Rondolo, Elison C. Mr.

June Louie Flores

ECE-4B October 15, 2021
PI100 – Life and Works of Rizal

Quiz #1

1. Who is Claro M. Recto?

He was considered the “Great Dissenter”

He known as the “Lawyer of Miracles”
Claro M. Recto, dubbed the “Great Academician” by
writers of national prominence, was born on
February 8, 1890 in Tiaong, Tayabas (Now Quezon)
province to Don Claro Recto, Sr. of Rosario
Batangas and Doña Micaela Mayo of Lipa.
As a statesman, Recto’s rhetoric was purely
intellectual, based on his strong principles of
nationalism.
He always demanded the best for the Filipino from
anyone in government, regardless of stature.
He opposed President Ramon Magsaysay, the most
popular Filipino president, on a number of issues.
Recto graduated from the Ateneo de Manila with a
bachelor’s degree in the Arts, and then earned his master of laws degree at the University
of Santo Tomas in 1916.
Shortly after graduating from UST, he immediately launched his career in politics by
serving as a legal adviser to the Senate from 1916 to 1919.
He finally decided to run for public office in 1919 as the representative of the third district
of Batangas at 29 years old.
A mere five years into his political career, he would be selected as one of the Philippines’
representatives in the US in framing the Constitution.
In 1931, Recto was elected to the Senate where he initially served as minority floor leader
for three years.
In 1934, he was elected majority floor leader and president pro tempore.
US President Franklin Roosevelt appointed him Associate Justice of the Supreme Court,
for which Recto had to resign his position as Senator.
Recto would return to the Senate in 1941, and would lose a bid for the presidency in 1957.
Aside from crafting laws, Recto was also a prolific writer of numerous legal treatises and
literary works on nationalism
2. The year he started serving as a legal adviser.
From 1916 to 1919, he started serving as a legal adviser after graduating from UST.

3. The title of the Book with 208 pages he wrote in 1946.

He wrote a 208-page book in 1946, aptly titled “Three Years of Enemy Occupation:
The Issue of Political Collaboration in the Philippines”.

4. He is also known as the title of?

He known as the Lawyer of Miracles.

5. Who is the US President that appointed him as the Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court?
US President Franklin Roosevelt appointed him Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, for which Recto had to resign his position as Senator.

6. What is R.A 1425?

Republic Act No. 1425 or “The Rizal Law” which was a set to address “a need for a
re-dedication of the ideals of freedom and nationalism for which our heroes live and died.”

7. What is the name of Rizal Law before as a Senate Bill?

On April 03, 1956, Senate Bill No. 438 was filed by the Senate Committee on
Education.

8. What is the name of Rizal Law before as a House Bill?

On April 19, 1956, House Bill No. 5561 was filed by Jacobo Z. Gonzales

9. TRUE OR FALSE. Jacobo Z. Gonzales filed the House Bill 5561 in April 19, 1956.
True

10. Who is the President of the Philippines that signed the R.A. 1425?
June 12, 1956, President Ramon Magsaysay signed the bill into law which became
RA No. 1425.