EXERCISE 3.

Direction: Compare and contrast the views of those in favour and against RA 1425,
considering the context of the 1950’s. Would similar arguments will have force today? You
can use the provided reading material to answer the table. Make sure to paraphrase and get
the important details on the copy. Conclusion must be your own CREATION.
REPUBLIC ACT 1425
IN FAVOR AGAINST
Today, more than at any other time in our All schools, colleges, and universities must
preserve an adequate number of copies of
history, a recommitment to the ideas of the original and unexpurgated editions of
liberty and nationalism for which our Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as
forefathers fought and died is required. well as Rizal's other works and life, in their
libraries. The above-mentioned
It is proper that, in remembering them, unexpurgated editions of Noli Me Tangere
particularly the national hero and patriot and El Filibusterismo, or their English
translations, as well as additional Rizal
Jose Rizal, we remember their lives and
texts.
works that have fashioned the national
character with great warmth and devotion. The Board of National Education shall
cause the translation of Jose Rizal's Noli Me
Jose Rizal's life, works, and writings, Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as well as
particularly his novels Noli Me Tangere and other works by him, into English, Tagalog,
and the principal Philippine dialects; cause
El Filibusterismo, are a continual and them to be printed in inexpensive, popular
motivating source of patriotism that should editions; and cause them to be distributed,
be instilled in the minds of young people, free of charge, to persons desiring to read
them, through Purok organizations and
especially during their formative and
Barrio Councils.
formative years in school.

All educational institutions are regulated

and supervised by the government, and all
schools are required to instill moral
character, personal discipline, civic
conscience, and citizenship duties in its
students.

Courses on Jose Rizal's life, works, and

writings, particularly his novels Noli Me
Tangere and El Filibusterismo, must be
included in the curricula of all public and
private schools, colleges, and universities:
The original or unexpurgated versions of
Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, or
its English translation, shall be used as basic
texts in collegiate courses.

CONCLUSION

If we consider today's setting in relation to the interpretation of RA 1425, we can argue that
there will be some changes in terms of culture, ideology, and the like among Filipinos, thus
similar issues will not necessarily occur, but they may. We aren't as conservative as we
were in the 1950s, therefore we're more inclined to be receptive to new beliefs that are
more realistic.