Module 4

Week No: 16 – 17

Title of Module: Other Notable Works of Rizal

This module consists of (3) lessons namely:

Lesson 1: A Letter to the Young Woman of Malolos
Lesson 2: Dentro Ce Cien Años
Lesson 3: Sobre La Indolencia delos Filipinos

Overview

Rizal also demonstrated his gift of discernment in other works as a distinct man with
extraordinary abilities and competencies in writing and other fields. He was a visionary who was
also pragmatic and realistic in his assessment of the things and circumstances that surrounded
him. His critical thinking and sensitivity were evident in all of his works, regardless of how simple
or complex they were.

Expected Output: Poster – Slogan; Picture – React; Positive -

Negative Matrix; Quiz
Module Time Allotment (weeks or hours): 2 weeks / 6 hours

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LESSON 1: A Letter to the Young Women of Malolos

ABOUT THE LESSON:

Throughout his writings, RIzal alluded to women as wives and mothers, the fountainhead
of values, whose role is to ensure the nation's stability through the youth they nurture and
educate into useful and civic-spirited citizens - the fatherland's hope. His famous Letter to the
Young Women of Malolos exemplifies his legacy to Filipino women.
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to:
LO1. Identify the reason the clamor of the young women to establish a night
school in Malolos; and
LO2. Expound Rizal’s message to Filipino Women.

LEARNING OUTPUTS/REQUIREMENTS: Poster – Slogan, Quiz

LESSON TIME ALLOTMENT: 1 week / 3 hours

LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

QUOTE REACT!

PROVE OR CONTRADICT THE STATEMENT

The country cannot expect honor and prosperity as long as the education
of the child is defective.

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 RIZAL’S LETTER TO THE YOUNG WOMEN OF MALOLOS

Rizal was in London when he penned a Tagalog letter to the young women of
Malolos. The aforementioned letter was written at Marcelo H. del Pilar's request.

PETITION

On December 12, 1888, a group of twenty Malolos

women petitioned Governor-General Weyler for
permission to establish a night school so they could learn
Spanish under Teodoro Sandiko. However, the
governor-general's appeal was denied due to Father
Felipe Garcia's opposition.
Retrieved from:
https://www.esquiremag.ph

YOUNG WOMEN OF MALOLOS

Despite the friars’ opposition, the twenty young women of

Malolos courageously sustained their agitation for the
establishment of the night school. Wherein, these young
women presented a petition to Governor-General Weyler
requesting permission to open the night school.
Retrieved from:
https://www.pinoystop.org

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 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SCHOOL

These young women eventually succeeded and were

given the permission to proceed with their project on the
condition that Señorita Guadalupe Reyes should be their
teacher. For this reason, Marcelo H. del Pilar requested
Rizal to write a letter to the young women of Malolos
commending them for their extraordinary courage. Retrieved from:
https://www.sbs.com.au

The letter Rizal transmitted to the young women of Malolos focused on the following
salient points:

Defense of private judgment

Rejection of the spiritual authority of the friars

Qualities of Filipino mothers need to possess

Duties and responsibilities of a wife to her husband

Counsel to young women on their choice of lifetime partner

Duties and responsibilities of Filipino mothers to their children

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 RIZAL’S MESSAGE TO FILIPINO WOMEN

01 RESPONSIBILITIES OF FILIPINO MOTHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN

Youth, according to Rizal, Is a flower-bed that is to bear rich fruit and must accumulate
wealth for its descendant. For this reason, he pointed out that it is the mothers who are responsible
for the present servitude of our compatriots, owing to the unlimited trustfulness of their loving
hearts, to their ardent desire to elevate their sons. Maturity is the fruit of infancy and the infant is
formed on the lap of its mother,

Moreover, Rizal was very certain as to the duties mothers should fulfill to their children:

01 Raise children to the close image of God

02 Awaken and prepare the mind of the child for every good
and desirable idea

03 Teach children to prefer death with honor to life with dishonor

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Furthermore, Rizal stressed the need for mothers to educate their children on the following values:

01 Respect for God

02 Clear mind 05 Love for honor

03 Clear conduct 06 Love for one’s fellowmen

04 Noble action 07 Sincere and firm character

02 QUALITIES MOTHERS HAVE TO POSSESS

The Filipino mother has to be a noble wife. Also, she is responsible for rearing his children
in the service of the state. Additionally, Rizal argued that the Spartan women should serve as an
example for raising children for the service of the state. Apart from these characteristics, a woman
must set the standards of conduct for men around her. Specifically, there are three basic things
a wife must instill in the mind of her husband, namely:

01 Activity and Industry 02 Noble Character

03 Worthy Sentiments

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 Inasmuch as the partner of her husband’s heart and misfortune,
Rizal gave the following advices to a married women:

01 Refrain from 02 Sweeten his

causing him worry moments of affliction

03 Share his perils

03 RIZAL’S ADVICE TO UNMARRIED MEN AND WOMEN

The Letter to the Young Women of Malolos did not only center on Rizal’s counsels to
Filipino wives. He directly advised the young men that in choosing their lifetime partner, they
should not consider physical beauty nor the sweetness disposition of a woman, but rather give
priority to firmness of character and lofty ideas. On the other hand, he counseled young women
not to surrender their womanhood to a weak and timid heart.

According to Rizal, there are three things that a young woman must look for a man she is
going to marry:

A high spirit incapable of being

02 satisfied with engendering slaves

01 A noble and honored name 03 A manly heart

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 RIZAL’S REMINDERS ON EQUALITY, SELF-RESPECT and
04 TRUE SPIRT OF RELIGION

According to Kalaw (1932), the last part of Rizal’s letter focused on his reminders on
equality, self-respect and true spirit of religion. Wherein, Rizal pointed out the following points:

The tyranny of some is possible only through cowardice and negligence on the
01
part of others.

What makes one contemptible is lack of dignity and abject fear of one who holds
02
one in contempt.

He who loves his independence must first aid his fellowman, because he who
03
refuses protection to others will find himself without it.

Ignorance is servitude, because as a man thinks, so he is; a man who does not
04 think for himself and allows himself to be guided by the thought of another is like
a beast led by a halter.

Consider well what kind of religion they are teaching you. See whether it is the
05 will of God or according to the teaching of Christ that the poor be succored and
those who suffer alleviated.

All men are born equal, naked, without bonds. God did not create man to be a
06 slaver; nor did he endow him with intelligence to have him hood winked or adorn
him with reason to have him deceived by others.

If the Filipina will not change her mode of being, let her rear no more children, let
07 her merely give birth to them. She must cease to be the mistress of the home,
otherwise she will unconsciously betray husband, child, native land and all.

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 FIVE MAJOR POINTS REITERATED IN
RIZAL’S LETTER TO THE YOUNG WOMEN OF MALOLOS

In a nutshell, Rizal focused on five major points in his letter to the young women of Malolos.
(Zaide & Zaide, 1999)

Filipino mothers should teach their

01 children love of God, country and
fellowmen.
Filipino mothers should be glad and
honored, like Spartan mothers to offer
their sons in defense of their country.
02
03 Filipino women should know how to
protect their dignity and honor.
Filipino women should educate
themselves aside from retaining their
good racial values.
04
Faith is not merely reciting prayers and

05 wearing religious pictures. It is living

the real Christian way with good
morals and manners.

POSTER – SLOGAN MAKING

Construct a poster-slogan exhibiting Rizal’s legacy to women based on his Letter to the Young
Women of Malolos

REMINDER!
ü Rubric for this activity will be posted on your LMS accounts.
ü Upload your output on our UBian LMS.

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 ASSESSMENT TIME!

Prepare for a short quiz to be posted

on your UBian LMS.

References:
• Mañebog, J., et al. (2018). Life and Works of Rizal: Biography, Writings, and
Legacies Of Our Bayani. 105 Engineering Road, Araneta University Village, Potrero,
Malabon City: Mutya Publishing House, Inc.
• Obias, R., Mallari, A., & Estella, J. (2018). The Life and Works of Rizal. 839
EDSA, South Triangle, Quezon City: C&E Publishing, Inc.
• Garcia, C., De Viana, A., & Cruz, C. (2015). Rizal and the Development of Filipino
Nationalism: A Textbook on the Life, Works, and Writings of Our National Hero. 707
Tiaga corner Kasipagan Streets Barangka Drive, Mandaluyong City: Books Atbp.
Publishing Corp.

Address: Governor Feliciano Leviste Road, Lipa City 4217, Batangas, Philippines
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