The Rizal Law. Stand: The Rizal Law is not effective in spreading nationalism. Pros of Rizal Law: The Rizal Law is a law the exposes the hardships of the Filipinos under the Spanish regime.
The Rizal Law enlightened the students about the true value of having an independent nation.
The Rizal Law focuses on how the power of the Filipinos can have a large margin against the opposers of the country.
Cons of Rizal Law: Many modern Filipinos do n’t care about Nationalism and Pride for the country.
The Law has sections that attack the Catholic Church and its Laws.
The Philosophical messages of Rizal might not be understood by the young Filipinos reading.
Thesis Statement: Although the Rizal Law’s objective was fruitful, the method and implementation of the law is not effective because the Law did more harm than good. Sources:
Complete works of Claro M. Recto
Boletin Ecclesiastico 1956
Statement of Catholic Hierarchy
TOPIC: The Rizal Law Irony: Demotion of Nationalism. Introduction I.
Background. (What is Nationalism?)
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Background. (What is Rizal Law?)
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Thesis Statement
-(Although the Rizal Law’s obj ective is fruitful, the method and implementation of the law is not effective because the Law does more harm than good.) Body A.
B.
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Pros 1
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Pros 2
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Pros 3
I. Cons 1 II. Cons 2 III. Cons 3 C.
Pro-Con analysis
Conclusion I.
Stand of the write
“The Rizal Law Irony: Demotion of Nationalism”
1 “I love my country, not the government” (Ventura, J. n.d.). A striking statement made by Jesse Ventura, which accurately depicts the state of the Philippine government. In simple terms, the love for a country is called nationalism. Nationalism is the soul of a nation. Loving the country is not the same as loving the government. The government’s actions have a large impact to the Filipino’s nationalism. The government can either promote or demote the Filipino’s nationalism thru their programs and how
well they implement the programs. 2
The Rizal Law, also known as Republic Act No. 1425, mandates the reading of
Jose Rizal’s works to all Universities and colleges, both public and private, in the
Philippines. The law was formerly called as the Senate Bill 438 and was authored by Claro M Recto. The bill was then approved on 12 June, 1956 (WikiPilipinas.Org, 2011). The law’s main objective is to spread the nationalism across the country through the
use of the works of Rizal. The law states that that every university and college in the country must possess in their own library the original works of Rizal (WikiPilipinas.Org, 2011). Although the Rizal Law’s objective is fruitful, the method and implementation of the law is not effective because the Law does more harm than good. 3
The law serves as a beacon that exposes the hardships of the Filipino’s during
the time of the Spanish colonization. According to Senator Claro M. Recto during the hearing, the works of Rizal have shown great nationalism through exposing the young minds to the hardships experienced by the Filipinos during the Spanish era to make the Philippines independent and giving freedom to the Filipinos (Recto, 1956). 4 The value of being an independent nation has been one of the concepts of nationalism that the Law is trying to spread. The issues of discrimination during the Spanish colonization by the Spaniards to the Filipinos were enormous. The Spaniards treated the Filipinos as slaves and were given little rights as a human (El Filibusterismo, 1891). Through these experiences, Rizal exposed how hard it is to be treated like slaves and being colonized by foreigners. The livelihood of the Filipinos dropped during
the first century of the colonization of Spain in the Philippines. Spain used the old system of Galleon trade that caused a huge loss to the part of the Filipinos (The Galleon Trade, 2012). Rizal believed that the Philippines is in need of liberation from the colonizers raise the Filipinos from hardships. 5 The power of unity in the Philippines has proven to be a great weapon against those who opposes the Filipinos. Rizal wanted to show that a union of people with similar and reasonable beliefs can defeat those who opposes the country. During the time of the war in the Philippines against Katipunan and the Spaniards, Rizal served as the inspiration for every Filipinos to unite. The death of Rizal sparked the revolution and inner nationalism within the Filipinos and united to fight for independence. Rizal’s works
also served as a source of how powerful unity can be. In the novel of Rizal, the Filipinos rampaged in the Sta. Cruz that caused the Spaniards to retreat (El Filibusterismo, 1891). 6 Many of the Filipino youth are not interested in understanding nationalism and appreciating the Philippines due to the modernizing ways of the country. Filipino products are now being overshadowed by imported product that could lessen the sales of the Filipino-made products. Many Filipinos are now going abroad to work there, losing many great assets in the country (Wordpress, 2011). Because of these, the sole purpose of the law is being taken away. 7 The law was also depicted as a weapon of “destroying” the Catholic Church in the Philippines. According to Senator Rosales, the Church finds some passages that contain heretic statements that attack the Catholic Church and its dogmas (Complete Works of Claro M. Recto, 1990). The novels of Rizal alone contain 220 heretic passages and only 25 nationalistic passages (WikiPilipinas.Org, 2011). Because the reading of the novels is part of the law, the Church searched and found out these passages are casting doubts, covering with confusion God’s Omnipotence, the
existence of hell, the mystery of the Most Blessed Trinity, and the two natures of Christ (Complete Works of Claro M. Recto, 1990). 8 The messages and philosophy of Rizal shows how much he believes in the revolution in the Philippines and the nationalism within us, however; due to the age of most of the readers, they may find it quite hard to understand. According to Senator Rosales, the law focuses too greatly on the nationalistic side of the Filipinos without first analyzing the effects of it to other aspect such as the spiritual beliefs of the person. Studying the novels of Rizal on such a young age may change the views of the reader about the Catholic Church (Complete Works of Claro M. Recto, 1990).
9 The pros of the law are more focus on the spread of nationalism within the young minds of the people. Although the law’s objectives are fruitful and are generally ethical for the Filipinos, the way it is executed and implemented is poorly done. The government approved the law that could potentially change the way the youth thinks about the Church. 10 The law is poorly executed resulting in the demotion of nationalism instead of promoting it. The government isn’t doing anything to attain that objective of spreading
nationalism across the young minds of the Filipino youth.
Transcript of R.A. 1425 What is Rizal Law? -Republic Act 1425, known as Rizal Law, mandates all educational institutions in the Philippines to offer courses about Jose Rizal. History Senator Claro M. Recto was the author of the Rizal Bill.
Senator Jose P. Laurel sponsored the law. June 12, 1956, Pres. Ramon Magsaysay signed the law as Republic Act 1425 Objectives of the Law Enrich the minds of the youth about the history of the Philippines. The study of Rizal’s works should be implemented by the government. To appreciate Rizal’s ideals and teachings in relation to the present conditions of our country and apply in current social problems/issues. To foster the development of the Filipino Youth. R.A. 1425 Rizal Law
Contents of the Law Section 1: Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo must be the original copy. Section 2: School libraries should have sufficient copy. Section 3: Board of National Education must handle the translation of Rizal’s works.
Section 4: This act does not alter the section 927 of the administrative code in prohibiting any persons engaged in any public schools to discuss religious doctrines. Section 5: The authorized amount of 300,000 pesos is enough to pursue and implement the purpose of this act according to National Treasury. Section 6: This act must be implemented right after its approval
Transcript of RA 1425 RA 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 WHY WAS IT PROMULGATED? WHAT WERE THE ISSUES/CHALLENGES
ENCOUNTERED IN THE PROCESS OF ENACTING THIS LAW? Purpose of Promulgation Was the provisions of the said law willfully implemented? If given the chance to amend RA. 1425, what specific provision/s would you like to remove, change, and/or improve? How did it affect Filipino Society back then and the Contemporary Filipino Society? RIZAL LAW
Need for re-dedication for the ideals of freedom and nationalism. Honoring heroes particularly Jose Rizal. Honoring Jose Rizal through his works particularly Noli me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. Issues or Challenges Opposed by Senator Francisco Rodrigo, Senator Mariano J. Cuenco, Senator Decoroso Rosales and the Catholic Church. Claimed that Rizal had violated Canon Law 1399, which forbids books from attacking the Catholic Church. 120 out of the 333 pages were Anti-Church while 25 out of the 333 pages were patriotic.
Filipino Society Before Now POSITIVE NEGATIVE Youths were made aware of Rizal’s contribution to the country. They were also educated more on nationalism. Rizal as a role model to the Youths POSITIVE NEGATIVE Faith and Nationalism conflicts Godlessness of the universities Stunted Christian growth of the student Youths were made aware of Rizal’s contribution to the country. They were also educated more on nationalism. Rizal as a role model to the youths Students have found it unnecessary and unneeded for their studies. Youths have been distracted by many things. Date Approved: June 12 1956
Why did recto impose the rizal law? Claro Recto imposed the Rizal Law as a way of paying honor to Rizaland other heroes that were being forgotten about. The Rizal Lawmade it mandatory for the teachings of these heroes in all schools What is the importance of rizal law? The Rizal Law was an Act that was passed to mandate all schools toteach a course about Jose Rizal. It dictates that all public andprivate schools and colleges and universities require courses aboutRizal's novels and other works
