Author of Senate Bill No. 438, Senate Committee on Education; Rizal Law Author

one provision of the law under Rizal Law

One provision of the law under rizal law

The president that issued the decree on December 20, 1898 that December 30 of every year be a day of national mourning in commemoration of Rizal’s execution in Bagumbayan in 1896 and of other heroes of the revolution.

Act ______ The Second Philippine Commission also known as Taft Commission) converted the politico-military district of Morong (a part of Manila) into the Province of Rizal as an honor and tribute to the most illustrious Filipino and the most illustrious Tagalog in the islands had ever known.

•       To celebrate his 50^th birth anniversary, Act No.____ was enacted on April 19, 1911 directing all public schools in the Philippines to prepare programs referring to the life of Rizal. Also, on April 9, 1931, Acting Governor-General George C. Butte proclaimed that June 19, the anniversary of the birth of Dr. Jose Rizal, be celebrated in all schools in the Philippines.

•       Also, in 1948, the Republic Act No. ___ was legislated prohibiting gambling on the 30^th day of December each year and to create a committee for the celebration of Rizal Day in every municipality and chartered cities.

Age of Enlightenment – reaction to the focus of medieval period, Opened freedom to mankind

Technological Advancement – Expansion of powerful nations

overthrow the rule of the British Empire and rejected British Monarch

issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1861 which resulted to the freeing of 50,000 Negro slaves.

: Controlled by COLONIAL GIANTS – Portugal and Spain à Underdevelopment, Discrimination, Slavery, Unequal Treatment (administrative position)

-          established a puppet government in Mexico headed by Austrian Archduke Maximilian, who was declared as Emperor of Mexico

-          The newly elected Zapotec President, who fought back from the French invaders through the support of the United States of America

-          Directly controlled by European Giants through trade and commerce and through domination of aristocracy

-          country in Asia that isolated their country to the Europeans to avoid being converted to Christianity

provided an opening for Americans to the trade with Japanese people

-          constitution of Cadiz (Ventura de los Reyes – First Phil. Delegates) King Ferdinand VII abolish the Cortes

-          MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT EXPERT OF THE FIELD

-          NO HOPE THAT THE OFFICIALS WOULD WORK FOR THE WELFARE OF FILIPINOS