Life, Works and Writings of

Jose Rizal

About the
Content of the
Rizal Law
Mandates of Section 2 of the Law:
That the students were to read the novels
as they were written in Spanish.

He provision to the Board of National

Education to create the rules on how these
should be applied. .

The last two sections were focused on

making Rizal’s works accessible to the
general public
The last two sections were focused on
making Rizal’s works accessible to the
general public :

1. That the schools to have “ an

adequate number “ of copies in their
libraries,

2. the board being ordered to publish

the works in major Philippine languages.
 There were no recorded instances of
students applying for such exemptions
from reading the novels and there was
no known procedure for such an
exemption.
After the bill was enacted into law :
In 1994, Pres. Fidel Ramos ordered the
Dept. of Education , Culture and Sports to
fully implement the law as there had been
reports that it has still not been fully
implemented.
 Critical
Analysis of
the Law
(Extract from Teodoro Locsin
Sr., “ The Church Leader
Attack”)
 RA 1425 mandates the study of Rizal’s
life and works as shown in Section 1.

 Calls for increased

nationalism from the
Filipinos during a time of
dwindling Filipino
identity.
 According to the judicial system, a
Republic Act is a law that has already
been passed and implemented.

 It was signed by the President on June

12 1956.

 According to the Official Gazette, the

law was made effective thirty days after
its implentation.
 According to the Official Gazette, the
law was made effective thirty days after
its implementation.

 Its signing on the

Independence day stirs up a
greater sense of fervor in
the Filipinos, to believe in
their own country and
national identity.
 Also, based on the fact that Rizal
is honored by the Philippines as
the Philippine national hero, it is
but appropriate that the document
written to commemorate his
accomplishments is written here, in
the land of his birth
 Senator Claro M. recto authored
the bill, while Senator Jose P. Laurel
Sr., sponsored the bill in the senate to
:

set our country free from

the hands of others and
stand up on our own-
exactly the ideals and
values of Rizal strove to
fight for.
 The choice of words is still able to
convey fiery passion using words and
concepts that can easily relate to the
common Filipino men.
Important points that the author cited
in the RA| that is worth noticing :

1. “Whereas today, more than 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. “
= this document was written in the year 1956 during
Magsaysay’s regime when the country was still
recovering from the Japanese occupation and still very
dependent on US governance.
2. “ 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.”

= embedding a profound and authentic

moral character and strong sense of
personal discipline to the youth who
would turn the Philippines to a globally
competitive nation.
3. “ The Board of Natl. Education (BNE)
shall cause the translation of the Noli Me
Tangere and El Filibusterismo , as well
as other writings of 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 the Barrio
Councils throughout the country.”