THE RIZAL LAW

(REPUBLIC ACT 1425)

A. TUAZON
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1425
• THIS ACT IS ALSO KNOWN AS RIZAL LAW, MANDATES
ALL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES
TO TEACH THE LIFE, WORKS AND WRITINGS OF JOSE
RIZAL.
• ITS PRIMARY AIM IS TO INCULCATE IN STUDENTS AS
INCREASED SENSE OF NATIONALISM AT A TIME WHEN
THE FILIPINO IDENTIFY IS THREATENED BY VARIOUS
FACTORS.
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1425
• IT ALSO MANDATED THE PRINTING AND
DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS THROUGH THE
COUNTRY AND REQUIRED SCHOOL COLLEGES, AND
LIBRARIES TO KEEP ADEQUATE NUMBER OF COPIES OF
HIS TWO NOVELS FOR THE ACCESS OF THEIR
STUDENTS.
 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT OF R.A. 1425
• • DURING THE 1950S, THERE WERE SEVERAL EFFORTS TO INSTILL
AMONG FILIPINOS THE VALUE OF PATRIOTISM AND THE VISION OF
THE PHILIPPINES AS A NATION.
• • ONE OF THE PROMINENT RECOMMENDATIONS DURING THE 1950S
WAS JOSE LANSANG'S PROPOSITION TO MAKE A“ COMMON PATRIOT
PROGRAM FOR BUILDING THE COUNTRY."(SCHUMACHER, 2011)
• • THIS APPEAL HAPPENED IN PARALLEL TO PRESIDENT JOSE P.
LAUREL’S PHILOSOPHY TO INTRODUCE RIZALIAN EDUCATION
• APRIL 3, 1956: THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION FILED SENATE BILL
NO. 438WHICH WAS THEN SUPPORTED ONLY BY 3 MEMBERS OF THE
UPPER HOUSE. AT THE TIME, THE MOVE SEEMED NON-
CONTROVERSIAL

• • APRIL 17, 1956 CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

JOSE P, LAUREL SUPPORTED THE MEASURE; ITS GOAL WAS TO
SCATTER THE THOUGHTS AND STANDARDS OF JOSE RIZAL THROUGH
HIS BOOKS, NOLI ME TANGERE AND EI FILIBUSTERISMO.
 THE CONTEXT OF THE RIZAL BILL
• CHIEF PROPONENT OF THE BILL WAS SENATOR CLARO
M. RECTO WHO NAMED AS SOCIALIST AND ENEMY OF
CATHOLICISM
• THE FIRST SECTION OF THE LAW CONCERNS IN THE
MANDATING THE STUDENTS TO READ RIZAL'S NOVELS.
• THE LAST TWO SECTIONS INVOLVE MAKING RIZAL’S
WRITINGS ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC– THEY
REQUIRE THE SCHOOLS TO HAVE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER
OF COPIES IN THEIR LIBRARIES AND MANDATE THE
PUBLICATION OF THE WORKS IN MAJOR PHILIPPINE
LANGUAGES.
• HE EXPLAINED THAT SINCE JOSE RIZAL WAS THE FOUNDER
OF THE COUNTRY'S NATIONALISM AND HAD
SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE CURRENT
CONDITION OF THE NATION, IT IS ONLY RIGHT THAT
FILIPINOS, ESPECIALLY THE YOUTH, KNOW ABOUT AND
LEARN TO IMBIBE THE HIGH IDEALS FOR WHICH THE HERO
DIED.
IMPORTANCE OF RIZAL LAW
IMPORTANCE OF RIZAL LAW
 MOTIVATIONS BEHIND REPUBLIC ACT 1425
• TO REDEDICATE THE LIVES OF YOUTH TO THE BELIEFS OF
OPPORTUNITY AND PATRIOTISM, FOR WHICH OUR HEROES
LIVED;
• TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR NATIONAL LEGEND FOR GIVING HIS
LIFE AND WORKS IN MOLDING THE FILIPINO CHARACTER;
AND
• TO INCREASE A ROUSING WELLSPRING OF NATIONALISM
THROUGH AN INCREDIBLE INVESTIGATION, WORKS, AND
COMPOSITIONS.
 WHY STUDY RIZAL?
• STUDYING RIZAL IN THE 21ST CENTURY HELPS STUDENTS MAKE SENSE OF THE PRESENT BY
LOOKING BACK AT THE PAST.
• FOR INSTANCE, RIZAL’S ILLUSTRATION OF 19TH CENTURY PHILIPPINES IN HIS WORKS MAY
AID TODAY’S GENERATION IN RECOGNIZING THE ILLS OF THE PRESENT DAY IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
• WITH THE STUDENTS EXPOSED TO MANY FOREIGN INFLUENCES, STUDYING RIZAL MAY
REMIND AND URGE THEM TO UNDERSTAND THE REAL ESSENCE OF BEING A FILIPINO.
• SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL FIGURES LIKE RIZAL HELP THE YOUNGER GENERATION
NAVIGATE PHILIPPINE HISTORY AND UNDERSTAND WHY BEING AWARE OF SOCIAL
ISSUES ARE IMPORTANT IN THE FORMATION OF ONE’S NATIONAL IDENTITY.
 WHY STUDY RIZAL?
• THE PRACTICALITY OF STUDYING RIZAL IN THIS DAY AND AGE IS
SEEN IN HOW RIZAL’S EXPERIENCES AND IDEOLOGIES ARE
INSTRUMENTAL IN GRASPING THE CURRENT CONTEXT OF THE
PHILIPPINE SOCIETY.
• THE MANDATED COURSE ON RIZAL AIDS IN DEVELOPING THE
CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS OF STUDENTS.
• THE DIFFERENT CHALLENGES AND DILEMMAS THAT RIZAL FACED
IN HIS LIFE TEACHES THEM TO BE AWARE OF AND NOT APATHETIC
TO THE ISSUES HAPPENING AROUND THEM.
 WHY STUDY RIZAL?
• IT IS A WORTHY ROLE MODEL AND A CONSTANT INSPIRATION TO ALL
FILIPINOS.
• IN EVERY ASPECT OF HIS BEING, RIZAL IS WORTHY TO EMULATE
ESPECIALLY IN THE IDEALS HE HELD AS A NATIONALIST.
• HE WAS NOT ONLY INTELLIGENT, HE WAS ALSO HUMANE, CREATIVE,
AND INNOVATIVE.
• AS AN INSPIRATION TO THE PHILIPPINE NATION, RIZAL WILL ALWAYS
BE A VALUABLE SUBJECT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM IN
UNDERSTANDING HOW PHILIPPINE NATION CAME TO BE.
•THANK YOU