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Template on the Comparison Between Senate Bill No. 438 and
Republic Act No. 1425
Area of Senate Bill No. 438 Republic Act No. 1425
Comparison
Authors
Sen. Claro M. Recto
Supporters
Sen. Jose P. Laurel
Structure 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
the house of Representatives of
the Philippines in Congress
assemble:
Section 1. Jose Rizal’s Noli Me
Tangere and El Filibusterismo are
hereby declared compulsory
reading matter in all public and
private schools, colleges and
universities in the Philippines.
Section 2. The works mentioned
in Section 1 of this Act shall be in
the original editions or in their
unexpurgated English and
National Language versions
Sen.Claro M. Recto
Sen. Jose P. Laurel
Republic Act No. 1425
An act to include in the
curricular of all public and
private schools, colleges and
universities courses on the life,
works and writing of Jose Rizal,
particularly his novels Noli Me
Tangere and El Filibusterismo,
Authorizing the printing and
distribution thereof, and for
others 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
 Section 3. The Department of
Education shall take steps to
promulgate rules and regulations
for the immediate implementation
of the provisions of this Act.
Section 4. No provision of this
Act shall be construed as
prohibiting or limiting the study
of the works of other Filipinos
heroes.
Section 5. Any public or private
college or university found
violating, failing to comply with,
or circumventing the provision of
this Act shall be punished
accordingly:
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.

Rationale It requires all public and private It requires the curricula of the
colleges and universities to make private and public schools,
Noli Me Tangere and El colleges and universities courses
Filibusterismo compulsory to include the life, works, and
reading matter to educate the writings of Jose Rizal particularly
students about the concept of his novels Noli Me Tangere and
nationalism. El Filibusterismo in order to re-
dedicate the ideas of freedom and
nationalism for which our heroes
lived and died.
Budget As per the RA 1425, before it was RA 1425 states that the board of
amended, Senate bill no 438 National Education shall cause
Allocation didn’t mention any budget the translation of the Noli Me
allocation for this bill. Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as
well as other writing or Jose Rizal
But as to its amendment, RA into English, Tagalog and the
1425 sec. 5, the sum of three principal dialects; cause them to
hundred thousand pesos is hereby print it in cheap, popular editions
authorized to be appropriated us and should be distributed free or
of any fund not otherwise charge.
appropriated in the National
Treasury to carry out purposes. According to RA 1425 sec. 5 the
sum of three hundred thousand
pesos is hereby authorized to be
appropriated us of any fund not
 otherwise appropriated in the
National treasury to carry out
purposes.
Responsible  It was filled by the  It was enacted by the
committee on education Senate. The house of
Agency for its  It was supported by all but Representatives of the
Implementation 3 of the members of the Philippines assembled the
upper house Section 1-6 of the
 Senate bill No. 438 was Republic Act NO. 1425
approved on third reading  The Board of National
with 23 votes in favor Education has authorized
 The senate bill was passed and had directed to adopt
by the latter chamber forthwith measures to
without amendment. implement and carry out
the provisions of Section 1
of RA No.1425 such as
the translation of the
works of Rizal to Tagalog
and English.
 All schools, colleges,
universities are obligated
to keep in their libraries an
adequate number of copies
of the original and
unexpurgated editions of
the Noli Me Tangere and
El Filibusterismo.
Others

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