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RIZALS LIFE AND WORKS

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

FIRST SEMESTER S.Y. 2020- 2021

Module No. 1 Module / Lesson Learning Target Activity

August 24- 29- 2020 ORIENTATION

Module I. LC1. Explain or Discuss the LEARNING ACTIVIY

LESSON 1: THE STUDY OF author of R.A. 1425 and his  Identification
Dr. Jose P. Rizal Course and historical background as  True or false
Republic Act 1425 the father of R.A 1425  Essay
Pages 11-19
Pages 1-19  Discuss R.A 1425
(Rizal Law) Include
Context of the Law
with the different
sections.
 Elaborate how the
Law was approved
with the following
Aim and purposes.
 Discuss Dr. Jose P.
Rizal was chosen as
the greatest
Philippine National
Hero.
 Recognition of the
different countries
choose their
National Hero
 Enumerate and
Discuss The
Different honors
accorded to Rizal as
the Philippine
National Hero
 RIZAL’S LIFE AND WORKS
MODULE: 1
Descriptive tittle: The study of Dr. Jose P. Rizal course and republic Act No. 1425
I. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the chapter, the student should be able to:
 Explain the history of Rizal Law and its important provisions;
 Gain insights about Dr. Jose P. RIZAL course and its important provisions
by reading the Republic Act (R.A.)1245/ Rizal Law;
 Familiarize with the laws and acts passed in the Philippines that gave
recognition to Rizal’s achievements and contribution to the Philippines;
 Critically assess the usefulness/ effectiveness of the Rizal course; and
 Evaluate the heroism and martyrdom of Dr. Jose P. Rizal’s.

II. So, the study of Dr. Jose P. Rizal’s life, works and writings has been mandated by Republic act
no 1425 known as Rizal law, w/c was approved on June 12, 1956 as it was provide for the
integration of the study of life and works of Dr. Jose P. Rizal’s in the curriculum of the tertiary
level and took effect on august 16, 1956. What do you think the essence of this Republic Act
1425 the life & works of Dr. Jose P. Rizal to the life of the Filipinos.
Answer:
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III.CONTEXT OF THE BOOK

PROFILR OF CLARO MAYO RECTO

Born February 8, 1890, Tayabas, (Quezon Provence)
Died October 2, 1960 Rome, Italy ( aged 70)
Parents Claro Recto, Sr. (Rosario, Batangas)
Micaela Mayo (Lipa , Batangas)
Spouse(s) Angeles Silos, Aurora Reyes
Children Rafael Recto, Claro Recto, Nena Recto,
Jose Maria Recto, Chona Recto
Books/Articles Vintage Recto: Memorable speeches andwritings
Two – volume book on civil procedures for law students
Bajo los Cocoteros ( Under the Cocxonut Trees, 1911)
La Ruta de Damasco (The Route to Damascus ,1917)
Solo entre las sobras Alone among the shadows, 1917
Monroism asiantico (Asiatic Monroism, 1929)
Education 1900 -1901, studied Latin, Instituto de Rizal, Lipa, Batangas
Colegio del Sagrado Corazon of Don Sebastian Virrey
Ateneo de Manila Bachelor of Arts degree maxima Cum laude
Master of Laws University of Santo Tomas (UST)
1969, Doctor of Laws, Central Philippines, University (CPU)
Position held Associate Justice , Supreme Court of the Philippines, 1931- 1934
Senate Majority Leader , 1934-1935
Senator, Senate of the Philippines, 1931-1934
Member , House of Representative, 1919- 1928
 Claro Mayo Recto, he was a Filipino politician, jurist, poet and one of the great statement
of his generation. He is remembered for his nationalism, for the impact of his patriotic
convictions on modern political thought”. He launched his political career as legal adviser to the
first Philippine senate in 1916. In 1919 he was elected representative from the second district
of batangas .he served as a minority floor leader for several years until 1925. His grasp of
parliamentary procedures won him the praises of friends and challenges alike. He traveled to
the United States as a member of the independence Mission and was admitted to the American
Bar in 1924. Upon his return, he founded the Partido Democrata.
In 1928, he temporarily retired from active politics and dedicated himself to the
practice and teaching of law. Recto found the world of academia restrictive and tiresome.
Although he still engaged in the practice of law, he resigned from his teaching job in 1931 and
re-entered politics when he ran and won a senate seat and was subsequently elected its
majority floor leader in 1934.
Recto was known as an abogado milagroso (layer of miracles), a tribute to his may
victories in the judicial court. He was appointed Associate Justice of the supreme court of the
Philippines in 1935 by. U.S.A. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. As a jurist, he debated against
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. on the question of
U.S ownership of military bases in the Phippines, a question that remains unsolved.
Recto presided over the assembly that drafted the Philippines Constitution in 1934-
1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Tydings Mc Duffie Act and a preliminary step to
independence and self-governance after a 10-year transitional period.

His prominence as a lawyer paralleled his fame as a writer. He was known for his
flawless logic and rationality of mind in both undertakings. He served the wartime cabinet of
President Jose P. Laurel during the Japanese occupation. Together with Jose P. Laurel, Camilo
Osias, and Quintin Paredes, he was taken into the custody by the American colonial
government and tried for treason. In his treatise entitled “Three Years of Enemy Occupation”,
1946, he convincingly presented the case of patriotic conduct of Filipinos during World War II.
He fought his legal battles and was acquitted.
His critics claim that Recto’s brilliance is overshadowed by his inability to capture
nationwide acceptance. The political editorialist, Manuel L. Quezon III, laments this fact:
 “Claro M. Recto’s leadership was the curious kind that only finds fulfillment from being at the
periphery of power, and not from being its fulcrum. It was the best occupation suited to the
satirist that he was. His success at the polls would be limited, his ability to mold the minds of his
contemporaries was only excelled by RIZAL’S … But he was admired for his intellect and his
dogged determination to never let the opposition be bereft of a champion, still his opposition
was flawed. For it was one that never bothered to transform itself into an opposition capable of
taking power.”
As father of the Rizal Law. Recto sponsored the Rizal Bill together with fellow law
makers. The bill would require all high schools, colleges, and universities to include in their
curricula a course in the study of Dr. Jose Rizal’s life, works, and writings, mainly the great
novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibustrismo to provide an in-depth study of nationalism and
the shaping if national character.
THE REPUBLIC ACT. NO. 1425 (RIZAL LAW)
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1425
House Bill No. 5561
Senate Bill No. 438
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 THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, Today, more than other period of our history, there is a need for a re-dedication to
the ideals of freedom and nationalism for which our heroes lived and died.
WHEREAS, it is met that in honoring them, particularly the national hero and patriot, Jose Rizal,
we remember with special fondness and devotion their lives and works that have shaped the
national character;

WHEREAS, the life, works and writings of Jose Rizal particularly his novels Noli Me Tangere and
El Filibusterismo, are a constant and inspiring source of patriotism with which the minds of the
youth, especially during their formative and decisive years in school, should be covered.
WHEREAS, all educational institutions are under the supervision of, and subject to regulations
by the state, and all schools are enjoined to develop moral character, personal discipline, civic
conscience, and to teach the duties of citizenship; Now therefore,
Be it enacted by Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled.
SECTION 1
Courses on the life, works and writings of Jose Rizal, particularly his novels Noli Me Tangere and
El Filibusterismo, shall be included in the curricula of all schools, colleges and universities,
public or private; Provided, That in the collegiate courses, the original and unexpurgated
editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo or their English translations shall be used
as basic texts.
The Board of National Education is hereby authorized and directed to adopt forthwith measures
to implement and carry out the provisions of this Section, including the writing and printing if
appropriate primers, readers and textbooks. The Board shall, within sixty (60) days from the
effectivity of this Act promulgate rules and regulations, including those of a disciplinary nature,
to carry out and enforce the regulations of this Act. The Board shall promulgate rules and
regulations providing for the exemption of students for reason of religious belief stated in a
sworn written statement, from the requirement of the provision contained in the second part
of the first paragraph of this section; but not from taking the course provided for in the first
part of said paragraph. Said rules and regulations shall take effect thirty (30) days after their
publication in the Official Gazette.

SECTION 2
It shall be obligatory on all schools, college and universities to keep in their libraries and
adequate number of copies of the original and unexpurgated editions of the Noli Me Tangere
and El Filibusterism, as well as Rizal’s other works and biography. The said unexpurgated
editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo or their translations in English as well as
other writings of Rizal shall be included in the list of approved books for required reading in all
public or private schools, college and university.

SECTION 3
The Board of National Education shall cause the translation of the Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo, as well as other writings of Jose Rizal into English, Tagalog and the principal
Philippine dialects; cause them to be printed in cheap, popular editions; and cause them to be
distributed, free of charge, to person desiring to read them, through the purok organizations
and the barrio councils throughout the country.
SECTION 4
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as amending or repealing section nine hundred twenty-
seven of the Administrative Code, prohibiting the discussion of religions doctrines by public
school teachers and other person engaged in any public school.
SECTION 5
The sum of three thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any fund not
otherwise appropriated in the National Treasury to carry out the purpose of this Act.
SECTION 6
This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
APPROVED
JUNE 12, 1956
By integrating Rizal in the curriculum, this would benefit the Filipino youth as well as
the whole nation to acquire the following traits: incorruptible, confidence, direction, courage
and determination, high sense of relationship, nationalism, and patriotism.
Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 2 Series of 1996 directs the Committee
on Education for the inclusion of the Rizal Course as a3- unit lesson with the following aims and
purposes:
1. The law aims and desires to re- establish that the Filipinos themselves themselves be
imbue with the principles of freedom and sense of nationalism. The rationale of which is
to perpetuate the memories of our hero’s death and sacrifices.
2. The laws aims to honor the heroes particularly Dr. Jose P. Rizal and to remind us of his
sacrifices and his two novels- Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo that paved the way
to the nationalism and patriotism of the entire country.
3. The law aims to cultivate and inculcate among the students in all schools the character
development, self – self-discipline, civic consciousness and to teach the duties of
citizenship which became the primary reasons for the enactment of the law for reforms
and charges.
To take one’s interest of and to comprehend fully and satisfactorily the life, works and
writings of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, our national hero, it is indeed indispensable to gain knowledge of
the background of world history and the Philippines during his times. The 19 th century was a
century of violent blow of the winds in its history, most particularly in Asia, Europe and
America. It was a rigid pour of events that emanated beyond one’s control like sea tides that
ruthlessly inflicted the human lives and fortunes of mankind.
 On June 19, 1861, Rizal was born, as the titanic chaos exploded on April 12, 1861 which
resulted into the American Civil war (1861-1865) that rage indignantly in the United States the
issue of Negro slavery compelling President Abraham Lincoln to proclaim the Emancipation of
Negro slaves in September 22, 1862.
Rizal’s time was deemed to be the height of the maladministration of Spain and its
decay that obscured the Philippine skies. The Filipino people suffered intensely beneath the
bondage of Spanish misrule for they were ill0fated victims of the evils, prejudices and sudden
collapse of colonial power. Among these baneful features were the following:
1. Instability of Colonial Administration
2. Corrupt Spanish Officials
3. No Philippine Representation to the Spanish Courts
4. Human Rights Denied to the Filipinos
5. No Equality Before the Law
6. Maladministration of justice
7. Racial Discrimination
8. Frailocracy and Secularization o Filipino Priests
9. Forced Labor and Excessive Taxes
10. Haciendas Owned by Friars and Spanish Officials
11. The Abuses of the Guardia Civil, Church Officials and Political Leaders
Dr. Jose Rizal’s writings summarize his nationalistic and patriotic philosophy as well as
his keen sense of awareness of the Filipino people’s need for nation building.

A tribute to a man and hero should be our rationale, because we believe that Dr. Jose
Rizal was an exponent of the roots of our nationhood.

The framers of the Rizal Law envisioned that by studying his life, dissecting his teachings
and literary works, the youth may gain inspiration and might personally involve them in
nation-building.

Dr. Jose P. Rizal was Chosen as the Greatest Philippines National Hero

“I die, without seeing the Day dawning on my country… You will see it, greet it.. and
forget not those who fell during the night..”

Dr. Jose P. Rizal

 A hero is a person admired for achievements and noble qualities and a prominent
or central personage taking an admirable action. Also, a person of distinguished valor or
enterprise in danger and an individual honored after death by public worship because of
laudable and exceptional service to mankind.

The difference between hero and martyr is that hero is a real person of great
bravery who carries out extraordinary deeds while martyr is one who willingly accepts
being put to death adhering openly to one’s religious beliefs; notably saints canonized
after martyrdom.
Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Y Alonso was a man of many talents. The Noli Me
Tangere and El Filibuterismo provided the ember that awakened Filipinos nationalism
and paved the way for the Philippines Revolution of 1896. He proved that the “pen is
Mightier than the Sword” to redeem a people from their political slavery.
The Americans, particularly Civil Governor William Howard Taft being the
Chairman of the Philippines Commission addressed Messrs. Pardo de Tavera, Legarda,
Gregorio Araneta, Cayetano Arellano the choosing of the Philippines National hero.
Among the nominated names were Marcelo H. Del Pilar, Gen. Antonio Luna, Gregorio
Lopez Jaena, Emilio Jacinto and Jose Rizal.

Dr. Otley H. Bayer, an anthropologist and technical member of the panel of the
Philippine Commission recommended the following criteria in choosing the national
hero.
1. The person must be a Filipino.
2. The person is a peace – loving and pacifist.
3. The person must have a great sense of patriotism.
4. The person must have die for the country as a martyr.

Reason why Rizal was chosen and declared as the Philippine’s National Hero.
1. He was the first Filipino to unite and awaken the Filipino People to peacefully rise
for independence.
2. He is a model for being a peacemaker by his complete self-denial, his complete
abandonmate of his personal interest and to think only of his country and people.
3. He was a tower figure in the propaganda campaign from 1882-1896.
4. He was a martyr at Bagumbayan where he willingly died for our country.
Other Countries Choose Their National Hero

The heroes of occidental nations are warriors and generals who served their cause with
the sword, distilling blood and tears. The hero of the Filipinos served his cause with the pen.
Other countries chose their national heroes who were soldier- generals, who fought for
the country’s liberty and independence in the battlefield with their mighty “sword”
Among them were George Washington of USA, Joan of arc of France, Simon bolivar of
Venezuela, Jose de san martin of Argentina, Jimmo Tenno of Japan and others.
In comparison, Jose Rizal, the Philippine national hero was a pacifist and a civilian who
served his cause with the pen through which his writing had awakened Filipino nationalism and
paved the way for the Philippine revolution.
What other great men said about the pen and word. Napoleon I who was a great
conqueror and ruler said, “There are only two powers in the world, the sword and pen; and in
the end the former is always conquered by the latter.”
Sir Thomas Browne said, “Scholars are men of peace; they bear no arms, but their
tongues are sharper than the sword. Their pens carry further and give a louder report thunder. I
rather stand in the shock of a basilisk than in the fury of a merciless pen.”

What is most admirable in Rizal according to Rafael Palma:

“Is his complete self- denial, his complete
abandonment of his personal interest in order to think
only of those of his country. He could have been
whatever he wished to be, considering his natural
endowments, he could have lived relatively rich, happy,
prosperous, had he not dedicated himself to public
matters. He preferred to live far from his family and to
sacrifice his personal affection for an ideal he had
dreamed of following his conscience. He did not have
great means at his disposal to carry out his campaign; he
contented himself with what he had. He suffered the cold
winter of Europe. Hunger, prevention and misery but
when he raised his eyes to heaven and saw his ideals his
hope was born, he soon felt. Comforted and resumed the
task of bearing the cross of his suffering”.
Honor Accorded to Rizal as the Philippine National Hero

1. The day of his birth and day of his execution are fitting commemorated by all classes of
people throughout the country and other Filipinos abroad.
2. No other Filipino hero can surpass Rizal n the number of monuments erected in his
honor, in towns, barrios, and schools.
3. His name is a by- word in every home and his picture is printed and use in postage
stamps.
4. The paper money/coins with his image have the widest circulation that the poorest of
the poor can take hold.
5. Streets, boulevards, educational institutions and persons were named Rizal.
6. His noble thoughts and teachings had been frequently invoked and quoted by speakers.
7. The union of Manila and Morong to be a province was named after the illustrious
Filipino hero thus the Rizal province was established.
Name: __________________________________________________ score: ________________
Professor:_____________________Yr./Sec.:___________________ Date: _________________

LEARNING ACTIVITIES
The study of Dr. Jose P. Rizal Course and Republic act NO. 1425
I. Identification. Identify the following statements correctly by writing the answer on the space
provided before the number. (2pts each)
________________1. An anthropologist who recommended the criteria in choosing the
Philippine National Hero to the technical members of the
Philippine Commission.
________________ 2. The two powerful novels of Dr. Jose Rizal that awakened Filipino
Nationalism and paved the way for the Philippine revolution.
________________3. The Philippines National Hero Hero and considered as pacifist and

a civilian who served his cause with the pen which his writings
had awakened. Filipino nationalism and paved the way for the
Philippine Revolution.
________________4. The great man and leader who mentioned that, “Scholars are
Men of Peace; they bear no arms, but their tongues are sharper
Than sword. Their pens carry further and giver a louder report
Than thunder”.
________________5. The Spanish colonizer who imposed and established the first
Spanish settlement in 1565 in Cebu.
II. True or False
Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if otherwise. (2pts each)
_________1. Dr. Jose Rizal proved that:” Sword is mightier than Pen” to redeem a people
From their political slavery.
_________ 2. The most admirable in Rizal according to Jose Palma: is his complete
Self-denial his complete abandonment of his personal interest in order to
Think only of those of his country.
 _________ 3. One of the reason why Rizal was chosen and declared as the Philippines
national hero because he was the first Filipino to write and awaken the
Filipino people to peacefully fight for independence.

__________ 4. The heroes of occidental nations are warriors and generals who serve their
cause with the pen while the heroes of the Filipinos served their cause with
the sword.
__________5. Dr. Jose Rizal said that, “there are only two powers in the world , the sword
and pen; and in the end the former is always conquered by the latter”.
__________6. No other Filipino hero can surpass Rizal in the number of monuments
erected in his honor, in towns, barrios, school, and some places of the
world.
___________7. The barangay or barrio during Spanish era was headed by the “Cabeza de
barangay” whose only responsibility was to collect taxes and contributes
from the families.
__________ 8. The Spanish believed that learning Spanish would cause the Filipino people
to oppose Spanish rule.
__________ 9. Spain ignored the fervent plea of Graciano Lopez Jaena and his compatriots
and their grievances; hence, they were embittered by the fact that Cuba and
Puerto Rico were granted representation in the cores by the Spanish
constitution of 1876.
___________10. The union of manila and Rizal into a province after the illustrious Filipino
brought about the establishment of the Rizal province.

III.Essay
1. Identify and explain briefly at least four (4) virtues of Rizal that you should possess as
student.

2.” Sword is mightier than Pen” Explain the message briefly.