UNIT 2 about RIZAL THE RIZAL LAW (1).pdf

Life and Works of Rizal

1. THE RIZAL LAW,
LITERATURE & SOCIETY
(CHAPTER 1)
REFERENCE:MAGHUYOP, ET.AL.(2018).The Life and Works of Jose Rizal.MutyaPublishing
House,Inc.

2. HISTORY
OF
RIZAL LAW
EducationalInstitutionsinthePhilippinesare
mandatedtoincludeRizal’slifeandwritinginthe
curriculum
RepublicActNo.1425or“RIZALLAW”
Obligedallpublicandprivateschools,colleges,and
universitiesnationwidetoeducatestudentsabout
Rizal’sviewswhichweregreatlydepictedinhisfamous
writingsliketheNoliandElFili
CatholicChurchcondemnedRizal’sfirmnesstoward
theabusesoftheSpaniardsandtheroleplayedbythe
CatholicChurchtopromotesuchmisconductduring
thosedays

3. HISTORY
OF
RIZAL LAW
RomanCatholicChurchinPhilippinesstrongly
opposedprintinganddistributionofRizal’swork
becausetheywouldcorrupttheCatholicfaithofthe
newgeneration
Oppositionpersisteduntilthe1955SenateElection
Sen.ClaroM.Recto-mainproponentofthebilland
soughtsponsorshiptoaccusetheoppositionas
communistaction.

4. HISTORY
OF
RIZAL LAW
Catholicchurchesargued:Thebilldefiedthefreedom
ofreligion
Fr.JesusCavannastatedthatRizal’sworksinviewof
thepastinjusticeswouldcorruptthepresentsetupof
Catholicchurchesinthecountry
ArchbishopRufinoSantosofManila-assertedthat
Catholicstudentswouldbeaffectedifthemandatory
readingofuncensoredwritingsofRizalwouldprevail
MarianoCuenco-arguedthatRizaldirectlyattacked
thepractices,beliefsandcreedoftheChurch
LedtothethreateningofvariousCatholicschoolsto
closedownifthebillwaspassed

5. HISTORY
OF
RIZAL LAW
OPPOSITIONOF THE BILLSUPPORTERSOF THE BILL
CatholicAction of the
Philippines
Veteranosla Revolucion
(Spirit of 1896)
Congregation of The Mission AlagadniRizal
Knights of Columbus Freemason
Catholic Teachers Guild Knights of Rizal
Francisco SocRodrigo Jose P. Laurel
Mariano Jesus Cuenco Senate Committee on
Education
DecorosoRosales

6. HISTORY
OF
RIZAL LAW
Counterattacks:
JesusParedes,aradiocommentator,arguedthat
Catholicswerenotdeprivedoftheirrightto
declinereadingRizal’snovelsiftheyfeltlikethey
couldthreatentheirsalvation
ClosingofCatholicschools:Recto-saidthatifsuch
dilemmaintheeducationalsectorhappened,
schoolswouldbenationalized
Rectoarguedthatthepeoplewhoeliminated
Rizal’swritingsfromschoolsburiedhismemories
asnationalhero.Itsnotafightagainsthimbut
fightagainstRizal

7. HISTORY
OF
RIZAL LAW
TheChairmanoftheCommitteeofEducationcatered
totheviewsoftheCatholicChurchandmade
adjustmentstocompromisetheoppositionandthe
approbationofthesupportersoftheRizalbill
May12,1956,theinsertedcompromise(contents)on
thebill,whichspecifiedthatonlycollege(university)
studentswouldhavetheoptionofreading
unexpurgatedversionsofclericallycontestedreading
materials,suchasNoliandElFili,wasapproved
unanimously.ThebillwasenactedonJune12,1956

8. HONORING
FILIPINO
NATIONAL
HEROES
March28,1983-Pres.Fidelv.RamosissuedExecutive
OrderNo.75titled“CreatingtheNationalHeroes
CommitteeundertheOfficeofthePresident”
Thecommitteewascreatedtolearn,assess,and
suggestnationalpersonalitiesinrecognitionofthe
impactthatsuchpeoplemadeonPhilippinehistory

9. HONORING
FILIPINO
NATIONAL
HEROES
Criteria that would be officially proclaimed as national
heroes: (Submitted by National Heroes Committee)
1.Heroesarethosewhohaveaconceptofnationand
thereafteraspireandstruggleforthenations’
freedom,heroesarethosewhodefineandcontribute
toasystemorlifeoffreedom
2.Andorderforanation
3.Heroesarethosewhocontributedtothequalityof
lifeanddestinyofanation

10. PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL
LITERATURE
Rizalwasequippedwithextraordinaryliteraryskills
Rizalmasterpieces,theNoliMeTangereanditssequel
ElFilibusterismo.TheNolidealtwiththecountry’s
presentandtheFilipointedtoitsfuture.
Consideredasconstantandinspiringsourcesof
patriotismandnationalismfortheyouthduringtheir
formativeyears
ThenovelsportrayedtheFilipinopeoplewhose
nationalcharacterhadbeenshapedbyliteraryworks
andthereadingoftheseworks

11. PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL
LITERATURE
Rizal’s remarks of Morgas’ sucesosde las Islas Filipinas
traced the lineament of the country’s past.
Writing had become his tool for reforms to awaken the
filipinosfrom the abuses that the colonizer’s had been
doing for centuries in the country

12. PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL
LITERATURE
Literaturegivesimportancetonationalism
Literaturehasalwaysbeenreliantonhistory,bringing
peoplebacktothepastwheresocial,psychological,
andlinguisticresourcesportrayoldeventsthatimpact
thepresenttime
2Presuppositionsexistinthevitalityonnationalism
accordedtoliteraryworksandviceversa:
1.Theabilityofliteraturetohonestlypresenthistory
andtointerveneinhistory
2.Itopensthedoorleadingtosignificantevents,which
describecertainsetups,behaviorsandcurrentimage
ofsocietytoday(Mojares,2013)

13. PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL
LITERATURE
Literaturecanbeagoodbasisofhistoryandtakinga
glanceofthepastattributesofFilipinos
InterveningFunction:
Rizal’snovelwereartefactual:mixtureofrealitybest
portrayedbyfictioncharacters,whichrepresentsthe
peoplebackthen.
ItwasallresultofRizal’sobservationsandexperiences
inthePhilippinesociety
Literaturewashiswayofshowcasingsociety’screative
hardworkandambitions.
Filipinosbackthenwereabletoacquire,preserve,and
reshapetheirculturethroughliterature

14. PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL
LITERATURE
Literatureisagooddrivingtooltoexecuteauthority
andcommandone’scountry
RizalarguesthatTagalogliteratureislivingand
vigorous
Throughwritingpeoplecanexerciseauthority,hence,
Filipinosoughttobeparticipativeintheliteraryfield,
esp.inmattersaffectingthecountryasawhole

15. PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL
LITERATURE
RizalhaswrittenaTagalognovelaftertheappearance
ofElFili
1891-1892,hewrotehis3
rd
novel“Makamisa”
ThisnovelwaswrittenfortheTagalogreadersandnot
fortheEuropeans.
Atthetimehehadwrittensuchnovelhewasonhis
waybacktothePhilippines,andthepropaganda
movementwasstartingtoshift
Hismotivewastowriteanovelthatwoulddeal
exclusivelywiththeusages,virtues,anddefectsofthe
Tagalogs

16. PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL
LITERATURE
Thoughitwasaborted(his3
rd
novel),Rizal’s
“turntothenative”wasnotinvain,iftakenas
asignofthedesireforaliteraturemoredeeply
anchoredintherealitiesofhome(Mojares,
2013)

17. THE END