Jamaica H.

Ballera
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1. Jose P. Rizal law 1425

 An Act to Include in the Curricula of All Public and Private Schools, Colleges and
Universities Courses On the Life, Works and Writings of Jose Rizal, Particularly
His Novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, Authorizing the Printing and
Distribution Thereof, and for Other Purposes . House Bill No. 5561 Senate Bill
No. 438. It is commonly known as the Rizal Act, established on 12th of June
1956 by Senator Claro M. Recto. It was made effective on August 16, 1956.
 This law orders all public and private schools in the Philippines must proposed
courses about Jose P. Rizal novels which is El Filibusterismo and Noli Me
Tangere.
 This law encourage the youth to not forget Dr. Jose p. Rizal as our hero. He
was the one who free us from slavery. He gave piece and freedom to the
Philippines by means of his excellent in writing in his novels.
2. Criteria in choosing national hero in the Philippines
 Filipino citizen
 Holder of Wisdom Nationalist
 Patriot/nationalist
 Respectful/Polite
 Has already been dead
 Patient/Enduring
 Courageous/Brave

 A hero is part of the people's expression. But the process of a people's

internalization of a hero's life and works takes time, with the youth forming a
part of the internalization.
 A hero thinks of the future, especially the future generations.
 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.

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  Those who have a concept of nation and thereafter aspire and struggle for the
nation's freedom.
 Those who define and contribute to a system or life of freedom and order for a
nation. Heroes are those who make the nation's constitution and laws.
 Heroes are those who contribute to the quality of life and destiny of a nation.

3. Personalities Nominated to be our National Hero

 Marcelo H. del Pilar
 Emilio Jacinto
 Graciano Lopez-Jaena
 Antonio Luna

4. Reasons why Rizal is Our Greatest National Hero?

 Rizal is our greatest hero because, as a towering figure in the
Propaganda Campaign, he took an admirable part in that movement
which roughly covered the period from 1882-1896.
 Rizal’s writings contributed tremendously to the formation of
Filipino nationality.
 Rizal becomes the greatest Filipino hero because no Filipino has yet
been born who could equal or surpass Rizal as “a person of
distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering.”
 Rizal is the greatest Filipino hero that ever lived because he is “a
man honored after death by public worship, because of exceptional
service to mankind”.
 Jose Rizal became the Philippine national hero because he
fought for freedom in a silent but powerful way. He expressed his
love for the Philippines through his novels, essays and articles rather
than through the use of force or aggression. He was a very amazing
person at his time.
 Rizal became the national hero owing to his struggle for liberty in
which he used an unspoken but influential method. Most certainly it

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 was in the center of the ancients' view of Life. He spoke of his
patriotism to the Philippines in his novels, essays, articles and poems
instead of using the strength of violence.

5. Reveal the issues about the Proclamation of Dr. Jose Rizal as National
Hero

i. He was the illegitimate son of Adolf Hitler

ii. He should not be proclaimed as the national hero because of his
cowardice to fight the colonizers through revolution.
iii. He was regarded as an ―American-made hero
iv. First Philippine Commission was formed by the United States President
headed by the American Governor-General William Howard C. Taft.
v. Declaration of Dr. Jose Rizal as our national hero was only their strategy
to hinder our nationalistic feelings.

6. Philippines: Spanish Period

1. Emergence of political unrest in Spanish Politics

 It started during the reign of King Ferdinand VII
 Spanish political instability resulted to frequent shifts of colonial policies
and unfixed terms of government officials in the Philippines.
2. Presentation in the Spanish Cortes Deprivation of Human Rights to the Filipino
Corrupt Spanish Official
3. Inequality
4. Racial Discrimination
5. Land ownership and Feudalism

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 I learned a lot of
lessons and it made me realized a lot of things in my life. Dr. Jose Rizal at his young
age he was very brave enough to face the challenges or problems in our country. I will
always salute him because he gave us freedom and peace in our country.
He protected us from harm by means of his outstanding novels. I am
forever thankful to him because we are now free my slavery, our country is no more in
the hands of other nations. I learned that to become a true hero you must need to
sacrifice your whole life in death. I really much appreciated his novels because he
talked about very meaningful and heartfelt stories. We can also hero in making simple
ways. I learned the Spanish was very cruel to Filipinos because they deprived their
human rights, there was no equal treatment, discriminate our races, and they are the
one who owned and manage our lands. They did not have mercy and compassion
because they were selfish. Even though, they experienced or encountered those
obstacles, they did not lose hope and they stood in their own feet to get freedom. I
learned that I should always remember Dr. Jose Rizal as my hero because he
contributed a lot in our country. He served as my inspiration to study harder and reach
my abundance ambitions in life because of his dedication to his beloved country.
I learned that I should always patronize him whatever I do, whenever and
wherever I am because without him, our country is now ruined. Especially, I should
love him with all my heart, mind and soul because he was part of my life and plays an
important role in Philippines’ history.