Rizal Law Flashcards
RA of Rizal Law
RA 1425
Who proposed the Rizal Bill in 1956?
Claro M. Recto and Jose P. Laurel
Why were Catholic schools threatened with the Rizal Bill in 1956?
communists and anti-Catholic Recto and Laurel
Who requested Recto to only require the “expurgated” version of Rizal’s two novels?
Archbishop of Manila Rufino Santos
The priests who opposed to passage of the Rizal bill threatened the persons behind the bill and might be considered as “_________.”
heretic
The opposition threatened them by mentioning that the schools handled by the Catholic Church might be closed if the bill will be converted into law. Even so, Recto and Laurel countered the statement by saying that if that were to happen, schools would be “________” and the government would convert these schools into Government-ruled institutions.
nationalized
Senators who opposed the Rizal Bill
Francisco “Soc” Rodrigo
Mariano Cuenco
Decoroso Rosales
groups who opposed the Rizal Bill
- Catholic Action of the Philippines
- Congregation of the Mission
- Knights of Columbus
- Catholic Teachers Guild
An Act to Include in the Curricula of All Public and Private Schools, Colleges, and Universities Courses on the Life, Works, and Writings of Jose Rizal, particularly Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, Authorizing the Prinitng and Distribution thereof, and for Other Purposes.
Rizal Law (RA 1425)
Who directed CHED and DECS to fully implement the Rizal law and through what CMO No. in 1994?
Fidel Ramos, CMO No. 247
CMO NO. 3 was issued to enforce strictly the law in _____.
1995
When was Senate Bill No. 438 filed by the Committee on Education by former Sen. Claro M. Recto?
April 3, 1956
When did Jose P. Laurel sponsor the bill?
April 17
When did Cong. Jacobo Gonzales introduce another bill; HB No. 5561?
April 19
When did the first debate happen?
April 23
When were both bill approved on the third reading?
May 17
When was it signed and approved by Ramon Magsaysay?
June 12
reasons why the Catholic Church opposed the bill
- 120 passages are anti-Catholic
- Offensive to the Catholic doctrine
- divide the nation
- compulsion
- attacked Catholic faith
Why was it passed?
- other works of Rizal
- reading is optional
- unexpurgated version for college
