GEC 9:

THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOSE

RIZAL
 Content:
 Rizal In the eyes of Filipinos
 Definition and Criteria of a Hero
 RA I425: Rizal Law
 Board work Activity

Write anything that you know

about Jose Rizal in the board
 Rizal in the Eyes of Filipinos

Who was Rizal? And why

was he well-known among
Filipinos?
 Rizal in the Eyes of Filipinos

1. A martyr who died for Filipinos

2. “ Tagalog Christ” or Kristong
Tagalog
3.Saint or Messiah
4.A man of many talents
5. A Polyglot
6. A man who inspired the nation
 Rizal in the Eyes of Filipinos
His Share of Detractors
1.Agitator
2.Wanderlust
3.A man hungry of Power
4.Unpredictable person
Who is the greatest
hero of the
Philippines?
 On your paper write
your own definition
of a hero and share it
in the class
how did Rizal
become a
hero?
 Criteria of a Hero
There is no law or
proclamation which directly
made Rizal a hero.
Rizal’s hero status was made
by the acclamation of the
Filipino People.
 The Americans (through the
American Governor William Howard
Taft) recommended to the Philippine
Commission, which was sponsored
by the US, to declare Jose Rizal as a
national hero for the Filipinos.
 Criteria of a Hero

National Historical Institute

Presently the National Historical
Commission of the Philippines

The country’s agency in

charge of historical matters
 Criteria of a Hero
National Heroes Commission definition of a hero: Approved by a
committee headed by Carlos Quirino of the National Library

A hero is defined as an “Admirable leader

towering over his peers, who is serving a
noble cause, possessing exceptional talent,
distinguished valor and/or hold enterprise,
exercising a determinative influence over the
spiritual life of his people in a particular
remarkable event.
 Criteria of a Hero
The committee adopted the following criteria as basis for historical
researchers in determining who among the great Filipinos will be officially
proclaimed as national heroes:

1. Heroes are those who have a concept of nation and

thereafter aspire and struggle for the nation’s freedom.

2. Heroes are those who define and contribute to a

system or life of freedom and order for nation.

3. Heroes are those who contribute to the quality of life

and destiny of a nation.
 Criteria of a Hero

Additional Criteria:
1. Heroes are part of the people’s expression.

2. Heroes think of the future, especially of the

future generations.

3. The Choice of heroes involves the entire

process that made a particular person a hero.
 Criteria of a Hero
Galang (2012) in an article concerning the selection process of
national heroes in the Philippines shared a new set of criteria:

1. The extent of a person’s sacrifices for the welfare of the country.

2. The motive and methods employed in the attainment of the ideal

(was his ideal purely for the welfare of the country and without
any taint of self-interested motives, most of all the method of
attainment should be morally valid)

3. The moral character of the person concerned (the person should

not have any immorality issue that affected his ideal)
 Criteria of a Hero
Galang (2012) in an article concerning the selection process of
national heroes in the Philippines shared a new set of criteria:

4. The heroes are those who have a concept of nation and thereafter aspire
and struggle for the nation’s freedom (they must have desired the country’s
freedom in any situation especially when there’s a threat of invasion in any
form).

5. The heroes are those who define and contribute to a system of life of
freedom and order for a nation (one who helps in the orderliness and
betterment of the country).

6. Heroes are those who contribute to the quality of life and destiny of a
nation.
 Criteria of a Hero
Galang (2012) in an article concerning the selection process of
national heroes in the Philippines shared a new set of criteria:

7. Hero is part of the people’s expression (the citizen must have

recognized and acknowledged the person as a hero).

8. Hero thinks of the future , especially the future generations, his

concern for the future generations must be seen in his decisions and
ideals).

9. The choice of a hero involves not only the recounting of an

episode or events in history, but of the entire process that made this
particular person a hero. (NHCP.gov.ph)
 Recommended as National Hero
In the later years, the Commission studied various recommendations and
evaluated based on the criteria that the technical committee set. After
further deliberation, the following personalities were recommended to be
our National Heroes.

1. Dr. Jose Rizal

2. Andres Bonifacio
3. Emilio Aguinaldo
4. Apolinario Mabini
5. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
6. Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat
7. Juan Luna
8. Melchora “ Tandang Sora” Aquino
9. Gabriela Silang
 JOSE RIZAL as our National Hero

Jose Rizal’s name is widely known

in everything. This only signifies that
Jose Rizal’s popularity had influenced
the lives of people because of what he
did in promoting our culture and heritage
to the rest of the world.
 JOSE RIZAL as our National Hero

Jose Rizal’s ideas brought an

important sense of identity for the
country. Even until his death, he
sacrificed himself and defended his
beliefs. He was truly an acclaimed
martyr.
 JOSE RIZAL as our National Hero

In his life , Jose Rizal has been

the symbol of the sacrifices of the
Filipinos for freedom and liberation,
and with that, qualifies him as our
national symbol and by extension,
our national hero.
 Drill
According to various Philippine
presidents, the overseas Filipino
Workers are considered present day
heroes. Using the criteria presented
in this reading, are they worthy of
being called heroes? Justify your
answers
Republic Act 1425 or Rizal Law
Authored by Jose Laurel on June 12 1956

Purpose:
Return from patriotic
values

Senator Claro Recto in

Obligatory for
1956 filed a Bill college and
Universities

Assailed by
Catholic church as
anti-Church
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 Reason why Catholic opposed the bill
It forces the students to read Rizal’s
works like Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo which contains passages
that were anti-Church

They Presented fears that the religious

beliefs of the young students would be
harmed by reading Rizal’s works while
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they were in formative years.
 After a month- stand off, a
compromise bill was filed. It was
authored by Senator Jose Laurel on
June 12, 1956, Republic Act 1425

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 Republic Act No. 1425
An act to include the curricula of all public
and private schools, colleges, and
universities courses on the life, works, and
writing of Jose Rizal, particularly his novels
Noli Me tangere and El Filibusterismo,
authorizing the printing and distribution
thereof, and other purposes.
 Republic Act No. 1425
Section 1
Courses on the life , works, and writings of Jose Rizal
, particularly his novels Noli me Tangere, shall be
included in the curricula of all schools, colleges, and
universities, public or private: Provided, that in the
collegiate courses, the original or unexpurgated
editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo or their English translation shall be
used as basic text.
 Republic Act No. 1425
Section 2
It shall be obligatory on all schools, colleges, and
universities to keep in their libraries an adequate number of
copies of the original and unexpurgated editions of the Noli
Mi tangere and El Filibusterismo, as well as Rizal’s other
works and biography. The said unexpurgated editions of
the Noli Mi Tangere or their translations in English as well
as other writing of Rizal shall be included in the list of
approved books for required reading in all public or private
schools, colleges and universities.
 Republic Act No. 1425
Section 3
The board of National Education shall cause the
translation of Noli Me tangere and El Filibusterismo,
as well as other writing of Jose 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 charge, to persons
desiring to read them, through the Purok
organizations and the Barrio Councils throughout
the country.
 Republic Act No. 1425
Section 4
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as
amendment or repealing section nine
hundred twenty-seven of the
administrative Code, prohibiting the
discussion of the religious doctrines by
public school teachers and other person
engaged in any public school.
 Republic Act No. 1425
Section 5
The sum of three hundred thousand
pesos is hereby authorized to be
appropriated out of any fund not
otherwise appropriated in the National
Treasury to carry out the purpose of this
act.
 Republic Act No. 1425
Section 6
This Act shall take effect
upon its approval
June 12,1956
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