Module 1 Flashcards
IT IS AN ACT TO MAKE NOLI ME TANGERE AND EL FILIBUSTERISMO COMPULSORY READING MATTER IA ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Senate Bill No. 438
When was Senate Bill No. 438 submitted?
April 3, 1956
Who sponsored and presented the bill to the members of the Upper House on April 17, 1956?
Senator Jose P. Laurel, the Chairman of the Committee
When did Senator Jose P. Laurel sponsor and present the bill to the members of the Upper House?
April 17, 1956
What was the main purpose of the bill according to Senator Laurel?
to disseminate the ideas and ideas of Jose Rizal through the reading of his works, notably his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
Opponents, mostly rabid Catholic senators, contended that the proposed bill was too controversial. Their arguments were as follows:
- The bill was an attempt to discredit the Catholic religion.
- Inimical to the tenets of the faith to which 170 lines in Noli Me Tangere and 50 lines in El Filibusterismo were
offensive to the Church doctrine. - The bill might divide the nation.
- Compulsion to read something against one’s faith impaired freedom of speech and religious freedom.
A similar bill (___________) was filed by Congressman Jacobo Z. Gonzales in the House of Representatives.
House Bill No. 5561
Who filed the House Bill No. 5561 in the House of Representatives?
Congressman Jacobo Z. Gonzales
When was the Senate Bill No. 438 was unanimously approved on second reading?
May 12, 1956
The Lower House imitated the Senate and on _________, the bill was approved unanimously in the House of Representatives.
May 14, 1956
When did President Ramon Magsaysay sign the bill to make Senate Bill No. 438 a law, thus giving birth to Republic Act 1425?
June 12, 1956
Another name of Republic Act 1425.
Rizal Law
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 and private: Provided, that in the collegiate course, the original or unexpurgated editions of the Noli ME Tagere and El Filibusterismo or their English translation shall be used as basic texts.
Section 1 of R.A. 1425
It shall be obligatory on all schools, colleges and universities to keep in their libraries adequate number of copies of the iriginal and unexpurgated editions of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, 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 public or private school, college or university.
Section 2
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 caused them to be distributed, free of charge, to persons desiring to read them, through the Purok organizations and Barrio Councils throughout the country.
Section 3
