LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL

JEROME CHRISTIAN A. FAJARDO, MPA

Bachelor of Arts Major in Political Science – Adamson University
Master in Public Administration – Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Executive Assistant I, Office of the Commission Secretary-Commission on
Human Rights (February 2020-Present)
Lecturer II, PLM CHASS and NSTP (August 2019 – Present)
Legal Assistant I and Administrative Assistant I, PLM - Office of the
University Legal Counsel, PLM (October 2016 – February 2020)

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CLASS RULES
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RELEVANT TO THE LESSONS
Interesting Things about Dr.
Jose Rizal
1. Rizal was only five feet and three inches tall but had a waistline of
25-26 inches. He also had a big head. His hats were 6 1/2 inches
across and the interior measures eight inches from front to back.
2. Rizal’s favorite fruits were lanzones and mango. On account of his
former cook in Dapitan, his meals consisted of three viands. His
breakfast comprised of hot chocolate, rice and tuyo.
3. Rizal cured himself of tuberculosis.
4. Not all of Rizal’s skeletal remains were buried under the monument
in Luneta.
5. There are at least 118 Rizal monuments in the Philippines and at
least 10 in four continents around the world.
Jose Rizal Today
MONEY/COIN

1961 1972

BSP Coin Series (1995)

BSP New Generation 150th Birth Anniversary
Currency Coin Series of Jose Rizal
Commemorative Coin
CLOTHING DESIGNS AND IN OTHER CULTURE
MUNICIPALITIES
• Rizal, Cagayan
• Rizal, Kalinga
• Rizal, Laguna
• Rizal, Nueva Ecija
• Rizal, Occidental Mindoro
• Rizal, Palawan
• Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
• Jose Rizal Memorial State University, in Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte
• José Rizal University, in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila
• Rizal High School, in Pasig, Metro Manila
• Rizal Institute - Canlubang, in Calamba, Laguna
• Rizal Library, in Quezon City, Metro Manila
• Rizal National Science High School, in Binangonan, Rizal
• Rizal Special Education Learning Center, in Davao City
• Rizal Technological University, in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila
• Sentro Rizal, in Manila
• University of Rizal System, in Rizal Province
• Jose Rizal Institute in Orion, Bataan
Transportation
• J.P. Rizal Avenue, in Makati, Metro Manila
• Rizal Avenue, in Metro Manila
• Rizal Avenue, in Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur
• Rizal Boulevard, in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental
• Rizal Drive, in Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila
OTHER PLACES
• Jose Rizal Farm, in Katipan, Zamboanga del Norte
• José Rizal Memorial Protected Landscape, in Dapitan, Zamboanga del
Norte
• Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium, in Malate, Manila
• Rizal Memorial Coliseum, in Malate, Manila
• Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, in Malate, Manila
• Rizal Memorial Stadium, in Malate, Manila
• Rizal Park, in Ermita, Manila
• Rizal Shrine, in Intramuros, Manila
PLACES OUTSIDE THE PHILIPPINES
• Rizal Park, in Jinjiang, China
• Jalan Jose Rizal, A street in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
• Dr. Jose P. Rizal Marg, a street in New Delhi, India
• Dr. Jose Rizal Avenue, a street in Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Jose Rizal Bridge, in Seattle, Washington, USA
• José Rizal Monument, in Madrid, Spain
• Parque José Rizal, in Lima, Peru
• Place José-Rizal, a public square in Paris, France
• Rizal Park, in Seattle, Washington, USA
• Rizal Park, in Sydney, Australia
• Dr. Rizal Suite 305, a hotel suite in the Grand Oriental Hotel in Colombo, Sri
Lanka.
MEMES
MEMES
 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
CLARO M. RECTO
• “The Finest of his Generation”
• Was born in Tiaong, Tayabas (Quezon Province)
• Ateneo de Manila University (Bachelor of Arts, 1909)
(Maxima Cum Laude), University of Santo Tomas (Master
of Laws) and Central Philippine University (Doctor of
Laws, Honoris Causa, 1969)
• Representative of 3rd District of Batangas (1919-1928)
• Philippine Senator (1931-1935, 1945-1946 and 1952-
1960)
• Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1935-1936)
• Member of Pres. Laurel’s Cabinet (1942 – 1944)
• In 1957 presidential election, he ran against then
President Carlos Garcia.
JOSE P. LAUREL
• Was born in Tanauan, Batangas
• University of the Philippines (Bachelor of Arts, 1915)
(Maxima Cum Laude), University of Santo Tomas (Master
of Laws, 1919) and Yale Law School (J.S.D. Degree)
• Secretary of Interior (1922-1923)
• Philippine Senator (1925-1931 and 1951-1957
• Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1936-1942)
• Commissioner of Justice (1941 – 1942)
• Commissioner of Interior (1942 – 1943)
• 3rd President of the Philippines (1943 – 1945)
• In 1949 presidential election, he ran against then
President Elpidio Quirino.
 PRO-RIZAL LAW ANTI-RIZAL LAW
Senator Claro M. Recto Catholic hierarchy
Senator Jose P. Laurel Catholic Action of the Philippines
Veteranos de la Revolucion (Spirit of 1896) Congregation of Missions
Alagad in Rizal Knights of Columbus
Freemasons Catholic Teachers Guild
Knights of Rizal Other Catholic organizations
 PRO-RIZAL LAW ANTI-RIZAL LAW
• There is a need for a re-dedication to the ideals of
• The novels belonged to the past and that teaching
freedom and nationalism for which our heroes lived
them would misrepresent current conditions.
and died.

• In honoring them, particularly the national hero and

patriot, Jose Rizal, we remember with special • “Rizal attacked dogmas, beliefs and practices of the
fondness and devotion their lives and works that Church”
have shaped the national character.

• Fr. Jesus Cavana said that in the Noli, out of 332

• The life, works and writing of Jose Rizal, particularly
pages only 25 had patriotic passages while 120
his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, are
pages attacked the Church; as for the Fili, out of 293
a constant and inspiring source of patriotism with
pages only 41 alluded to patriotism and 80 were
which the minds of the youth
anti-Catholic.
MANDATES OF RIZAL LAW
1. 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 El Filibusterismo
or their English translation shall be used as basic texts.
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.
MANDATES OF RIZAL LAW
3. The Board of National Education shall cause the translation of the
Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as well as 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.
Importance of Studying Rizal
as a Course
GOALS OF RIZAL LAW
1. To rededicate the lives of youth to the ideals of freedom and
nationalism, for which our heroes lived and died;
2. To pay tribute to our national hero for devoting his life and works in
shaping the Filipino character; and
3. To gain an inspiring source of patriotism through the study of Rizal’s
life, works, and writings.
THANK YOU !