MIX REVIEW Flashcards
Despite political inhibitions, Rizal aimed at the restoration of his people’s dignity and the recognition of their natural rights. He saw his country abused, maligned by vices of the Spaniards and the Filipinos alike, helpless with their oppressed unhappy people. The country inspired in him not inkysympathy but an enduring love. He began to understand now that the prolonged subjugation of his people was caused primarily by two factors, namely, the absence of national consciousness and the poortraining and education of the people.
Rizal’s concept in Nation Building
The long period of colonial domination and the constant humiliations and discriminationexperienced by the Filipino people from their colonial masters produced a feeling of inferiority and a lackof racial pride and dignity. This attitude must give way to a restoration of the people’s sense of pride inthem as a nation. Rizal wanted to inculcate into his people an understanding of history, from which, hebelieved sprang the roots of genuine nationalism. Without these roots, nationalism would degenerateinto a flippant, flag-waving category, which he criticized in Noli me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
Instilling Racial Pride and Dignity
He wanted his people to dedicate their thoughts, words and actions not solely to themselves as individuals but to themselves as citizens of a nation
Promotion of National Consciousness
The people must reorient their values and attitudes in order to contribute to the task of nation building.
Re-orientation of Values and Attitudes
Rizal emphasized that the task of nation building is accompanied by hardships and sufferings which the people must inevitably experience to bolster their courage. The sacrifices experienced by people strengthen their bonds of unity and their sense of independence
Willingness to Sacrifice for the Country
The law was sponsored by Sen. Jose P. Laurel and Sen. Claro M. Recto and was enacted in June 12, 1956. The purpose of the law was to disseminate Rizal ‘s ideas and ideals through his novels: Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, and since the youths are important in nation building, it is natural to remind them about the past.
R.A 1425 or Rizal Law
Notable Person who tried to block the approval of Rizal Law
- Sen. Decoroso Rosales
- Francisco - Soc Rodrigo
- Sen. Mariano Cuenco
- Jesus Paredes
- Fr. Jesus Cavana
Notable persons who fought for the Approval of Rizal Law
- Sen. Jose P. Laurel
- Sen. Claro M. Recto
- Other Illustrious Nationalists
Organize a group of Filipino students in Madrid. They would form the nucleus of a group that in the future would use their varied talents to work for solutions to the Philippine problems
Circulo Hispano
Proposed to them the writing of a book similar to Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Eugene Sue’s The Wandering Jew which would deal with the various aspects of Filipino life. The book would be the project of the Circulo Hispano- Filipino with each member contributing a chapter. This book was entitled?
Noli Me Tangere
From the records in the vast Filipiniana collection of the British Museum, Rizal had pieced together the past history of the Philippines which revealed that even before the coming of the Spaniards; the Filipinos already had a developed culture. And of these records, he chose to annotate Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas. (Excerpt from his dedicatory remarks “It is necessary to first lay bare the past in order to better judge the present and to survey the road trodden during three centuries.”
Morga’s Sucesos de las islas Filipinas
which came out as a series of 5 articles in La Solidaridad from 15 July to 15 September 1899. It is a socio-political essay published in La solidaridad in Madrid in1890. It was written by José Rizal as a response to the accusation of Indio or Malay indolence. He admits the existence of indolence among the Filipinos, but it could be attributed to a number of reasons. He traces its causes to factors such as the climate and social disorders. He defends the Filipinos by saying that they are by nature not indolent, because in fact, even before the arrival of Spaniards, Filipinos have been engaged in economic activities such as agriculture and trade. Indolence therefore has more deeply rooted causes such as abuse and discrimination.
The indolence of the Filipinos
Feared the possibility of the Filipinos resort to arms as a desperate means to fight, he wrote _________ to show his countrymen the price they should be willing to pay and the problems they would have solve first before plunging the country to revolution. He warned his countrymen to consider seriously its decision to revolt against Spain if no reforms were granted
El Filibusterismo
He thought of showing the people how to organize themselves into a compact homogeneous body in the Philippines. Rizal’s major plan of organization was the establishment of
La Liga Filipina (Philippine League)
The nationalism he taught his people did not end with the attainment of independence. He looked beyond independence to the progressive development of a new nation in politics, economics, technology and education. His writings conveyed concepts that are applicable for all time especially to the present in all major areas of political, socio- economic and educational reforms and his moral teachings and principles convey the essence of national awareness. His profound ideas and teachings have become the model and inspiration for Philippine national leaders
Rizal’s Program of Reforms
Seek a self-reliant, self-respecting government and “a people’s government made for the people and answerable to the People
Political Reforms
- Without education and liberty - the soil and the sun of mankind - no reform is possible, no measure can give the desired result.
- Rizal saw education as a requirement for a people’s independence to be realized
- People gain knowledge of themselves as individuals and as members of a nation through education
Educational Reform
- Education alone did not bring adequate enlightenment to the country
- In the 19th century, The Philippines was experiencing the igniting impact of an economic downturn and the loss of material wealth
Socio- Economic Reforms
- Morality was the application of reason and conscience to specific problems of behavior
- Rizal’s plan for nation building includes the importance of education, fostering racial pride and dignity in the people, promoting national consciousness, reorienting values and attitudes, and the desire to sacrifice for the country
Moral Principles and Teachings
He was Crisostomo Ibarra in disguise, left for dead at the end ofNoli Me Tangere. Ibarra has resurfaced as the wealthy jeweler, sporting a beard, blue-tinted glasses, and a revolver.
Simoun
Which of the following is a rich businessman and arranges a wedding for his son and Paulita and became business partners of Simoun?
Timoteo Pelaez
This is the name of the publisher of a 480 pages and latest English version ofNoli Me Tángereon August 21, 2007. The Novel was released to major book stores in Australia.
Penguin Book Publisher
Where was Rizal’s place of exile, as depicted in the movie?
Dapitan
The Rizal Shrine in Dapitan is composed of how many hectares of land?
16
One of Isagani’s classmates at the University of Santo Tomas. He is a rich student and serves as the leader of the students yearning to build the Academia de Castellano.
Macaraig
Which of the following proposed the writing of a novel about the Philippines in a reunion of Filipinos inMadridon 2nd of January 1884? The proposal was unanimously approved by the Filipinos present in that party but not materialized.
Dr. Jose P. Rizal
Who portrayed the character of Josephine Bracken, Rizal’s common-law wife, in the movie of Jose Rizal (1998)?
Amanda Page
