RA 1425 (Rizal Law) Flashcards
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RA 1425 is also known as?
Rizal Law
Rizal Law is under what Republic Act?
RA 1425
Who are the 9 mentioned national heroes in the slides?
- Jose Rizal
- Andres Bonifacio
- Emilio Aguinaldo
- Apolinario Mabini
- Marcelo H del Pilar
- Sultan Kudarat
- Juan Luna
- Melchora “Tandang Sora” Aquino
- Gabriela Silang
Before a law is legalized and was first proposed by the Congress, what is it called?
Bill
2 Houses in the Congress of the Philippines
House of Representatives, Senate
11 Legislative Process?
- First Reading
- Committee Action
- Second Reading
- Third Reading
- Transmittal of the Approved Bill to the Senate
- Senate Action of the Approved Bill to the House
- Conference Committee
- Transmittal of the Bill to the President
- Presidential Action of the Bill
- Action of Approved Bill
- Action on Vetoed Bill
This is when the President rejects a bill, but it is legalized as once it has been returned to the Congress, the Houses voted for its legalization
Action on Vetoed Bill
An act to make Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo compulsory reading in All Public and Private Colleges and Universities and for other Purposes .
Noli-Fili Bill (Senate Bill No. 438)
The Noli-Fili Bill is named what bill?
Senate Bill No. 438
Who authored the Rizal Bill (aka Noli-Fili Bill or Senate Bill No. 438)?
Senator Claro M. Recto
Who sponsored the Rizal Bill (aka Noli-Fili Bill or Senate Bill No. 438)?
Senator Jose P. Laurel
When did Senator Jose P. Laurel sponsor the Noli-Fili Bill and presented it to The Upper House?
April 17, 1956
When did the debates on the Noli-Fili Bill start?
April 23, 1956
Name the 3 senators who were against the Rizal Bill
- Senator Mariano Cuenco
- Senator Francisco Rodrigo
- Senator Decoroso Rosales
This senator believed that:
* the bill was an attempt to discredit the Catholic Religion.
* the bill might divide the nation
Senator Mariano Cuenco
This senator believed that:
* (books) Compulsion to read something against one’s faith impaired freedom of speech and religious freedom
* They presented a false picture of conditions in the country at that time and it contains error in the church doctrine.
Senator Francisco Rodrigo
This senator believed that:
* the approval of the bill will lead to the closure of all the Catholic schools all throughout the country.
* Would affect the number of Catholics in the Philippines
Senator Decoroso Rosales
This senator stated:
“A vast majority of our people are the same time Catholics and Filipino citizens. As such, they have two great loves, their country and their faith . These two loves are no conflicting loved. They are harmonious affections, like the love of a child for his father and for his mother. This is the basis of my stand. Let us not create a conflict between nationalism and religion, the government and the church.“
Sen Soc Rodrigo
2 Senators that are Pro-Rizal Bill?
Senator Claro M. Recto, Senator Jose P. Laurel
This Pro-Rizal Senator argued that:
The novels have no intentions of discrediting the Church.
“Rizal did not pretend to teach religion of theology when he wrote those books. He aimed at inculcating civic consciousness in the Filipinos, National dignity, personal pride, and patriotism… but while he criticized and ridiculed the unworthy behavior of certain ministers of the Church, he made exceptions in favor of the worthy ones., like the Dominican friar, Padre Fernandez, and the virtuous native priests Padre Florentino, and the Jesuits in General.”
Sen. Claro M. Recto
They charged Recto as being a Communist and Anti –Catholic.
Catholic Church
In order to accommodate both sides regarding the issue with the Rizal Bill, he proposed amendments to it
Senator P. Laurel
When did Senator P. Laurel proposed amendment to the Rizal Bill?
May 9
What were the amendments made on the Rizal Bill?
- Instead of only Noli and El Filibusterismo the new substitute bill includes a wider range of works and writings by Jose Rizal.
- Reading is now optional. If a student does not want to read Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo they can apply for an exemption.
- The implementation of reading the unexpurgated versions of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo will only be for college and universities only .