Module 2.

Formative Assessment

Activity 2: Research and read on the different religions mentioned in the core reading
on the topic Rizal and Popular Nationalism. After which, complete the table below.

Name of Place of Year Founder/s How and Beliefs Is it still

religion origin establishe and his/her why the existing
d background religion
was
establishe
d
1. Watawa Founded December Jose The Rizal is the Yes
t ng Lahi in 25, 1936 Baricañosa Watawat incarnati
Masbate -Born in May ng Lahi is on of Holy
in 1914 6, 1900, led by Jose Spirit
but later Calamba Bacariñosa
on, Laguna. and Rizal is still
transferre Voted as considers alive and
d to the Rizal to be living in
Lecheria President of the Mount
Calamba Watawat founder of Makiling
in 1936. ng Lahi. the sect.
The leader
claims to
be in with
the voice
of Rizal
which
guides his
church
and which
it to be
founded in
1936.
Among its
beliefs are
that Christ
is in Rizal
who is
therefore
god and
 man after
death a
man’s will
proceed
to New
Jerusalem
if his life
has been
good
otherwise
there is no
hell, he will
be forced
to work in
a place
opposite
New after
the third
world war
Rizal will
lead the
army of
God sect
claims to
have
about
100,000
members.
2. Adarnist Bangar, 1901 Candida The Rizal is a Yes
as or the La Union Balantac, a reasons or god of
Iglesian ninety three the basis the
g year old for the Filipinos
Pilipina widow establishm
called by ent of the Rizal is
her followers sect are true god
"Mother also and true
Adarna" unknown, man
(Inang as
Adama), Salvador, Rizal was
Teacher, our not
(Maestra), informant, executed
 and Holy was not
Spirit familiar Rizal is still
(Espiritu with them alive
Santo) in himself. living in
Bangar, La However, it the caves
Union in seems that of
1901. Balantac Bongabo
has known n, Nueva
Venancio Ecija
P. Wagan,
the
founder of
Bathalismo
, and if we
are to
believe
Wagan's
assertion,
Balantac
helped
Wagan
establish
his sect. In
fact,
Balantac is
listed as
one of the
original
incorporat
ors of the
Bathalismo
sect.
3. Sambah Cuyapo, 1918 Late Atty. Aromin Believed No
ang Nueva Basilio told his Rizal was
Rizal or Ecija Aromin followers sent by
Rizal that this Bathala
Church sect was to
established redeem
to honor the
Rizal who Filipino
was race
 appointed
by Bathala Believed
to redeem Rizal
his race acted like
and Christ in
people sacrificing
and who, his life to
Christ-like, save
offered up Filipinos
his life in
obligation
to save
mankind
4. . Iglesia Candelar 1926 Purificaciōn Now both Rizal is Yes
Sagrada ia, and Severo dead, it god the
Filipina Quezon Aviela would be second
-Nothing impossible Christ
much is to
known of determine Rizal is
the Avielas, their alive; he
except that reasons for is
they were establishin everywhe
humble g this sect. re
peasant Mercado
folks known himself Rizal will
to have states that be
preoccupie he would Christ’s
d not know successor
themselves of any after the
with "things reason second
of religion why this coming
and of sect was Mt.
spirit” established Banahaw
. is the new
Jerusale
m.
5. Bathalis N/A Novermber Venancio P. Paterno Rizal is the Yes
mo 25, 1948 Wagan states that reincarna
Bathalismo tio n of
belonged Jesus
"to the last Rizal of
days of the the
Tagalog Philippine
civilization, s is the
" that is to allpowerf
say, the ul
era “Bathala”
immediatel or god of
y before the world
the
Spanish
conquest.
The
followers of
this sect
who
inhabited
what was
then
known as
the
Tagalog
region
professed
a belief in
the deity,
"Bathala"
and a kind
of
pantheism.