Week 1

Question 1

What Republic Act number is the Rizal Law?

Answer 1

1425

Question 2

Who filed Senate Bill 448 or the Rizal Bill?

Answer 2

Senator Jose P. Laurel

Question 3

What year was the Senate Bill 448 or the Rizal Bill filed?

Answer 3

1956

Question 4

Who tried to block its approval?

Answer 4

• Sen. Decoroso Rosales
• Francisco “Soc” Rodrigo
• Sen. Mariano Cuenco
• Jesus Paredes
• Fr. Jesus Cavana
• The Friars

Question 5

Brother of Archbishop (Cardinal) Rosales

Answer 5

Sen. Decoroso Rosales

Question 6

Who is the President of Catholic Action of the Philippines

Answer 6

Francisco “Soc” Rodrigo

Question 7

Who is the brother of Archbishop Cuenco

Answer 7

Sen. Mariano Cuenco

Question 8

Who is the member of the Paulist Order who wrote a pastoral letter?

Answer 8

Fr. Jesus Cavana

Question 9

Intentions/Reasons of Persons Who Blocked the Approval of Rizal Bill

Answer 9

• The Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo are very damaging to the clerics.
• The novels were written when Dr. Jose Rizal, estranged from Catholic faith and religion and contradict many of the Christian beliefs.

Question 10

Intentions/Reasons of Persons Who Blocked the Approval of Rizal Bill

Answer 10

• To compel Catholic students to read a book which contains passages contradicting their faith constitutes a violation of a Philippine constitutional provision (Art. 3, Sec. 1, Par. 7).
• The novels do contain teachings contrary to Catholic faith and so, the Church is opposed to the proposed compulsory reading in their entirety of such books in any school in the Philippines where Catholic students may be affected.

Question 11

Notable Persons who fought for its approval?

Answer 11

Sen. Jose P. Laurel & Claro M. Recto

Question 12

Intentions/Reasons of Persons Who Pushed for the Approval of Rizal Bill

Answer 12

• There is a need for a rededication to the ideals of freedom and nationalism for which our heroes lived and died.
• There is a need to remember with special fondness and devotion the lives and works of our heroes who shaped the national character.

Question 13

Intentions/Reasons of Persons Who Pushed for the Approval of Rizal Bill

Answer 13

• The life, works and writings of Dr. Jose Rizal particularly, his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo are constant and inspiring source of patriotism with which the minds of the youth, especially during their formative and decisive years in school, should besuffused

Question 14

Intentions/Reasons of Persons Who Pushed for the Approval of Rizal Bill

Answer 14

There is a need to develop moral character,
personal discipline, civic conscience and to teach the duties of citizenship.

Question 15

Congress passed the Rizal Bill (Senate Bill 448) and was signed into Rizal Law (R.A. 1425) by who?

Answer 15

Ramon Magsaysay

Question 16

When was the Rizal Law signed?

Answer 16

June 12, 1956