UNDERSTANDING RIZAL LAW Flashcards
a measure which, if passed through the legislative process becomes a law
bill
basically untouched
unexpurgated
involving 2 chambers of congress
bicameral
what are the 2 chambers of congress
• senate
• house of representative
post-war philippines faced various challenges from the stresses of
world war ii
context for rizal bill
• for “nation-building”
• to instill the patriotism and love for country to the filipinos
it is produced through lobbying from various sectors or initiated by executive branch as part of the president’s legislative agenda
legislative process
what are the 3 elements of the state
- executive branch
- legislative branch
- judicial branch
carries out and enforces laws
composed of the president and the vice president, the cabinet, executive departments
executive branch
authorized to make, alter, and repeal law
legislative branch
evaluates & interprets the meaning of laws, applies laws to individual cases, and decides if laws violate the constitution.
judicial branch
3 major steps to passing the bill into a law
- the proposal
- three readings
- president action
proposal from the president, government agencies, private citizens
the proposal
it is filed in the house and congress, has 4 numbers
house bill (ex. ra 1425)
it is filed in the senate, has 3 numbers
senate bill (ex. sb 438)
this step is the
- referral to appropriate commitments,
- sponsorship message (period of debate and amendment) and
- distribution of bill in final form
three readings
what happens to the bill during the 1st reading
- if favoured = report is submitted
- if rejected = it dies a natural death
under the 2nd reading (sponsorship message) are the
- period of debate
- period of amendment
what happens to the third reading
- distribution of bill in final form
- roll call vote
- no amendments
- transmits bill to the other house
if approved by the other house, the final version of the bill is signed by
- senate president
- speaker of the house
what happens if no action within 30 days of receipt
bill lapses into law
after the president approves the bill, the law shall
take effect after 15 days following the completion of their publication
what happens if the president vetoes a bill
- it returns to originating house with explanation
- to override veto, 2/3 votes must come from the both houses (senate, house of rep)
reasons why the president vetoes (3)
- considers public opinion
- not a priority bill
- proposed law by opposition
what is the rizal bill
sb 438
the date where the rizal bill is first filed
april 3, 1956
who is the author of the bill
sen. claro m. recto
why has the sb 438 became controversial
the influencial catholic church expressed opposition against its passage
who sponsored the bill
sen. jose p. laurel
period of debate of the bill started
april 23, 1956
debates on rizal bill also ensued in the house of rep as HB 5561 was filed by
rep. jacobo gonzales
how did sen. jose p. laurel proposed his amendments to the bill
he removed the compulsory reading of rizal’s novels and added that rizal’s other works must be included in the subkect
when did president ramon magsaysay signed the bill into law
june 12, 1956
the final law name
RA 1425
bakit andaming taga visayas at mindanao ang opposed sa rizal bill?
hindi nila nakita ang halaga at influence ni rizal dahil isa siyang tagalog (laguna)
keyword why sb 438 is controversial
an act to make noli me tangere and el filibusterismo COMPULSORY reading matter in all public and private colleges and universities and for other purposes
the three senators who opposed the bill were called
catholic bloc
how long did the debate took
3 weeks long
“noli and el fili must be read by all filipinos. they must be taken to heart, for in pages we see ourselves as in a mirror, our defects as well as our strength”
sen. jose p. laurel
“rizal did not pretend to teach religion, he aimed at inculcating civic conciousness in the filipinos”
sen. claro m. recto
“a vast majority of our people are at the same time, catholic and filipino citizens. they have two great loves: their country and their faith”
sen. francisco “soc” rodrigo
“rizal attacked dogmas, beliefs and practices of the church”
sen. mariano cuenco
what happened in april 21, 1956
led by archbishop of manila rufino cardinal santos issued a pastoral letter on behalf of the catholic hierarchy
the church protested the novels being an educational reading material on 3 points:
- passages against catholic dogma and morals
- passages which disparage divine worship
- passages that make light of ecclesiastical discipline
difference between senate bill 438 and republic act 1425
sb 483 - compulsory
ra 1425 - include in the curricula on the life, works and writings of jose rizal
relevance of ra 1425
- national identity
- historical and cultural preservation
- academic freedom
- religious sensitivity
- alternate heroes
- critical thinking
- civic conciousness
