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PALOMPON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TABANGO

Tabango, Leyte

Name: Elmera T. Castaños Course/Year: BEED-IV Date: 03-27-22 Score:

Activity no. 1 (Module 5) Jose Rizal by Profession

Instructions: Watch the "Rizal sa Dapitan" (1997) Afterwards identity the different
professions that Rizal practiced while in Exile. Explain how Rizal carried out the
professions.

1. Profession: Rizal as Teacher

Description:
Rizal dreamed of founding a school with Blumetritt as school director so that he could
focus in studying science and in writing history. In Talisay, he built a school and taught
local children (16 high school level boys in 1896), as well as children entrusted to him by
his kins (elementary level), how to catch insects, gather shells, dive for rare fish, speak
and write languages like Spanish, English, French and German, as well as “practical
lessons in botany and zoology,” physical fitness and martial arts. As a teacher, Rizal
developed his own practical teaching method, learning aids and learning management.
His poem, Hymn to Talisay, depicts the style and content of his instruction. As an
educator, Rizal established a school in Dapitan which was attended by 16 young boys
from prominent families. Instead of charging them for the matriculation, he made the
students do community projects for him like maintaining his garden and field. He taught
them reading, writing in English and Spanish, geography, history, mathematics, industrial
work, nature study, morals and gymnastics. He encouraged his students to engage in
sports activities to strengthen their bodies as well. There was no formal room, like the
typical classroom nowadays. Classes were conducted from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. with the
teacher sitting on a hammock while the students sat on a long bamboo bench.

In another letter to his friend on 15 January 1895, he said:

“My life now is quiet, peaceful, retired and without glory, but I think it is useful too. I
teach here the poor but intelligent boys reading, Spanish, English, mathematics, and
geometry; moreover I teach them to behave like men. I taught the men here how to get a
better way of earning their living and they think I am right. We have begun and success
crowned our trials.”

2. Profession: Rizal as Farmer

Description:
As an agriculturist, Rizal devoted time in planting important crops and fruit-bearing
trees in his 16-hectare land (later, reaching as large as 70 hectares). He planted cacao,
coffee, sugarcane, and coconuts, among many others. He even invested part of his
earnings from being a medical practitioner and his 6000-peso winnings from a lottery on
lands. From the United States, he imported agricultural machinery and introduced to the
native farmers of Dapitan the modern agricultural methods. Rizal also visualized of
having an agricultural colony in Sitio Ponot, within the Sindañgan Bay. He believed that
the area was suitable for cattle-raising and for cash-crops as the area had abundant water.
Unfortunately, this plan did not materialize.
When Rizal found out that that the local fisherfolk used an inefficient fishing
technique, he looked for ways to address this problem. This can be gleaned from his letter
to Hildalgo on 19 January 1893: “Here I have formed a partnership with a Spaniard to
supply the town with fish of which it lacks. In Dapitan alone there are six thousand
inhabitants and in the interior some two or three thousands more and for so many people
there is nothing but small sakag that catches little fish of the size of the talaisá. Aquilino
told me that with one pukútan [net] alone like yours, the whole town could be supplied
with fish, because here there is a good beach and fish abound a little distance away from
the shore. If you wish to sell me your pukútan at an agreed price, and if it is still in good
condition, I would buy it. If not, I would appreciate it if you would buy me a pukútan in
the same condition, good, strong, etc. Here nobody knows how to weave the mesh of a
net."
Rizal also formed the Sociedad de Agricultores Dapitanos in 1895 to
“improve/promote agricultural products, obtain better profits for them, and provide
capital for the purchase of these goods, and help to the extent possible the harvesters and
laborers by means of a store (co-op) where articles of basic necessity are sold at moderate
prices.

3. Profession: Rizal as Physician

Description:
As a physician, Rizal provided free medicine to his patients, most of them were
underprivileged. However, he also had wealthy patients who paid him well enough for his
excellent surgical skill. Among them were Don Ignacio Tumarong who gave Rizal 3000
pesos for restoring his sight, an Englishman who gave him 500 pesos, and Aklanon
haciendero, DonFrancisco Azcarraga, who paid him a cargo of sugar. His skill was put
into test in August 1893 when his mother, Doña Teodora Alonzo, was placed under
ophthalmic surgery for the third time. The operation was a success, however, Alonzo,
ignored her son's instructions and removed the bandages in her eyes which lead to
irritation and infection.

4. Profession: Rizal as Businessman

Description:
As a businessman, the adventurous Rizal, with his partner, Ramon Carreon, tried his
luck in the fishing, hemp and copra industries. In a letter to his brother-in-law, Manuel T.
Hidalgo, he pointed out the potential of the fishing industry in the province (as the area
was abundant with fish and good beach). He also requested that two good Calamba
fishermen be sent to Dapitan to teach the fisher folks of the new fishing methods, using a
big net called pukutan. But the industry in which Rizal became more successful was in
hemp, shipping the said product to a foreign firm in Manila.

5. Profession: Rizal as Engineer

Description:
As an engineer, Rizal applied his knowledge through the waterworks system he
constructed in Dapitan. Going back to his academic life, Rizal obtained the title of expert
surveyor (perito agrimensor) from the Ateneo Municipal. From his practical knowledge
as agrimensor, he widened his knowledge by reading engineering-related books. As a
result, despite the inadequacy of tools at hand, he successfully provided a good water
system in the province.
Name: Elmera T. Castaños Course & Year: BEED-4 Date 3-2-22 Score:

Activity no.2 (Module 5)

The Turning Point

Andres Bonifacio, through Dr. Pio Valenzuela, South Rizal's opinion and approval
in launching an arm rebellion against Spanish administration. Rizal Staunchly
opposed the rebellion saying that Filipinos we're not yet fully ready for
independence.

Instruction: Write a 500-word essay about your opinion of Rizal's rejection of the
katipunan's intent to stage an armed rebellion. Be guided the essay using the rubric below.

The Katipunan sent Pio Valenzuela to Dapitan in order to convince Rizal to join the
uprising. According to Valenzuela, Rizal was against the revolution for the fact that the
country was not ready for such a thing. However, Rizal also said that he will only
consider an uprising against the Spaniards if the country has the resources to launch the
uprising. In my opinion, I agree on what Rizal's did in the sense that he was right, the
Philippines was not really ready to begin a war. In fact Katipunan don't have sufficient
and well trained army that can be used to fight against Spaniards. There are also lacking
of resources like guns and machinery that are very crucial on defending theirselves. Rizal
was at rightly to opposed to the idea of an armed rebellion. For him the Filipinos did not
need to wage a bloody Revolution to gain independece. While awaiting trial in 1896,
Rizal wrote a manifesto that expressed his disapproval of the armed revolution against
Spain. He cleared his name, which he said was being used by some revolutionaries to
espouse certain ideals. He said that he has always opposed, fought, and made clear that
armed revolution was impossible, absurd, and disastrous. He explained that reforms must
“also come from above,” because reforms that “come from below are upheavals both
violent and transitory.” He emphasized, however, that like any Filipino, he desired our
country’s freedom; and that education and hard work might make the Filipino people
worthy of that freedom. Elsewhere, Rizal wrote: “What is the use of independence if the
slaves of today will be the tyrants of tomorrow? And no doubt they will, because whoever
submits to tyranny loves it!” For Rizal, “The gift of reason with which we are endowed
must be brightened and utilized” in order to overcome ignorance which causes slavery.”

On the other hand, if there was no Rizal or Del Pilar inciting discontent among the
people, would Bonifacio have an army to begin with? Andres Bonifacio was a member of
Rizal’s La Liga Filipina. Bonifacio simply raised Rizal’s rebellion to the next level, and
that is breaking away from Spain and my means of war.

Rizal’s weakness for this matter was his failure to fully understand his people. He
was unsuccessful in empathizing with the true sentiments of the people from below in
launching the armed rebellion. He repudiated the revolution because he thought that
reforms to be successful should come from above. It could be understandable that the
hero thought of such because it was the belief of the prevailing class to which Rizal
belonged. It is also possible that Rizal disproved the revolution due to his belief that
violence should not prevail. In this case, Rizal unintentionally underestimated the
capacity of those from below to compel changes and reforms. However in ironical
fashion, the death of Jose Rizal actually solved the problem of resources as his death
fueled the support of the principalia/ rich class to the rebolusyonaryos.
 History has shown that when force is used to effect change, its use doesn’t stop once
the change has taken place. It must continue to be used to maintain control afterwards. So
effectively, all you do is replace one dictator with another.