I never encountered or got an idea about the Republic Act 1425 or also known as the Rizal

Law before taking this course. Thanks to this course, I got the opportunity to know and understand
these law. I assume that this has a great influence on my generation as the lessons of Rizal's life and
writings began in my high school years. I believe that it will always be important to research Rizal's
life. This is where we can appreciate what happened over the years and how we have done and what
we have now. This also helps us to learn from the problems of the past and to render it a learning
opportunity. The Rizal Law, enacted in 1956, seeks to accomplish this following goals:
1. To rededicate the lives of youth to the ideals of freedom and nationalism, for which our
heroes lived and died
2. To pay tribute to our national hero for devoting his life and works in shaping the Filipino
character
3. To gain an inspiring source of patriotism through the study of Rizal’s life, works, and
writings.
Source: (http://thelifeandworksofrizal.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-study-rizal.html) I agree that when
we discuss about histories, it's a little dull, with too many years, details and occurrences that are
difficult to recall because we haven't met or witnessed such an entity or event. But on the other
hand, I think this law made it worthwhile as it incorporated Rizal's literature, various works as well
as life story, because such subjects have secret meanings of their existence, their relationship with
society (since, nowadays and also in the coming years), and the stories of the people who are a
great mind to share his insights and fight for our nationality through his writings.
Overall, Rizal Law gives us an opportunity to keep looking back on our national hero's ultimate
sacrifice and added back the nationalist flame that is steadily fading today.
In the 19th century, the Filipino people oppressed from the Spaniards' feudal system and
master-slave relationship. Their social organization is divided into three groups: the highest class, like
the Spaniards, peninsulars and friars, the citizens who belong to this class. It can be seen during the
19th century that the Philippines was one of the richest countries of that period. It mainly dominated
the supply of world trade, being such a nation abundant in agricultural products; and obtaining this
power, the Philippines was deemed technologically sophisticated throughout those times by providing
to have railways, sailing ships, and advance communications networks.

I do believe that during this time there are a lot changes in the Philippines especially the social
changes and even the slavery was an abolished. Also it has a bigger impact in our education system
due to the fact that the access of the Filipinos in education got liberalized. They provided an
establishment at least one primary school for boys and girls by the Educational decree of 1863.

In my own perspective on the 19h century it seems like our economy has growth a lot because
there a lot of improvements we can see. Manila became a trading and some women can go to school
and it is a great opportunity to us to learn new things.
José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was born at Calamba in the Laguna Province of the
Philippines. Among the nine children of Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonzo Realonda, Rizal was the
seventh child to be idolized as a model for fathers and a caring, cautious mother. That alone gives the realization
that he was influenced by Rizal's parents and shaped him from what he became when his mother improved his
intellectual process when he was three years of age, where he was taught to learn the alphabet and two years
later learned to read and write. The sense of encouragement that the intellect inside Rizal was tapping into was
so amazing that it gives inspiration as a student or an academy in my point of view to harness and use the
potential stuff in learning that later on, where Rizal shows it, have an everlasting effect on society.

There are plenty of lessons to be learned from his life. First is from his saying “the hope of the fatherland
lies in the youth.” It gives us the sense of realization that young people have an immense obligation to be good
citizens of this beloved nation where we play our respective roles that make changes as well as making our
nation progressive, sensitive to the environment and benefiting the family from all the stuff that the nation
provides by labour, rules, policies and other different things that come about it. In addition, his life in itself is a
marvel that each and every Filipino can imitate in the sense that our social efforts as well as our collective intellect
help for the good of each and every person where no one ultimately loses.

It is helpful to learn about Dr. Jose P. Rizal and all of his works, accomplishments and individual growth at
the end of the day, where it is worth reflecting in my life as a student in such a case that it gives me a purpose to
aspire more, work more, encourage more and, above all, inspire more. Overall, his life serves every Filipino as a
guide to do the best of their efforts for the country growth as well as educating people especially the youth where
his heritage continues to live on.

In Dr. Jose Rizal's life, the first thing I found was that he enjoyed a peaceful life. He didn't have
to live a lavish life as we wanted some of us to. And when he was under Spanish supervision, he had
lived most of his life as carefully as possible. I assume that it was his parents' job that enabled him
live like that really. I firmly agree that their parents are often affected by one's lifestyle. Through Dr.
Jose Rizal’s life, I realized the significance of involving parents in the morality of their children. The
second thing I learned from Rizal's life was his fearlessness and willingness, even in the most difficult
situations, to act logically. His support of Philippine independence is lawful and democratic, that is
why, in order to execute up the progressive movement of the Filipino people, he published many
books.

I can say that, Rizal may be said to be a very humane, caring and benevolent citizen. Via his famous
novels, Noli Me T'angere and El Filibusterismo, he tackled social problems. He's a social justice and
inclusion envoy, which is a very positive thing that we should be doing. If only hundreds of individuals
such as Rizal were still there, then I believe our country will be in better standing.
As Rizal grow up and left his family to go abroad, he managed to communicate with his family
by writing letters to his siblings and parents. He told them about his encounters studying and staying
overseas, and also his thoughts, stories about people, and guidance for his family, relying on the
compilation of all Rizal's letters to his family. His family also sent him a letter. “I must tell you that
when you have nothing to do please remember the days when you were little and had just
learned how to read, because in those days you prayed to the Blessed Virgin, this merciful
Lady; and she showered you with her gifts so that you learned as if by miracle. Whatever you
have attained I acknowledge as having been due to the many rosaries I have prayed and
which we must never forget (Hernandez, De Ocampo & Ella, 1963, p. 296).”

This shows that Rizal really love his family due to the fact that he continuously send his family
a letter. Rizal proved to be his mother's son in his brief life, a chip off the old image, as he
continuously endeavoured to remain firm in the lessons she teaches him. His mother was his first
author, and he learned how to read from her, and thus to appreciate reading as a way of learning and
effectively enjoying ones self-time.