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    Understanding The Rizal Law: Republic Act No. 1425

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    The document summarizes the key events and debates around the passage of the Rizal Law in 1956, which mandated the study of Jose Rizal's life and works in schools. It outlines the 8 steps for how a bill becomes law in the Philippines. It describes how the Rizal Bill was authored and filed in both the Senate and House. Major points of debate included whether compulsory reading of Rizal's novels was constitutional and whether censored or uncensored versions should be used. After amendments removing compulsory reading and including other works, the bill was approved by both chambers and signed into law as the Rizal Law.

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    The document summarizes the key events and debates around the passage of the Rizal Law in 1956, which mandated the study of Jose Rizal's life and works in schools. It outlines the 8 steps for how a bill becomes law in the Philippines. It describes how the Rizal Bill was authored and filed in both the Senate and House. Major points of debate included whether compulsory reading of Rizal's novels was constitutional and whether censored or uncensored versions should be used. After amendments removing compulsory reading and including other works, the bill was approved by both chambers and signed into law as the Rizal Law.

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    The document summarizes the key events and debates around the passage of the Rizal Law in 1956, which mandated the study of Jose Rizal's life and works in schools. It outlines the 8 steps for how a bill becomes law in the Philippines. It describes how the Rizal Bill was authored and filed in both the Senate and House. Major points of debate included whether compulsory reading of Rizal's novels was constitutional and whether censored or uncensored versions should be used. After amendments removing compulsory reading and including other works, the bill was approved by both chambers and signed into law as the Rizal Law.

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    U ND ER ST A ND IN G T HE

    RIZAL LAW
    REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1425
    LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
    At the end of this session, you must should be able to:
     Locate the passage of Rizal Law within its historical context;
     Determine the issues and interests at stake in the debate
    over the Rizal Bill;
     Relate the issues to the present day Philippines.
    VOCABULARY
     Bill – a measure, if measure through the legislative process,
    becomes a law.
     Unexpurgated – basically untouched. In the case of the novels
    of Rizal, unexpurgated versions were those that were not
    changed or censored to remove parts that might offend people.
     Bicameral – involving the two chambers of Congress: the
    Senate and the House of Representatives.
    THE CONTEXT OF THE RIZAL BILL
    How a Bill becomes a Law?

    Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4

    Step 8 Step 7 Step 6 Step 5


    Step 1 The Bill Is Filed In The
    Senate Office Of The Secretary

    - it is given a number and calendared for first


    reading
    Step 2 First Reading

    - The Bill’s title, number, and author(s) are


    read on the floor.
    Step 3 Committee Hearings

    - The Bill is discussed within the committee


    and a period of consultations is held. The
    committee can approve or reject.
    Step 4 Second Reading

    - The bill is read and discuss on the floor. The


    author delivers a sponsorship speech.
    Step 5 Voting on Second Reading

    - The senators will vote on whether to approve


    or reject the bill.
    Step 6 Voting on Third Reading

    - Copies of the final versions of the bill are


    distributed to the members of the Senate who
    will vote for its approval or rejection.
    Consolidation of Version from the House of
    Step 7
    Representatives

    - The similar steps above are followed by the


    House of Representatives in coming up with
    the approved bill. If there are differences
    between the Senate and House versions, a
    bicameral conference committee is called.
    Transmittal of the Final Version to Malacañan
    Step 8
    Palace

    - The bill is then submitted to the President for


    signing.
    FROM RIZAL BILL TO RIZAL LAW
    Main Author: CLARO M. RECTO
    On April 3, 1956, Senate Bill No. 438 was filed by the
    Senate Committee on Education. On April 17, 1956, the Senate
    Committee Chair Jose P. Laurel, sponsored the bill and began
    delivering speeches for the proposed legislation.
    FROM RIZAL BILL TO RIZAL LAW
    Main Author: CLARO M. RECTO
    The debates on the Rizal Bill also ensued in the House of
    Representatives. House Bill No. 5561, an identical version of
    Senate Bill 438, was filed by Representative Jacobo Z.
    Gonzales on April 19, 1956. The House Committee on
    Education approved the bill without amendments on May 2,
    1956 and debate commenced on May 9, 1956.
    A major point of the debates was whether
    the compulsory reading of the text Noli Me
    Tangere and El Filibusterismo appropriated
    in the bill was constitutional. The call to read
    the unexpurgated versions was also
    challenged.
    •The three senators who opposed the Rizal Bill were
    - Francisco Rodrigo (Former Catholic Action President)
    -Decoroso Rosales (brother of Archbishop Julio Rosales)
    -Mariano Cuenco
    Allied with the Church in battle against the Rizal Bill were
    -Holy Name Society of the Philippines
    -Catholic Action of the Philippines
    -Legion of Mary
    -Knights of Columbus
    -Daughters of Isabela
    -Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)
    The CBCP submitted a pastoral letter stating
    that the Rizal Bill violated the Canon Law
    1399 which forbids or bans books that attack
    or ridicule the catholic doctrines and
    practices.
    To move the procedure to the next step,
    Jose P. Laurel proposed amendments to the
    bill on May 9, 1956. In particular,
    - Removal of compulsory reading of Rizal’s
    novels
    - Other works of Rizal must also be
    included
    On May 14, 1956, similar amendments were
    adopted to the House version.

    On May 17, 1956, the Senate and House


    versions were approved.
    The approved versions were then
    transmitted to Malacañ.

    On June 12, 1956, President Ramon


    Magsaysay signed the bill into law which
    became REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1425 or THE
    RIZAL LAW
    THE RIZAL LAW or RA NO. 1425
    An act to include in the curricula of all public and private
    schools, colleges, and universities courses on the life,
    works, and writings of Rizal, particularly his novels Noli
    Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, authorizing the
    printing and distribution thereof, and for other purposes.
    SECTION 1
    Courses on the life, works and writings of Jose Riza,
    particularly his two novels shall be included in the curricula
    of all schools, colleges and universities, public or private.
    Provided that in the collegiate courses, the original editions
    or their English translation shall be used as the basic text.
    SECTION 2
    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
    Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as well as of
    Rizal’s other works and biography.
    SECTION 3
    The Board of the 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 other principal Philippine dialects.
    GROUP ACTIVITY 1
    Supposed your group is a chamber of the Congress,
    either Senate or House of Representatives. If you were
    given the chance to amend the Rizal Bill, what possible
    amendments should be considered to further promote
    the nationalism and patriotism among the Filipino
    students. Representative in each chamber will present
    the amendments to the members of the Bicameral
    Conference Committee for its approval.

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