Lesson 1 - Rizal Law

Main proponent of the House Bill 5561.

• Senator Claro M. Recto
• House Representative Jacobo Gonzales
• Senator Jose P. Laurel

Oppositions of the Rizal Bill

• Senator Decoroso Rosales
• Senator Mariano Cuenco
• Francisco Rodrigo
• Jesus Paredes
• Catholic Action of the PH

When was Rizal Law passed on Congress?

• May 17, 1878
• May 17, 1956
• May 17, 1988
• May 17, 1844

Notable Person Who Supports the Approval Rizal Bill

• Senator Jose P. Laurel
• Senator Claro M. Rector
• Congressman Jacobo Gonzales
• Knights of Rizal
• Women Writers of the Vernacular

These are constant and inspiring source of patriotism with which the minds of the youth, especially during their formative years in school, should be suffused.

• Noli me Tangere and La Liga Filipina
• Noli me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
• Saturnina Rizal and El Filibusterismo

When was Rizal Law signed by President Ramon Magsaysay?

• June 12, 1867
• June 12, 1956
• June 12, 1844
• June 12, 1973

Head of the Senate committee on education ; Helped Senator Recto defend viability and practicality of Rizal Bill into law.

• Senator Claro M. Recto
• House Representative Jacobo Gonzales
• Senator Jose P. Laurel

What is House Bill 5561?

• An Act to Include the Compulsory teaching of Noli me Tangere and El Filibusterismo in the Curricula of all Public and Private Schools, College and Universities
• An Act to Include the Compulsory teaching of La Liga Filipina and El Filibusterismo in the Curricula of all Public and Private Schools, College and Universities

Main proponent of the Rizal Bill (Senate Bill 438) ; Believes that studying Rizal is instrumental in teaching the youth.

• Senator Claro M. Recto
• House Representative Jacobo Gonzales
• Senator Jose P. Laurel

It is also known as Rizal Law and an act mandating all public and private institutions including state colleges and universities to include the Dr. Jose Rizal’s life, works, and writings as a course across programs

• Republic Act 1235
• Republic Act 1150
• Republic Act 1425
• Republic Act 1987