THE LIFE,

WORKS, &
WRITINGS
OF JOSE RIZAL
 JOSE PROTACIO RIZAL
MERCADO Y ALONZO
REALONDA
The Founder of Philippine
Nationalism
The Greatest Hero of the
Malayan Race
He was a polymath,
nationalist, & the most
prominent advocate for
 REPUBLIC ACT 1425 or
the “RIZAL’S LAW”
An act to include in the
curricula of all public and
private schools, colleges, and
universities courses on the
life, works, and writings of
Jose Rizal, particularly his
novels, Noli Me Tangere and
El Filibusterismo, authorizing
the printing and distribution
Jose P. Laurel – the
sponsor the said law.
Claro Mayo
Recto – the
author or main
proponent of
the law.
It was enacted and
signed on June 12,
1956 which coincides
the Philippine
Independence Day.
Three Main Goals of
Rizal’s Law
1) To rededicate the lives
of youth to the ideals of
freedom and
nationalism, for which
our heroes lived and
died.
2) To pay tribute to our
national hero for
devoting his life and
works in shaping the
Filipino character.
3) To gain an inspiring
source of patriotism
through the study of
Rizal’s life, works, and
 CONTENTS of the
RIZAL’S LAW
Section 1 : This section
mandates the students to
read the two greatest novels
of Rizal. These two shall be
included in the curricula of all
schools, colleges and
universities, public or
private.
Section 2: This section
mandates the schools to
have “an adequate
number” of copies in their
libraries.
Section 3: This section
orders the Board of
National Education to
publish the works in
English, Tagalog, and
 Section 4: It prohibits the
discussion of religious
doctrines by persons
engaged in any public
school.
 Section 5: a sum of 300
thousand pesos is
appropriated to carry out
the purposes of the law.
 Section 6: It shall take
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
ON RIZAL’S TIME
February 19,
1861 - the
liberal Czar
Alexander II
issued
Emancipation
Manifesto 1861.
June 19, 1861 –
the American Civil War was
raging furiously in the United
States due to Negro slavery.
September
22, 1862 –
Benito Juarez
was elected
President of
Mexico.
June 12, 1864
– Archduke
Maximillian
of Austria was
installed by
Napoleon III
as puppet
emperor of
Mexico.
May 15, 1867 – Juarez
defeated the Maximillian
forces with U.S. Support &
executed Maximillian on
June 19.
Italians and Germans
succeeded in unifying
their nations.
England – was known as
the World’s Leading
Imperialist Power.
 Queen Victoria
proudly asserted
“Britannia rules the waves”
“Opium” Wars
 British Colonies:
Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Maldives
Aden
Malaysia
Singapore
Egypt
Australia
New Zealand
 July 8, 1853
–
Commodore
Matthew C.
Perry re-
opened Japan
to the world
ending Japan’s
214-year
isolation
 Emperor
Meiji
(Mutsuhito)
modernized
Japan by
freely
accepting
Western
influences,
including
Spain as the “Mistress
of the World”
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
OF THE PHILIPPINES ON
RIZAL’S TIMES
 Filipinos were
unfortunate victims
of the evils of the
unjust, bigoted and
deteriorating
colonial power.
 Evils of the Unjust
Colonial Power
Instability of colonial
administration
 Corrupt
Officialdom
 No Philippine
representation in
the Spanish Cortes
Human Rights Denied to
Filipinos
No Equality Before the
Law
Maladministration of
Justice
Racial Discrimination
Frailocracy
Forced Labor or
“Polo Y
Servicios”
Haciendas Owned
by the Friars
 The
Guardi
a Civil
WHY RIZAL is
our
GREATEST
NATIONAL
HERO
“Consummat
um Est!”