | There was Apolinario Mabini; Prime Minister of the war against the | | United States of America, **The Sublime Paralytic.** The Filipinos | | were unanimous in their choice of Rizal as the National hero. It was | | Rizal who enlightened his countrymen to the fact that they were | | Filipinos and as such, members of the Filipino Nation. He sought to | | unite the entire archipelago and envisioned a **compact and | | homogenous society** of all the tribal communities from the | | northernmost islands of Batanes to the southernmost islands in the | | Sulu Seas, based on common interest and the mutual protection of all. | | The next is that we love freedom and justice, for we have given our | | worship to a man, for their sake, forsook the comforts and pleasures | | of peace. **God is Justice,** wrote Rizal, and He cannot abandon His | | own cause, the cause of Freedom without which there can be no | | justice. A third is that we prize virtue more that victory; the | | sacrifice above success, for Rizal died a failure in the eyes of the | | world, at the mercy of a unmerciful enemy.* | | | | **1.2 THE RIZAL LAW** | | | | **Senator Claro M. Recto** -- Father of the Rizal Law; the author of | | **Senate Bill No. 438** | | | | **Senate Bill No. 438** ( R.A. No. 1425/house Bill No. 5561) -- made | | public in April 1956; the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo of | | Dr. Jose Rizal must be compulsory reading in all colleges and | | universities in the Philippines; sponsored by Commission on Education | | chaired by the late **Senator Jose P. Laurel** and co-sponsored by | | all other senators except **Senators Francisco Rodrigo, Mariano Jesus | | Cuenco,** and **Decoroso Rosales**; | | | | Spearheading the oppositions to Senate Bill No. 438 were the | | following: | | | | 1. Catholic Teacher's Guild; | | | | 2. Knight of Columbus; | | | | 3. Catholic Action of the Philippines; | | | | 4. Congregation of Missions; and | | | | 5. Other Catholic Groups. | | | | Reasons: | | | | 1. By compelling Catholic students to read these controversial | | novels is a violation of religious freedom as guaranteed by the | | Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the Republic of the | | Philippines. | | | | 2. Catholic Church objected to the Bill allegedly because of the | | novel's attacks on the Catholic Church. | | | | 3. Catholic Church accused Rizal's novel of attacking Catholic dogma | | and morals and that therefore, it is has violated canon 1399 of | | the Canon Law (Body of Laws of the Roman Catholic Church). | | | | **Father Jesus Carvana** -- Catholic Priest; claimed to have a | | "**thorough and comprehensive**" reading of the Noli and Fili and | | came up with the following statistical data: | | | | 1. Out of the Noli's 332 pages, there were only 25 pages to | | patriotic passages against 120 pages of anti-Catholic statements; | | and | | | | 2. Out of the Fili's 293 pages, there were only 41pages of patriotic | | value as against 80 pages of anti-Catholic statements. | | | | On the other hand, the Bill had its ardent and passionate supporters | | in such groups as: | | | | 1. The Spirit of 1896 composed of the veterans of the Philippines | | Revolutions of 1896; | | | | 2. The Alagad ni Rizal; | | | | 3. The Freemasons; and | | | | 4. Booklovers Society. | | | | **Aged Veterans of the Philippine Revolution of 1896** -- they | | gathered at historic **Imus, Cavite** in order to rally behind the | | passage of the Bill; one supporter of the Bill cried out, said ***"My | | loyalty to my religion ends, where my loyalty to my country | | begins."*** | | | | - This statement reminds us of another Filipino nationalist, the | | late President **Manuel L. Quezon** when he said, ***"My loyalty | | to my party (political party) ends, where my loyalty to my | | country begins."*** | | | | **June 12, 1956** -- the Senate Bill No. 438 was passed into law as | | **Republic Act No. 1425** known as **Rizal Law**. | | | | Every student has to learn the values of nationalism and patriotism | | through and from the life and works of our national hero. The law | | aims to establish cognizance among students on how the works of our | | national hero shaped the history of Philippines. Thus, below is the | | Jose 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** | | | | **WHEREAS,** today, more than any other period of our history, there | | is a need for a re-dedication to the ideals of freedom and | | nationalism for which our heroes lived and died; | | | | **WHEREAS,** it is meet that in honoring them, particularly the | | national hero and patriot, Jose Rizal, we remember with special | | fondness and devotion their lives and works that have shaped the | | national character; | | | | **WHEREAS,** the life, works and writing of Jose Rizal, particularly | | his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, are a constant and | | inspiring source of patriotism with which the minds of the youth, | | especially during their formative and decisive years in school, | | should be suffused; | | | | **WHEREAS,** all educational institutions are under the supervision | | of, and subject to regulation by the State, and all schools are | | enjoined to develop moral character, personal discipline, civic | | conscience and to teach the duties of citizenship; Now, therefore, | | | | **SECTION1.** 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 EI Filibusterismo or their English translation shall be used as | | basic texts. | | | | The Board of National Education is hereby authorized and directed to | | adopt forthwith measures to implement and carry out the provisions of | | this Section, including the writing and printing of appropriate | | primers, readers and textbooks. The Board shall, within sixty (60) | | days from the effectivity of this Act, promulgate rules and | | regulations, including those of a disciplinary nature, to carry out | | and enforce the provisions of this Act. | | | | The Board shall promulgate rules and regulations providing for the | | exemption of students for reasons of religious belief stated in a | | sworn written statement, from the requirement of the provision | | contained in the second part of the first paragraph of this section, | | but not from taking the course provided for in the first part of said | | paragraph. Said rules and regulations shall take effect thirty (30) | | days after their publication in the Official Gazette. | | | | **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. | | | | The Board of National Education shall determine the adequacy of the | | number of books, depending upon the enrollment of the school, college | | or university. | | | | **SECTION 3.** The Board of National Education shall cause the | | translation af the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as wellas | | 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. | | | | **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. | | | | **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. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+