“Republic Act 1425 realistic? Why or Why Not?

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There are laws being imposed by the government to help in the upholding of the
must have significant characteristics of the Filipinos that will consequently result in the
preservation of these things within the heart and mind of every individual. One law to
corroborate this is the Republic Act 1425 otherwise known as the “Republic Act 1425”
which makes the reading of Rizal’s life and works mandatory in all public and private
colleges and state universities in the Philippines. This move by “Jose Rizal” is very
timely especially that if not taken into consideration as early as now, we wouldn’t have
something to expect in the future for there are certain possibilities that linger around us
and that could make the essence of this law fade into the background together with its
purported reasons. In the very first place, the law intends to inculcate to the students the
values and characteristics that Rizal himself had naturally epitomized and for all of us, is
it as realistic as making this all possible?
Being a student who is on the verge of losing his identity as a Filipino because of
the too many things that bothers the stability of one’s thinking, I could assert to all my
co-students that this is a need for most of us if not all to return the level of patriotism
and nationalism that our forefathers had in their time. On the one hand, if we know that
the two necessary characteristics starts to falter, we give remedies and practice it, we
practice it and we master it, and we master it to have a unified strong and indestructible
nationalism and patriotism that we all must seek as a light of hope for every one of us.
However, I know that that will only be possible if we all work for it and together we strive
for one cause and one goal so that we all reach the one that we sought while no one is
being left from behind. On the other hand, the fact that it is possible to be achieved by
looking forward to all positivity; it therefore is realistic isn’t it? I fit wasn’t realistic, would
it not be realistic then?
In the case of the law, I believe that it went through series of talks and
argumentations in the legislative branch and one question that could have been posed
is if it is realistic and if it is, why then and why not. Our lawmakers surely have studied
the law inquisitively and meticulously while considering both the upside and downside of
it that they remain impartial with their judgment and they remain the good image of both
the upper house and the lower house. Now with this laborious process that every law
should go into first from the introduction of the bill to the legislative branch to the
declaration of it as either a law or one that remains a bill for resolution or amendments, I
don’t think that it would just slip out and turn into law that easy as people would possibly
think. Every law must be just and be in accordance with the constitution because if it is
already ratified, there is no way one can easily express dissent because he or she
believes it isn’t realistic when as a matter of fact, it is studied well and as much as
possible they eliminate any loopholes that could question it. If the ratification of this law
is still not realistic for all, what else will it consider as one? Are the reasons of the law
not making it realistic? I definitely don’t think so.
 As I hypothetically put toes in the shoes of a noble teacher teaching the subject
that the law mandates, I would no doubt wish to educate my students about the life of
Rizal and his works because I am myself amused with the values and character he
stood until the time of his death. I would do it not because I am forced to which I know
is far to happen because I don’t take things that way, but because I want to share the
same field of interest with my students so it would be more of a teaching because I love
the subject than merely a duty itself. I will exert the greatest of efforts just to make the
students understand what the point of having to study the life of Rizal and change the
perspective of those apathetic students who doesn’t seem to care about other people’s
life and works. They may forget the life of others but not Rizal’s because he is one
important person in the Philippine History and to forget him would be tantamount to
forgetting the perfect model for nationalism and patriotism which we all need to develop
as we grow up. Now if all teachers are like me, more than willing to spend most of the
day just taking the teaching of the subject as a pleasure, it would be of goodness of the
students and the country as well because their learning will somehow reflect on their
attitude towards our nation. Furthermore, if it can be taken that way, isn’t it realistic at
its finest? The law and the benefactors being sound together?
Teachers would be the first one to appreciate this effort by the legislators since
this coincides with the national drive of the law which is to make students have the
values that Rizal wants the 21st century people to instil strongly so that no external force
would ever make it break its foundation if ever it is already built. Their main role is to
guide the students as they start to exercise these characteristics taught to them and
help them if ever they find themselves struggling as to how to start or how to continue if
ever they’ve already started. By this, the law being realistic, was not only being
recognized as a mandatory subject but a thing which would subject all the students to
good qualities needed by the country to prosper as nation not only economically but
also culturally and morally. This law serves as a catalyst for a faster development of the
mentioned qualities. With the sources that the teachers use, why would it not be
realistic?
The realistic side of the Republic Act would be tangible and evident as long as
the teachers would use specific resources that will help them serve the purpose of the
law and one example of this is the reading of his two novels which clearly showed
certain nationalistic and patriotic values which is important to be acquired by the
Filipinos. As long as these textbooks were not expurgated or tempered, then it would
actually be positive that the claims of this law would be attained and students will have
to want to be with this claims be achieved as well.
I believe that there are hazards in the translation of Rizal’s life and works and
for that reason, it could possibly mislead the Filipinos and would plant misconceptions
and confusions within their minds which is the concern of the people. Now if the
teachers resort in the expurgated version, it might inculcate a different version of values
which isn’t at all the main purpose of the law. This heightens the concern that if the
purpose would not be attained, what good wills the law have then? And there is also a
concern the law would have no use and it would have contrary effects to students.
In general, the Rizal Law remains realistic because of the provisions stipulated in
the law and that the stands mentioned justifies why it is to be one despite the concerns
in the translation of the works. Additionally, the government provides resolutions for it
and that they could regulate if the merits of the law are still followed and in that way, the
law can still be attained and can be seen as feasible.