Rizal - Final Activity PDF

Jin Mei G.
Tesalona Final Activity

BSA 5 | Rizal January 8, 2021
Padayon, Filipinos; Today is Yet Another Battle to Conquer
Philippines has been through a lot before it had its freedom. The thought of the
country, being in poor state – no freedom and justice – had fired up the Filipinos immense
desire to save it no matter how much it costs or in way they can; even if it had to risk their
own lives. Heroes – that is how we recognize those brave souls. Our national hero, Dr. José
Rizal, had shown the same nationalism. He expressed the growing national consciousness
of many Filipinos who opposed Spanish colonial tyranny and aspired to attain democratic
rights.
During his time, Dr. Rizal spent his days on writing, arts, medicine, agriculture,
travelling, and community. His famous novels Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) published in
1887, and El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed) published in 1891 displayed the sufferings
that his fellow citizens had had to endure under the years of the Spanish oppression. These
books were a mirror of the struggles Philippines had under the tyranny of Spain.
The book Noli Me Tangere described Philippine society with its memorable
characters. This novel is a charter nationalism. It calls on the Filipino to recover his self-
confidence, to appreciate his own worth, to return to the heritage of his ancestors, to assert
himself as the equal of the Spaniard. Meanwhile, the book El Filibusterismo is more
revolutionary and more tragic than the first novel. It was written in dedication of the three
martyred priests namely Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora popularly known
as GOMBURZA, whose tragic execution left unforgettable imprint in his mind. It is a political
novel, book of the thought, work of the head and comprise bitterness, hatred, pain, sorrow
and violence. Like Noli Me Tangere, El Fili aims at enlightening the society, and at bringing
the Filipinos closer to the truth. In this novel, the society is urged to open its eyes to reality
and rebel against the Spanish government for its oppression and abuse.
The two novels call for awakening and empowerment. The Philippines today, with
110 million people and whose wealth is in the hands of less than one percent of the
population, still suffers from the social cancer that Rizal denounced in his masterpieces. The
poor are still suffering from institutional and structural social injustice. Quality education is
still not accessible to the poor, the marginalized farmers, small fisher folks, the tenants, the
casuals and the migrant workers who suffer in dirty, difficult, dangerous, degrading and
deceptive jobs abroad. Recall the 15 billion PhilHealth budget that was stolen, the innocent
mother and son who were shot on the spot, the ignorance of the government on COVID19
that led to almost 500,000 cases today with many families dying from hunger and lack of
jobs, the police who broke the COVID19 rules and is still on duty while many was shot and
imprisoned for breaking their policies, the flight attendant whose rape case was
incompetently investigated today, and many more. The crooked system of the Philippines is
making the citizens suffer more- violence is starting to rule the country. Abuse by those with
power, not just in the government but also in small setting, is alarming. What would be the
future of the children if their eyes set upon this kind of treatment? There may have been
measures and good news to celebrate, of course it matters, but today’s brutality on the
lives of many is just not acceptable. We need to let the youth and many people know about
the status of our country today or nothing will happen; thus, there is in a need for revolution
right now. We could write or educate, feed young people’s mind with truth but with
gentleness. A revenge for all the mishaps but in a peaceful way. Because of the fear of getting
impeded by negativities, we fall out of our vision.
There are more people that were victims of the society’s injustice and incompetence.
They were just not known. Of course, there were people like Elias who sacrificed himself to
save someone they know who can make a change; people like young and idealistic Juan
Crisostomo Ibarra who would do everything, even go beyond things he had never done
before, just for the sake of his beloved countrymen. The women who loved more than anyone
else like Maria Clara and Sisa whose characters displayed melancholic fate and insanity that
characterized the country’s pitiful state, which was once beautiful, turned miserable. You
see, 2020 has been a rough year for most of us. We have become powerless because the main
enemy, COVID, is unseen, thus, making fighting harder. But, PADAYON, Filipinos. This battle
is endless. Our strength is limited, and so is our faith, but God’s grace is unceasing. In these
wars, from the past to the present onto the future, the situation might get worse or better,
but regardless, FAITH, HOPE, and LOVE must keep us going like the ones shown in the two
novels. These three beautiful things should be manifested so we could create a more peaceful
life as we live. Only then we can say that fighting battles is worth it and life is still good.
Padayon.
I die without seeing dawn's light shining on my country... You, who will see it,
welcome it for me...don't forget those who fell during the nighttime. - Jose Rizal
Source:
Faelagmao, Anrex Karl (March 6, 2016). Summary of Noli Me Tangere and El

Filibusterismo. Retrieved from
https://janfaelagmao0021.wordpress.com/2016/03/06/summary-of-noli-
me-tangere/
Jimenez, Josephus B. (June 19, 2016). Rizal’s relevance to Phl history. Retrieved from
https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/opinion/2016/06/19/1594423/
rizals-relevance-phl-history
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https://www.azquotes.com/quotes/topics/noli-me-tangere.html

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