Republic Act No.
1425: Rizal Law doctrines by public school teachers and other person
-provides for the integration of the study of the life and
works of Dr. Jose P. Rizal in the curriculum of the tertiary
level.
-to provide an in-depth study of nationalism and the shaping
of national character.
-approved on June 12, 1956
-took effect on August 16, 1956
-sponsored by in July 1956
 Jose P. Laurel
 Claro Mayo Recto
 Jose B. Laurel Jr.
 Jacobo Gonzales
 Lorenzo Tanada and other law makers
The Father of Rizal Law: Claro Mayo Recto
Born: February 8, 1890 (Tinaong, Tayabas Quezon)
Died: October 2, 1960 (70 years old)
-Known as “abogado milagroso”
-Filipino politician, jurist, poet, and one of the great statemen
of his generation
-He presided over the assembly that draft the Philippine
Constitution.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1425 ( RIZAL LAW)
House bill No. 5561
Senate Bill No. 438
“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”
Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
-are a constant and inspiring source of patriotism.
Section 1:
- Courses on the life, works and writings of Jose Rizal,
particularly his novel Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo,
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 texts.
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 Me Tangere
and El Filibusterismo, as well as of Rizal’s other works and
biography.
Section 3:
- The Board of National Education shall cause the translation
of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as well as other
writings 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 of
charge, to persons desiring to read them, through the Purok
organizations and Barrio Councils throughout the country.
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 religious
engaged in any public school.
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
purposes of this Act.
Section 6.
- This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved: June
12, 1956 Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 52, No. 6, p.
2971 in June 1956.
Traits to be Acquired
- By integrating Rizal in the curriculum, this would benefit the
Filipino youth as well as the whole nation to acquire the
following traits: (6)
◍ Incorruptible
◍ Confidence
◍ Direction
◍ Courage and determination
◍ High sense of relationship
◍ Nationalism and Patriotism
Aims and Purposes
- by the DepEd Order No. 2 Series of 1996
1. The law aims and desires to re-establish that the Filipinos
themselves be imbued with the principles of freedom and a
sense of nationalism. The rationale of which is to perpetuate
the memories of our hero's death and sacrifices.
2. The law aims to honor the heroes particularly Dr. Jose P.
Rizal and to remind us of his sacrifices and his two novels -
Noli Me Tangere and El Filibustirismo that paved the way to
the nationalism and patriotism of the entire country.
3. The law aims to cultivate and inculcate among the
students in all schools the character development, self-
discipline, civic consciousness and to teach the duties of
citizenship which became the primary reason for the
enactment of the law for reforms and changes.
Bane (a cause of great distress) Features of Rizal's time
1. Instability of Colonial Administration
2. Corrupt Spanish Officials
3. No Philippine Representation to the Spanish Courts
4. Human Rights Denied to the Filipinos
5. No Equality before the Law
6. Maladministration of Justice
7. Racial Discrimination
8. Frailocracy and Secularization of Filipino Priests
9. Forced Labor and Excessive Taxes
10. Haciendas Owned by Friars and Spanish Officials.
11. The Abuses of the Guardia CIvil, Church Officials and
Political Leaders
RIZAL CHOSEN AS THE GREATEST PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
HERO:
Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Y Alonso
-He was chosen as the greatest Philippine National Hero.
-man of many talents
-proved that “Pen is Mightier than the Sword” to redeem
people from their political slavery.
Noli Me Tangere and El Filibustirismo
-provided the ember that awakened Filipino nationalism and
paved way for the Philippine Revolution of 1896.

Criteria for Choosing a National Hero

- by Dr. Otley H. Beyer
1. The person must be a Filipino
2. Must be peace-loving and pacifist
3. Must have great sense of patriotism
4. Must have die for the country as a martyr

Reasons for Choosing Rizal as Philippine's National Hero

1. He was the first Filipino to unite and awaken the Filipino
people to peacefully rise for independence
2. He is a model for being a peacemaker by his complete self-
denial, his complete abandonment of his personal interest
and to think only of his country and people.
3. He was a towering figure in the propaganda campaign
from 1882-1896
4. He was a martyr at Bagumbayan where he willingly died
for our country.

The Pen and The Sword

-- Napoleon said “there are only two powers in the world, the
sword and the pen; in the end the former is always conquered
by the latter.”