RIZAL’S LIFE,
WORKS &
WRITINGS
INTRODUCTION
TO THE STUDY
OF RIZAL
Rizal’s experiences and
ideologies are instrumental
in grasping the current
context of Philippine society
The different challenges and
WHY dilemmas that Rizal faced in
STUDY his life teaches them to be
aware of and not apathetic
RIZAL? to the issues happening
around them.
Then and now, Rizal is a
worthy role model and a
constant inspiration to all
Filipinos.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1425
(RIZAL LAW)
“An Act to Include in the
Curricula of All Public and
WHY Private Schools, Colleges
and Universities Courses on
STUDY the Life, Works & Writings of
RIZAL? Jose Rizal, Particularly His
Novels Noli Me Tangere and
El Filibusterismo,
Authorizing the Printing and
Distribution Thereof, and for
Other Purposes”
A hero is a person admired for
achievements and noble qualities
and a prominent or central
HOW DO personage taking an admirable
action
YOU A person of distinguished valor
DEFINE A or enterprise in danger and
HERO? individual honored after death by
public ownership because of
laudable and exceptional service
to mankind.
Heroes are those who have a
concept of nation and thereafter
HOW DO aspire and struggle for the
nation’s freedom
YOU Heroes are those who define and
DEFINE A contribute to a system of life and
HERO? freedom and order for a nation.
Freedom without order will only
lead to anarchy
A hero is an event-making man
HOW DO who helps create the fork in the
historical time that he faces.
YOU Heroes in democratic should be
great figures in the pantheon of
DEFINE A thought, the men of ideas and
HERO? social vision of scientific and
artistic power.
Heroes are not born as saints
and many of them were not
exactly saintly
TRUTH Heroes are ordinary human
ABOUT being who faced challenges with
CONCEPT an extraordinary response
Heroes are product of his time,
OF HEROES environment which includes this
society, surroundings and the
conditions happening at his time.
The extent of the
CRITERIA OF
person’s sacrifices for the
BEING A
welfare of the country
HERO
from Motive & methods
NATIONAL employed in the
HEROES attainment of the ideals.
COMMISSION Moral character of the
person.
His/her age or epoch
and the succeeding eras.
The extent of the
CRITERIA OF
person’s sacrifices for the
BEING A
welfare of the country
HERO
from Motive & methods
NATIONAL employed in the
HEROES attainment of the ideals.
COMMISSION Moral character of the
person.
His/her age or epoch
and the succeeding eras.
CRITERIA The person must be
Filipino
OF BEING
The person is peace-
A HERO loving and pacifist
from The person must have a
DR. OTLEY great sense of patriotism
H. BAYER The person must have
die for the country as a
martyr
He was the first Filipino to unite
WHY DR. and awaken the Filipino people to
peacefully rise for independence
JOSE RIZAL He is a model for being a
BECAME peacemaker by his complete self-
denial, his complete abandonment
OUR of his personal interest
NATIONAL He was a towering figure in the
HERO? propaganda campaign from 1882-
1896
He was a martyr at Bagumbayan
where he willingly died for our
country
The day of his birth and day of
his execution are fittingly
HONORS commemorated by all classes
ACCORDED of people
TO DR. No other Filipinos can surpass
Rizal in the number of
JOSE monuments erected in his
RIZAL? honor, in towns, barrios and
schools
His name is a by-word in every
home and his picture is printed
and used in postage stamps
The paper money/coins with
his image have the widest
HONORS circulation that the poorest of
ACCORDED the poor can take hold
Streets, boulevards, educational
TO DR. institutions and persons were
JOSE named Rizal
RIZAL? His noble thoughts and
teachings had been frequently
invoked and quoted by speakers
Rizal province was named after
him
Assignmen
t
Why Dr.
Jose Rizal
became
our
national
hero
Download
RA 1425
or Rizal
Law, read
it for our
discussion
next
session
