GEC19: LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, AND MANAGEMENT

1st SEMESTER A.Y. 2023-2025
RIZAL Objectives of the Rizal Law as stated in the policy
● considered a hero for articulating the needs statements
of the Filipino people. ● To rededicate youth to ideals of freedom and
nationalism.
Rizal considered the First Filipino: ● To pay tribute to Rizal for shaping the
● Because he was the first to identify the Filipino character.
Philippines as his fatherland. ● To gain an inspiring source of patriotism
through studying Rizal’s works.
Conclusions can be drawn from the Filipinos'
choice of Rizal as their national hero RIZAL LAW
● It reflects their desire for a peaceful and ● legal basis for teaching Rizal's life, works,
educated leader. and writings in higher education?
● objectives for teaching Rizal's life, works,
Considered a man of peace rather than a man of and writings: instill patriotism and
war? nationalism among students.
He advocated for reform through education rather
than revolution. Republic Act 1425

Rizal considered a hero despite being a man of The teaching of the life, works, and writings of Rizal
peace? in all schools in the country.
● Because he advocated for social reforms
and national identity Senator Jose P. Laure
● Sponsored the Rizal Law and believed Rizal
Factors contributed to Rizal's acceptability as the was the founder of Filipino nationality and
official hero of the Philippines according to the architect of the Filipino nation.
Constantino?
● Rizal was dead Why is it necessary to study Rizal's life, works,
● had no anti-American quotes and writings according to Senator Jose P. Laurel?
● symbolized Spanish oppression. ● To understand the importance of
nationalism and patriotism.
Conclusions why Rizal was chosen as the national
hero of the Philippines? Qualities did Laurel believe the Filipino youth
● Filipinos value peace would gain from studying Rizal’s life and
● freedom teachings
● justice
● virtue over war and success ● Incorruptible confidence
● direction
Rizal contribute to the nationalist struggle of the ● courage
Filipino people? ● determination.
● He articulated the aspirations of the Filipino
people and addressed their social needs. Patriotic goals set by the Board on National
Education regarding the Rizal Course
Rizal teachings ro his countrymen about their ● Recognize the relevance of Rizal's ideals to
identity present conditions.
● That they could be Filipinos who were ● Apply Rizal's ideas to solve contemporary
members of a unified nation. problems.
● That they could be Filipinos who were ● Develop understanding of Rizal's qualities
members of the Filipino nation. and character.
● Foster moral character, personal discipline,
Significance of Rizal's early maturity in his ideas? citizenship, and vocational efficiency
● It made him a remarkable figure among
Asian nationalist leaders. some of the other national heroes of the
1860s Philippines besides Rizal:
● Rizal and Other Nationalist leaders born.
● Andres Bonifacio

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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, AND MANAGEMENT
1st SEMESTER A.Y. 2023-2025
● Emilio Jacinto ● They all challenged Western imperialism
● Marcelo H. del Pillar
Rizal's goal regarding the Philippine archipelago?
Role of the Taft Commission in the selection of ● To unify it into a compact and homogeneous
Rizal as a national hero body based on common interests.

They endorsed Rizal from a group of heroes, Rizal's view on the relationship between Asia and
including Aguinaldo and Bonifacio. Europe?
● Asians must be regarded by Europe as
Decree did General Emilio Aguinaldo issue equals.
regarding Rizal's death
● He ordered December 30 to be 1896
commemorated as a day of mourning for ● The outbreak of the Philippine Revolution.
Rizal.
Why did Rizal oppose the revolution?
DECEMBER 30, 1898 ● Because he believed it was premature and
● first monument in honor of Rizal erected. inadequately organized.
● tribute to Rizal and marked the early
admiration for him. LIBERAL DEMOCRACY
Fisher 1962
Monument in Daet, Camarines Norte, bear in ● called Rizal the Pioneer Exponent of
honor of Rizal Liberal Democracy in Asia
bore the words: ● Rizal regarded as the First Exponent of
● "A Jose Rizal, Liberal Democracy in Asia according to
● "Noli Me Tangere," Fisher Because he articulated ideas on
● "El Filibusterismo.” liberal democracy before other leaders.

ACT NO. 243 Ideas on liberal democracy did Rizal advocate:

● authorized the construction of the Luneta ● The worth and dignity of the individual
monument ● The inviolability of human rights
● The innate equality of all men and races
Some signs of admiration for Rizal among ● The necessity for constitutional government
Filipinos ● Due process of law
● Numerous monuments in his honor across ● Popular sovereignty as the basis of all
the country. political authority
● Streets and avenues named after him. ● Faith in human reason and enlightenment
● Businesses named after him. ● The rights of the masses to public education
● His likeness on the one-peso coin. ● Belief in social progress through freedom
GUERRERO (1998)
● referred to Rizal as the first Filipino Because Rizal's assertion regarding the establishment of
he was the first to call the Philippines his democratic principles in Asia?
fatherland. ● He asserted that they should be established
● argue that Rizal is not an for the benefit of Asians.
American-sponsored hero Because Rizal's
ideals were rooted in Filipino nationalism.
Four major periods in the life of Rizal?.
Rizal's ideas compare to other Asian nationalist ● 1861-1872
leaders? ● 1872-1882
● Rizal's ideas matured at an early age ● 1882-1892
compared to leaders like Gandhi and Sun ● 1892-1896
Yat-Sen.
FIRST PERIOD (1861-1872)
Commonality did Rizal share with other nationalist ● Learned to read and write
leaders like Gandhi and Tagore ● Developed values of industriousness,
. creativity, rationality, and dignity

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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, AND MANAGEMENT
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● Triggered imaginative and critical thinking

SECOND PERIOD (1872-1882)

● Enrolled at Ateneo Municipal
● Execution of Fathers Gomez, Burgos, and
Zamora
● Awakening to the abuses of the regime
● Strengthening of religious foundation
● Cultivation of drive toward excellence
● Conception of the Philippines as his
fatherland
● Envisioning education as a source of light
● Perception of the alliance between religion
and education

THIRD PERIOD (1882-1892)

● Left the Philippines to escape persecution
● Observed and learned in Europe
● Urged Filipinos to compete with Europeans
● Participated in the Propaganda Movement
● Made truthful disclosures about the
Philippines

FOURTH PERIOD (1892-1896)

● Exiled in Dapitan
● Demonstrated individual accomplishments
● Detached from politics to serve the
community

NATIONAL BOARD of EDUCATION

Patriotic Goals for the Rizal Course
● foster love for country and appreciation of
Rizal's contributions.

CONSTANTINO
● consider Rizal an American-sponsored
hero Because he was promoted by
American colonial authorities.

Coates and De Ocampo

● Rizal considered the First Exponent of
Asian Nationalism by Coates and De
Ocampo Because he inspired the Philippine
Revolution against colonialism.

AMERICANS
● Rizal acceptable to the Americans as the
official hero of the Philippines Because he
promoted peaceful reform rather than
violent revolution.

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