P1 | REPUBLIC ACT 1425 (RIZAL LAW) Flashcards
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 52, No. 6, p. 2971 in June 1956.
Republic Act 1425 (Rizal Law)
The Republic Act 1425 (Rizal Law) was signed/approved on?
June 12, 1956
Author of the R.A 1425 (Rizal Law)
Claro M. Recto
R.A 1425 (Rizal Law)
Sponsored the Bill in the Senate:
Jose P. Laurel
An act to include in the curricula of all public and private schools, colleges and universities courses on the life, work and writings of Jose Rizal, particularly his novels “Noli me Tangere” and “El Filibusterismo”.
- Authorizing the printing and distribution thereof, and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 1425
there is a need for a re-dedication to the ideals of freedom and nationalism for which our heroes lived and died;
R.A 1425
it is meet 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;
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R.A 1425
the life, works and writing of Jose Rizal,
particularly his novels Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo, are a constant and (____) with which the minds of the youth, especially during their formative and decisive years in school, should be suffused;
inspiring source of patriotism
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all educational institutions are under the supervision of, and subject to regulation by the State, and all schools are enjoined (____)
to develop moral character, personal
discipline, civic conscience and to teach the duties of citizenship;
Courses on the life, works and writings of Jose Rizal, particularly his novel Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, shall be included in the curricula of all schools, colleges and universities, public or private:
- the original or unexpurgated editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo or their English translation shall be used as basic texts.
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is hereby authorized and directed to adopt forthwith measures to implement and carry out the provisions of this Section, including the writing and printing of appropriate primers, readers and textbooks.
Board of National Education
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The Board shall, within (____) days from the effectivity of this Act,
- promulgate rules and regulations, including those of a disciplinary nature, to carry out and enforce the provisions of this Act.
Sixty (60) days
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The Board shall promulgate rules and regulations providing for the:
exemption of students for reasons 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;
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The course provided for in the first part of said paragraph. Said rules and regulations shall take effect (____) days after their publication in the Official Gazette.
thirty (30) days
It shall be obligatory on all schools, colleges and universities to keep in their libraries an adequate number of copies of the original and unexpurgated editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as well as of Rizal’s other works and biography.
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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, colleges and universities.
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shall determine the adequacy of the number of books, depending upon the enrollment of the school, college or university
Board of National Education
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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 persons desiring to read them, through the Purok organizations and Barrio Councils throughout the country
Board of National Education
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as amendment or repealing section nine hundred twenty-seven of the Administrative Code, prohibiting the discussion of religious doctrines by public school teachers and other person engaged in any public school.
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The sum of three hundred thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any fund not otherwise appropriated in the National Treasury to carry out the purposes of this Act
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