Rizal

1. Rizal’s Prediction
• The Philippines A Century Hence, written in 1889 and in his
December 15, 1896, memorandum for use by his counsel,
Rizal made the following predictions:
• One, “the Philippines will one day declare herself
independent”;
• two, “the great American Republic with interests in the
Pacific…may one day think of acquiring possessions beyond
the seas”;

2. • three, “the Philippines will defend with indescribable
ardor the liberty she bought at the cost of so much
blood and sacrifice”;
• four, “Japan will swallow us”;
• five, “[once liberated] the Philippines will, perhaps,
establish a federal republic”; and
• six, “[the Philippines] will, perhaps, enter openly the
wide road of progress and will work jointly to
strengthen the Mother Country at home, as well as
abroad…”

3. Rizal’s Blue Print for Nation Building D
• Education
• Racial Pride and Dignity
• National Consciousness
• Re-oriention of Values and Attitudes
• Willingness to Sacrifice
Excerpts from Rizal’s Dedicatory
• “It is necessary to first lay bare the past in order to
better judge the present and to survey the road
trodden during the three centuries, we proceed to
study the future.”

4. Rizal’s Political Reforms
• First Novel: Noli Me Tangere(1884)
• Raise the political consciousness in relation to the current state of affairs in
the Philippines
• Disseminate information about their country through journalism
• El Filibusterismo
• To draw attention to the calamitous state of affairs in the country
Rizal : First Modern Non-violent Reformer in Asia
• Recognize the importance of industrial education
• Development of agriculture and commerce
• “Kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan.”
• Education of the youths

5. Socio Economic Reforms
• Enlightenment through education
• Breaking the cycle of slavery
• Doing things the new ways
• 19th century economic weakening
• Cause by monopoly
• Cause by unplanned policies
Rizal and Education
• Rizal consistently urged his fellowmen to do everything they could for
the education of their generation.
• He is the best example
• He campaign everywhere he went

6. Nation Building and National Unity
• Rizal’s greatest contribution to the building of Filipino
nation was his untiring efforts in urging his
countrymen to work together for national unity,
necessary for national survival
• Any man who refuse to fight injustice is not for the
welfare of society

7. Letter to Father Vicente Garcia
• What shall you say to your God, you a priest of
religion that has declared that all men is equal? What
shall you say to God who has hated tyranny and has
made human intellect free when he will ask you:
“What have you done for the unfortunate and the
oppressed? What’s the use of your intellect and your
enlightenment?”

8. Rizal’s Speech in 1891 December in Madrid
•What does it matter gentlemen if we sacrifice a
portion of our freedom to offer in the altars of
our country? What does it matter if we are
deprived of some particles if these become
grains that are kept to be planted and later
harvested abundantly?”

9. • We therefore profess gentlemen, once again solidarity
and unity among us. The good and welfare of our
country is our motive. Let us prove to the world that
when a Filipino wills something, he can do it.”
• “The Filipino youths should wake up and show the
foreigners that we are better than what they depicted
us, that we have conviction and courage.”

10. • The memory of Rizal’s accomplishments is truly a
treasure that the Filipino people should cherish and
be proud of.
• In fact, I agree with General Ricarte’s suggestion that
the Philippines be renamed after Rizal. It has been a
nice name for a province and many towns. ‘Republic
of Rizal’ sounds more euphonious and seems more
meaningful than the present country’s appellation.
• - Trillana