About the Content of the Rizal Law Mandates of Section 2 of the Law: That the students were to read the novels as they were written in Spanish.
He provision to the Board of National
Education to create the rules on how these should be applied. .
The last two sections were focused on
making Rizal’s works accessible to the general public The last two sections were focused on making Rizal’s works accessible to the general public :
1. That the schools to have “ an
adequate number “ of copies in their libraries,
2. the board being ordered to publish
the works in major Philippine languages. There were no recorded instances of students applying for such exemptions from reading the novels and there was no known procedure for such an exemption. After the bill was enacted into law : In 1994, Pres. Fidel Ramos ordered the Dept. of Education , Culture and Sports to fully implement the law as there had been reports that it has still not been fully implemented. Critical Analysis of the Law (Extract from Teodoro Locsin Sr., “ The Church Leader Attack”) RA 1425 mandates the study of Rizal’s life and works as shown in Section 1.
Calls for increased
nationalism from the Filipinos during a time of dwindling Filipino identity. According to the judicial system, a Republic Act is a law that has already been passed and implemented.
It was signed by the President on June
12 1956.
According to the Official Gazette, the
law was made effective thirty days after its implentation. According to the Official Gazette, the law was made effective thirty days after its implementation.
Its signing on the
Independence day stirs up a greater sense of fervor in the Filipinos, to believe in their own country and national identity. Also, based on the fact that Rizal is honored by the Philippines as the Philippine national hero, it is but appropriate that the document written to commemorate his accomplishments is written here, in the land of his birth Senator Claro M. recto authored the bill, while Senator Jose P. Laurel Sr., sponsored the bill in the senate to :
set our country free from
the hands of others and stand up on our own- exactly the ideals and values of Rizal strove to fight for. The choice of words is still able to convey fiery passion using words and concepts that can easily relate to the common Filipino men. Important points that the author cited in the RA| that is worth noticing :
1. “Whereas today, more than other period
of our history, there is a need for a re- dedication to the ideals of freedom and nationalism for which our heroes lived and died. “ = this document was written in the year 1956 during Magsaysay’s regime when the country was still recovering from the Japanese occupation and still very dependent on US governance. 2. “ Whereas , all educational institutions are under the supervision of, and subject to regulation by the State, and all schools are enjoined to develop moral character, personal discipline, civic conscience and to teach the duties of citizenship.”
= embedding a profound and authentic
moral character and strong sense of personal discipline to the youth who would turn the Philippines to a globally competitive nation. 3. “ The Board of Natl. Education (BNE) shall cause the translation of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo , as well as other writings of 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 the Barrio Councils throughout the country.”
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