LESSON 4

RIZAL in Nation
Building
Nation-building is constructing or structuring a
national identity using the power of the state.[1][2]
Nation-building aims at the unification of the people
within the state so that it remains politically stable
and viable in the long run
Social progress is defined as the capacity of a society
to meet the basic human needs of its citizens, establish
the building blocks that allow citizens and communities
to enhance and sustain the quality of their lives, and
create the conditions for all individuals to reach their
full potential.
Rizal’s Role
in
Nation
Building
Rizal Insist on Education as the Instrument for
Social Progress
The Ultimate Means at Nation- Building is
National Unity
 Rizal Insist on Education as the
Instrument for Social Progress
A major contribution to the making of the
Filipino nation was Rizal’s insistence on
the education of his people, a social
commitment of any government. He
considered this as a cornerstone of the
reform the country so urgently needed at
the time.
The enriching effects of Rizal’s study abroad made him
see how education could bring social progress.

Rizal’s desire to share with his people what he had

learn during his studies in Spain, France, and
Germany and his observations in London and
Belgium became his supreme aspiration.

The noble aspiration was a major step

necessary in national development.
Rizal consistently urged his fellowmen to do
everything they could do for the education of
their generation.
 The Ultimate Means at Nation-
Building is National Unity
Rizal’s greatest contribution to the building
of Filipino nation was his untiring efforts in
urging his countrymen to work together
for national unity, a condition for national
survival.
Any man who refused to fight injustice is
not for the welfare of society.
Thank You :)

Credit to Ms. LORD EILEEN M. LAGRISOLA, LPT

Prof. Antonio A. Maligaya
Instructor