The Rizal Law

Making Rizal Relevant: A Challenge for Today’s Educators By  Augusto V. V. de Viana National Historical Institute

Requirements for the Teacher  

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Should be skilled not only in history but also literature He/She must separate history from literature: the Noli and ili are !orks of "ction #ust put $i%al in the proper historical perspecti&e

Requirements for the Teacher  

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Should be skilled not only in history but also literature He/She must separate history from literature: the Noli and ili are !orks of "ction #ust put $i%al in the proper historical perspecti&e

Some persons and places in Rizal’s works have allusions to real objects

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'(amples are )elesforo )elesforo *huidian !ho !as said to be the inspiration for +apitan )iago *alle Anloague !as a real street ,anciteria #acanista #acan ista de Buen -usto !as a real restaurant

 Tan Quien-sien (Carlos al  Tan al As the China"an Quiroga

anciteria Macanista de $uen %usto on &an 'ernando &treet

 The )&+anish troo+s* ,ere actually 'ili+ino soldiers in th

The teacher must understand Rizal’s agenda It is basically antifriar  It is not antiSpanish  In his time he did not ad&ocate ,hilippine   independence  His antifriar approach had some personal dimensions 

Rizal’s agenda had something to do with reviving the Filipino spirit 

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)his is !hat historians call 0pagbabangong puri1 $i%al used history to a!aken pride in the ilipino He said 0in order to kno!n the destiny of the country it is necessary to open the

ike other heroes Rizal advocated the creation of a new moral regeneration 

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e said to .e truly free ,e "ust .e deserving of freedo" ) The slaves of today ,ill .eco"e the tyrants of to"orro,* /ther heroes like $onifacio  0acinto and Ma.ini e"+hasized a "oral revolution

!ow to make Rizal relevant

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,ut $i%al in the conte(t of historical perspecti&e )ell inspiring stories that accentuate his &irtues )ri&ia may help but should not detract from $i%al2s true teachings

Filipinos should not make a heroes "ght each other  

$ather they should be a unifying factor and a moral anchor for the people

The Rizal teacher has a ver# important role

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)hey impart &alues e(hibited not only by $i%al but also other heroes )heir teachings help form the kind of future citi%ens of the ,hilippines

The works of other heroes should also be studied )heir !orks contain gems of nationalist thought 

Their ideas are as relevant as Those of Rizal’s

 $e must understand wh# the law was passed 

)he postindependence period !as a confusing time

The Rizal aw Half a *entury Hence   34567899;

The %hilippines passed through a series of crisis 

)he country lay in ruins as a result of the Second