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1. LESSON 1:
THE STUDY OF RIZAL IN HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL APPROACH

2. 1.BECAUSE IT IS MANDATED BY LAW
• The teaching of Jose Rizal’s life, works, and writings is mandated
by Republic Act 1425, otherwise known as the Rizal Law.
• Senator Jose P. Laurel, the person who sponsored the said law,
said that since Rizal was the founder of Philippine nationalism
and has contributed much to the current standing of this nation, it
is only right that the youth as well as all the people in the country
know about and learn to imbibe the great ideals for which he
died.
WHY STUDY RIZAL?

3. •Authored by Senator Claro M. Recto and
was signed by the President on June 12,
1956, made effective on August 16, 1956
according to the Official Gazette.
•Fidel Ramos directed CHEd and DECS to
fully implement the law through CMO No.
247 in 1994

4. The Rizal Law, enacted in 1956, seeks to accomplish the
following goals:
1. To rededicate the lives of youth to the ideals of freedom and
nationalism, for which our heroes lived and died
2. To pay tribute to our national hero for devoting his life and
works in shaping the Filipino character
3. To gain an inspiring source of patriotism through the study of
Rizal’s life, works, and writings.

5. 2. BECAUSE OF THE LESSONS CONTAINED WITHIN THE COURSE
Aside from those mentioned above, there are other reasons for teaching the Rizal
course in Philippine schools:
1. To recognize the importance of Rizal’s ideals and teachings in relation to present
conditions and situations in the society.
2. To encourage the application of such ideals in current social and personal
problems and issues.
3. To develop an appreciation and deeper understanding of all that Rizal fought and
died for.
4. To foster the development of the Filipino youth in all aspects of citizenship.

6. SIGNIFICANCE OF R.A. 1425
• It provides insights on how to deal with current problems
• It helps to understand better ourselves as Filipinos
• It teaches nationalism
• It provides various essential life lessons
• It serves as a worthwhile inspiration to every Filipino

7. RIZAL: HUMAN AND HERO
We must view Rizal as an evolving personality within an evolving historical period.
To be able to appreciate a hero for that matter, we must be able to learn more about him – not
merely his acts but the thoughts behind his acts, his reasons, the situation he found himself in
as well as his motivations.
However it has been observed that in studying Rizal, Filipinos seem to portray him as
somewhat of a God.
“If Rizal is treated like God, he becomes unattainable and his accomplishments inhuman.”
(Cristobal, 2004)
To study Rizal deeper means seeing him as he truly was – compassionate, nationalistic,
intelligent, courageous, but also, short-tempered, womanizer, which only show his being
human.

8. RIZAL: AN EXAMPLE OF SACRIFICE
Our national hero was a man of peace with a vision.
Rizal suffered as much as his countrymen.
He was the spark that gave birth to Philippine pride for one’s country and people.
Yet all he wanted for his people was that they educate themselves so that they could
stand as free men and face the world with head held high.
“Whatever our condition might be then, let us love our country always and let us wish
nothing but her welfare. Thus, we shall labor in conformity with the purpose of
humanity dictated by God which is the harmony and universal peace of His creations”
-Letter of Rizal to Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt

9. RIZAL IDEAS:
A REPLY TO THE CHALLENGES OF OUR MILLENNIUM
“Rizal ideas are responses in the challenges of the new millennium”
- Ambassador Edmundo Libid
• Jose Rizal is indeed pre-eminent among the national heroes of the
Philippines, and is thus revered by the Filipino nation primarily because
of his virtues of character which exemplify honesty, personal integrity,
patriotism and civic responsibility, willingness to sacrifice for the cause
of his native land, high sense of justice and family solidarity, and the
other loftiest standard of truth with which he pursued the nobility of his
cause to found and foster Filipino Nationhood.

10. • Rizal's pre-eminence is derived from the very
fact that he validated all his social and civic
virtues, embodied in his noblest aspirations for
his country and people, by consciously and
clear-headedly accepting the ultimate sacrifice
of death in the tragic field of Bagumbayan
now called as the Luneta on December
30,1896.

11. • Rizal the man stands among those few that are companion to no particular epoch
or continent, who belong to the world, and whose lives have a universal message.
• His field of action lay in the strife of politics and power, but these were not to his
inclination. He shouldered his political burden solely in the cause of duty, a
circumstance rendering him one of those figures rare in human affairs, a
revolutionary without hatred, and a leader without worldly ambition.
• Where his true inclination lay is finely demonstrated in his life by the fact that his
works in science, history, and literature, and his profession as an ophthalmic
surgeon, share a single, identical aim- to shed illumination and give sight to the
blind.

12. RIZAL'S VIRTUES OF CHARACTER
Honesty; Personal Integrity; Patriotism; Civic Responsibility; Willingness to Sacrifice;
High Sense of Justice; Family Solidarity
• Honesty; Personal Integrity
• Rizal’s honesty was the result of his constant love and search for the truth.
• Patriotism; Civic Responsibility
• Rizal’s courage in loving his country is virtue that is very relevant today. His moral
courage to do only the best for his people is worth imitating
• Obeying the laws of the country; paying the taxes levied by the Government
• The youth nowadays have the courage to fight for what they believe is right. The
young generation mostly use the social media platforms to voice out their opinions.

13. RIZAL'S VIRTUES OF CHARACTER
In this millennium, it is not outlandish to predict those basic values of
human honor and dignity, the same aspirations for freedom and
independence of peoples everywhere, the same natural desire for mutual
respect, material well-being.
In brief, the very values and virtues embodied in the spirit of RIZALISM
will form the core humanity’s aspirations despite adjustments that must be
accommodated by the new reality of evolved technology and scientific
advances far superior than the knowledge in the previous millennium.

14. RIZAL: A MODERN DAY
• According to Nick Joaquin, Rizal was greatly aggrieved by his physique.
When Rizal was young, he was always teased by his sisters because of
his frail body and often described as a very tiny child with a
disproportionately big head that he carried even in his adulthood.
• When the young Rizal was in the early stages of adolescence, he strove
to erase his puny image. He became interested in body-building and
athletics but his feelings of inferiority had made an indelible mark on his
soul. Rizal was forever haunted by a sense of inadequacy which explains
his inability to sustain relationships with women and great dread for
responsibility.

15. • Rizal's inferiority complexes were not without positive side, however.
It is his feelings of inn adequacy that made him dynamic and he
continually looked for ways to be better than others. Jose Rizal's
dynamism was what made him a jack of many talents, and a master of
many trades. What he lacked in physique he compensated by excelling
in many fields such as science, art, literature, among many others.
Because of his insecurities, Rizal strove to overcome himself and rise
above the others.
• Rizal's determination to excel in as many fields as possible was to
show the world that he was capable, that he was as tall as the next man.
He proved that he was very much taller by rising above himself.