CIELO L.

ESTONANTO
BSBA 2-A
RIZAL'S LIFE AND WORKS

1.WHAT IS RIZAL LAW?

THE RIZAL LAW, OFFICIALLY KNOWN AS REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1425, IS A PHILIPPINE LAW THAT
MANDATES THE INCLUSION OF THE LIFE, WORKS, AND WRITINGS OF JOSE RIZAL, THE NATIONAL
HERO OF THE PHILIPPINES, IN THE CURRICULUM OF ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE
COUNTRY. THE RIZAL LAW IS A CRUCIAL PIECE OF LEGISLATION IN THE PHILIPPINES BECAUSE IT
ENSURES THAT EVERY FILIPINO STUDENT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE LIFE,
WORKS, AND WRITINGS OF JOSE RIZAL. THIS HELPS IN PRESERVING AND PASSING ON THE RICH
CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE OF THE NATION TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.

2. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HIS DIFFERENT WRITINGS IN THE LIVES OF FILIPINOS?

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF JOSE RIZAL'S DIFFERENT WRITINGS IN THE LIVES OF FILIPINOS LIES IN THE
FACT THAT THEY INSPIRED A SENSE OF NATIONAL IDENTITY AND UNITY DURING A TIME OF SPANISH
COLONIZATION. HIS WORKS, SUCH AS "NOLI ME TANGERE" AND "EL FILIBUSTERISMO," EXPOSED
THE INJUSTICES OF THE COLONIAL REGIME AND ENCOURAGED FILIPINOS TO STRIVE FOR
INDEPENDENCE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. JOSE RIZAL'S WRITINGS CONTINUE TO RESONATE WITH
FILIPINOS BECAUSE THEY ADDRESS TIMELESS THEMES OF JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND LOVE OF
COUNTRY. HIS LITERATURE SERVES AS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR FILIPINOS TO REMAIN
VIGILANT IN SAFEGUARDING THEIR RIGHTS AND WORKING TOWARDS A BETTER SOCIETY.

3. WHY DO YOU THINK RIZAL BECAME OUR NATIONAL HERO ?

RIZAL BECAME THE NATIONAL HERO OF THE PHILIPPINES BECAUSE OF HIS PROFOUND
INFLUENCE ON THE COUNTRY'S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE AND HIS DEDICATION TO
PROMOTING THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF FILIPINOS. HIS WRITINGS AND ACTIONS IGNITED
A SENSE OF NATIONALISM AND RESISTANCE AGAINST SPANISH OPPRESSION.
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RIZAL'S LIFE AND WORKS

4.. GIVE AT LEAST THREE WRITINGS OF RIZAL AND GIVE THE

MESSAGE FOR EACH WRITINGS.

THREE SIGNIFICANT WRITINGS OF JOSE RIZAL AND THEIR

MESSAGES ARE:

A. "NOLI ME TANGERE" - THIS NOVEL EXPOSED THE ABUSES AND

CORRUPTION OF THE SPANISH COLONIAL GOVERNMENT AND
CLERGY. ITS MESSAGE IS TO AWAKEN THE FILIPINOS TO THE
HARSH REALITIES OF THEIR SOCIETY AND TO INSPIRE THEM TO
WORK TOWARDS CHANGE AND REFORM.

B. "EL FILIBUSTERISMO" - RIZAL'S SECOND NOVEL CONTINUED

THE NARRATIVE OF "NOLI ME TANGERE" AND DELVED DEEPER
INTO THE INJUSTICES AND OPPRESSION FACED BY FILIPINOS
UNDER SPANISH RULE. IT CONVEYED THE MESSAGE THAT
PEACEFUL REFORM WAS NO LONGER ENOUGH, AND MORE
DRASTIC MEASURES MIGHT BE NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE
FREEDOM.

C. "MI ULTIMO ADIOS" - THIS IS RIZAL'S FAREWELL POEM

WRITTEN ON THE EVE OF HIS EXECUTION. IT EXPRESSES HIS LOVE
FOR HIS COUNTRY, HIS READINESS TO DIE FOR ITS CAUSE, AND HIS
HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE. THE MESSAGE IS ONE OF SACRIFICE,
PATRIOTISM, AND THE ENDURING FIGHT FOR FREEDOM.
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RIZAL'S LIFE AND WORKS

5. ASIDE FROM HIS WRITINGS , WHY DO YOU THINK RIZAL IS FIT FOR BEING
A NATIONAL HERO?

ASIDE FROM HIS WRITINGS, RIZAL IS FIT FOR BEING A NATIONAL HERO
BECAUSE OF HIS MULTI-FACETED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PHILIPPINES. HE
WAS A POLYMATH, BEING NOT ONLY A WRITER BUT ALSO A DOCTOR,
LINGUIST, ARTIST, AND A MAN OF PRINCIPLES. HE ADVOCATED FOR
EDUCATION AND SOCIAL REFORMS, INSPIRED FILIPINOS TO UNITE AGAINST
COLONIAL OPPRESSION, AND WILLINGLY SACRIFICED HIS LIFE FOR THE
CAUSE OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE. HIS MORAL CHARACTER,
INTELLECTUAL PROWESS, AND DEDICATION TO THE COUNTRY'S WELFARE
MAKE HIM A SYMBOL OF HEROISM AND PATRIOTISM FOR FILIPINOS.
BEYOND HIS WRITINGS, RIZAL'S EXEMPLARY CHARACTER AND HIS
WILLINGNESS TO FACE DEATH FOR HIS BELIEFS DEMONSTRATE THE
QUALITIES OF A TRUE HERO. HIS SELFLESSNESS, COURAGE, AND MORAL
INTEGRITY MAKE HIM AN ENDURING SYMBOL OF HEROISM IN THE
PHILIPPINES.