PRELIM: RIZAL

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a Philippine law that
requires all schools in the Philippines, both public
and private, to offer courses on the life, works,
and writing

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Rizal Law or RA 1425

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On April 3, 1956Senator Claro M. Recto proposed

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Senate Bill No. 438 and submitted it to the Senate
Committee on Education.

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Senate Bill No. 438, titled

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“An Act to Make Noli Me
Tangere and El Filibusterismo Compulsory Reading Matter
in All Public and Private Colleges and Universities and for
other Purposes,”

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who was
then the Chairman of the Committee on Education,
sponsored the Noli-Fili Bill in the Senate and presented it
to the Upper House.

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On April 17, 1956, Senator Jose P. Laurel, Sr.

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Among the 333 pages of Noli Me Tangere, only

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25
passages are nationalistic while 120 passages are
anti-Catholic.

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________ lines from Noli Me Tangere and ________ lines in El
Filibusterismo were offensive to Catholic doctrine

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170 and 50

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THESE CATHOLIC GROUPS ORGANIZED OPPOSITION TO THE BILL:

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Catholic Action of the Philippines
● Congregation of the Mission
● Knights of Columbus
● Catholic Teachers Guild

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On April 19, 1956, Congressman

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Jacobo Z.
Gonzales filed a similar bill called House Bill No.
5561

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1 Instead of only Noli Me Tangere and El

Filibusterismo, the new substitute bill now
includes

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a wider range of works and writings by
Jose Rizal.

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3 The implementation of reading unexpurgated

versions of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
will only be for c

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college or university students

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not censored or edited to
remove offensive or objectionable content or
to remove or censor offensive or
objectionable content, especially from a text

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Unexpurgated

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On May 12, 1956 and May 14, 1956, Senate Bill No. 438
and House Bill No. 5561 were both

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unanimously approved

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the bill was signed into law by
President Ramon Magsaysay, giving birth to

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Republic Act
1425 or the Rizal Law

On June 12, 1956,.

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The first section of the law concerns

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mandating the
students to read Rizal’s novels.

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The second section of the law requires the schools to
have

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a sufficient number of copies of unexpurgated
editions of the novels in their libraries.

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The third section of the law aims to make Rizal’s writings
more readily available to

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the general public by promoting
their printing at an affordable cost, or in some cases,
providing them for free

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The fourth section of the law clarifies

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it will not change a
specific section of the Administrative Code that prohibits
public school teachers from discussing religious doctrines.

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The fifth section of the law authorizes the

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unallocated
funds to be used to implement the act.

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The term modernity emphasizes the break from

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traditional ways of life. and the emergence of new ideas,
attitudes, and institutions that marked the transition to a
new era.

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Various political revolutions also happened during the

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late
18th and 19th Century.

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Early Philippine merchants traded with various
countries, including

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China, Japan, Siam,
Cambodia, India, Borneo, and the Moluccas.

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The Spanish Crown saw an opportunity to profit
from this trade and eventually closed the ports of

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Manila to all countries except Mexico.

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Hence, the birth of the Manila-Acapulco Trade.
o Also known as

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Galleon Trade.

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Spain became a

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mercantilist superpower

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By the late 18th century, the Galleon system faced tough competition as other nations became

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self-sufficient and preferred direct trade

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the Galleon Trade was ended by decree during the first decade of

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the 19th century

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Because the Galleon Trade ended, the Philippines needed a

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a commercial purpose

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The economic opportunities created by the Industrial Revolution encouraged Spain in

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1834 to open the Philippine economy to world commerce.

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a type of farming where crops are grown primarily for sale rather than for personal or local consumption.

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CASH CROP AGRICULTURE

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s served as middlemen between the provinces, where the crops were planted, and the merchant houses of the Mestizos in Manila.

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Chinese immigrants

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Rich natives became tenants, known as

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‘Inquilinos' in Spanish

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an artificial sea-level waterway, was opened, the distance of travel between Europe and the Philippines was considerably shortened.

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Suez Canal

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During 1825, the total trade of the Philippines was only

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2.8 million pesos.

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In 1875, it was 31.1 million pesos, and by 1895, it had

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grown to 62 million pesos.

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Integration into Spanish Empire resulted into the implementation of:

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Taxation without representation o Polo y servicio o Galleon trade o Indulto de comercio o Monopoly in government

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People give up sovereignty to a government or other authority in order to receive or maintain social order through the rule of law.

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Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Social Contract Theory:

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People could overthrow the government that is not working for the governed.

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John Locke’s Theory of Revolution:

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Rise of principalias, Spanish Mestizos a.k.a. the

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ruling elites

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The fall of Queen Isabella RESULTED to

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Dela Torre’s appointment as chief executive.

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portrayed a Filipino with low mental ability, incapable of acquiring European education and fitted only to work in the field and tend a carabao

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Si Tandang Basyong Macunat of Fray Miguel de Bustamante

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Filipino soldiers in the arsenal of Cavite under the leadership of

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Sgt. La Madrid

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The term "kalayaan," as we know it today, was not widely used in the

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19th century.

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In fact, Rizal first encountered the word in the summer of 1882 when he

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was 21 years old.

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He was born on

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June 19, 1861, in the lakeshore town of Calamba, Laguna.

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The birthing process was not easy, as Rizal's mother struggled due to the

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size of his head.

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Three days later, Jose Protacio, was baptized in a Catholic Church by the parish priest,

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Father Rufino Collantes

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The child was christened

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Jose Protacio,

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while the name "Protacio" was inspired by

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Saint Gervacio Protacio, whose feast is celebrated every June 19th.

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The surname Mercado comes from Rizal's Chinese ancesto

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Domingo Lam-co.

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The surname Rizal is the surname adapted by the Mercados during the 1840s because of the

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Claveria Decree

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mandated that Filipinos adopt surnames t o facilitate census work and ta x collection.

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1840s, Governor-General Narciso Claveria

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The family's original choice was Ricial, which means

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"the green of young growth" or "green fields, " reflecting their livelihood

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The surname Realonda was the adopted surname of the Alonsos of Binan due to the

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Claveria Decree.

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In Latin, "P.P." stands for

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pater putativus," which means "putative father."

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Jose Rizal was the _________ of the Mercado family, who were relatively well-off and lived on tenant land owned by a Dominican in Calamba, Laguna.

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seventh child

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She’s the oldest of the Rizal children. She married Manuel T. Hidalgo of Tanawan, Batangas and had five children together.

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SATURNINA (1850 – 1913) ● Nickname: Neneng

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He was the older (also only) brother and confidant of Jose Rizal. After his younger brother’s execution, he joined the Philippine Revolution and became a combat general. After the Revolution, he retired to his farm in Los Baños, where he lived as a gentleman farmer and died an old bachelor aged 79

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PACIANO (1851– 1930) ● Also known as: "Lolo Ciano"

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She was the one who found the unmarked grave of her brother in the abandoned Old Paco Cemetery

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NARCISA (1852 – 1939) ● Pet Name: Sisa

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She married Silvestre Ubaldo, a telegraph operator from Manila. and together they had three children

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OLIMPIA (1855 – 1887) ● Pet name: Ypia

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She married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan, Laguna and together they had 5 children. Mauricio Cruz, one of Maria's children, became a student of Jose Rizal in Dapitan and was known to be one of his uncle's favorites.

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MARIA (1859 – 1945) ● Nickname: Biang

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Concepcion did not live very long as she died of sickness at the age of 3. Her death was Rizal’s first sorrow in life.

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CONCEPCION (1862 – 1865) ● Pet name: Concha

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She was unmarried and lived together with her younger sister Trinidad until death. Josefa was said to have suffered from epilepsy.

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JOSEFA (1865 - 1945) ● Pet name: Panggo

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She remained unmarried and lived together with her sister Josefa. ● Trinidad was the one who received an alcohol lamp from brother Jose, in which he secretly hid the "Last Farewell" better known as "Mi Ultimo Adios,"

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TRINIDAD (1868 - 1951) ● Pet name: Trining

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She was the youngest of the Rizal siblings. She married Pantaleon Quintero of Calamba and together they had 5 children.

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SOLEDAD (1870 - 1929) ● Pet name: Choleng

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Born on May 11,1818, in Binan Laguna, Francisco Mercado Rizal studied Latin and Philosophy at the College of San Jose in Manila.

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FRANCISCO MERCADO RIZAL ● Francisco Mercado Rizal was more than just the father of Jose Rizal

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is an honorific prefix used to show respect and courtesy. ● He was a man of few words but great actions, with a strong body and a sharp mind.

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DON

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His son, Jose Rizal, affectionately called him

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a model of fathers" in his student memoirs.

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Before his death, Jose Rizal wrote a letter to his brother Paciano, in which he said:

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Tell our father I remember him, and how! I remember my whole childhood, of his affection and his love. Ask him to forgive me for the pain that I have unwillingly caused him.”

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Teodora Alonso Realonda y Quintos was born on

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November 8, 1826, in Manila.

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the ruling and educated upper class in the towns during the Spanish occupation. ● They came from lineages of ex-datus who were the original principalias.

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PRINCIPALIA