Mendiola, Ronjay-C F.

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PAST: The portal to our future
ANALYSIS FOR RIZAL LAW (Republic Act No. 1425)
Republic Act No. 1425, or the Rizal law, commands the instructing of Dr. Jose Rizal’s life, works
and writing for all public and private schools, colleges, and universities and the printing and dispersion of
his history and works (Republic Act No. 1425, 1956). Wrangles about around this act have taken
after between the legislators Recto and Laurel who individually, created and supported the act, and
the legislators Rodrigo, Cuenco, and Rosales, who thought that this act was another assault to the Catholic
Church.

It is recognizable that the act was distributed on June 12, the date of our freedom. I think that
this pointed to stir the genuine, devoted Filipino in each of us. It was written in 1956, the year when
our nation was still recuperating from the Japanese colonization and was depending on United States
for support. In spite of the non-appearance of intruders amid this time, the Filipinos
still required another revolutionary movement to fight for independence. The Filipinos needed not to
depend on other countries but to stand up on their possess, as what Rizal did during those
times in battling for freedom. The Filipinos needed to bring back their patriotism and their conviction in
their nation. In spite of the fact that the Filipino personality is gradually blurring, Recto appeared through
this act that the Filipinos might still fix this.

The supporters of the Rizal law claimed that through Rizal’s works, we would not only be able to
see our qualities and excellencies but too our shortcomings and indecencies as well; Noli-Fili/Rizal Bill:
One of the foremost disputable bills in Philippine History. Recto and Laurel accepted that once we
recognize our imperfections, we are going be prepared for the penances we need to do to
attain our opportunity and personality once more. The reason of this act isn't to assault the Catholic
Church but to form us esteem our heroes’ battle for freedom amid the Spanish Colonial.
The serious wrangle about and battle over the Rizal law tells us that we Filipinos accept that wisdom of
history make us way better citizens, in spite of the resistance of the Catholic Church.

Nowadays, our love for our country is blurring. We Filipinos, particularly the youth,

are slanted to grasp other culture in this globalized world. We lack love for our own nation and we tend
to inculcate other culture, also known as colonial mentality. Dr. Jose P. Rizal, our national hero, is
a fine role model of nationalism and patriotism, particularly to the youth. His life, works
and compositions would rouse us and make us courageous and decided which would then showcase our
Filipino character and nation building (Santos, n.d.). Through examining our national hero’s works, we
would also be able to esteem the independence we accomplished a long time prior which was
made conceivable by our heroes. They yielded their own lives to attain not only our freedom but our
national character as well, so the latter is treated as a really vital bequest that we ought to cherish
and secure. We could also relate the beliefs and lessons of Rizal to the display conditions
and circumstances happening in our country. Colonial mentality is exceptionally uncontrolled in our
society nowadays so we ought to be pleased of our possess culture and personality, not of another
country’s.
 As understudies, we would also be able to understand way better what Jose Rizal did for
our nation. This is also truly imperative to us since it is amid our educational years when
we select our claim needs and career paths. Through this act, the educational institutions will make us
realize that the Philippines could be a basic portion of our needs and serving it is an natural obligation of
each one of us (What is the Rizal Law?, n.d.). The past is the portal to our future and as what most of
us believe, “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng ating bayan.” The past, somewhat written in Rizal’s works and
writings, will implant solid lesson and veritable ethical character in us youth. We
will then become sacrificial, genuine Filipinos who will make our beloved nation rise up and grin once
more and change it from a destitute nation to an all- inclusive competitive country within the future.

References
Noli-Fili/Rizal Bill: One of the most controversial bills in Phil History. (n.d.). Retrieved from
Teamcrisostomo's Blog: https://teamcrisostomo.wordpress.com/noli-filirizal-bill-one-of-the-
most-controversial-bills-in-phil-history/

Republic Act No. 1425. (1956, June 12). Retrieved from Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines: http://www.gov.ph/1956/06/12/republic-act-no-1425/

Santos, A. (n.d.). The Rizal Law. Retrieved from All About J.P. Rizal:
https://angbuhaynijprizal.wordpress.com/the-rizal-law/

What is the Rizal Law? (n.d.). Retrieved from Teamcrisostomo's Blog:

https://teamcrisostomo.wordpress.com/what-is-the-rizal-law/