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KABANATA 1: REPUBLIC ACT 1425 at PAGPILI SA

PANGUNAHING BAYANI
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1425
An act to include in the curricula of all public and
private schools, colleges, and universities courses on the life,
works and writings of Jose Rizal, particularly his novels Noli
Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, authorizing the printing
and distribution thereof, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Courses on the life, works and writings of
Jose Rizal, particularly his novel Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo, shall be included in the curricula of all
schools, colleges and universities, public or private:
Provided, that in the collegiate courses, the original or
unexpurgated editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo of their English translation shall be used as
basic texts.
The Board of National Education is hereby
authorized and directed to adopt forthwith measures to
implement and carry out the provisions of this Section,
including the writing and printing of appropriate primers,
readers and textbooks. The Board shall, within sixty (60)
days from the effectivity of this Act, promulgate rules and
regulations, including those of disciplinary nature, to carry out
and enforce the provisions of this Act. The Board shall
promulgate rules and regulations providing for the exemption
of students for reasons of religious belief stated in a sworn
written statement, from the requirement of the provision
contained in the second part of the first paragraph of this
section; but not from taking the course provided for in the first
part of said paragraph. Said rules and regulations shall take
effect thirty (30) days after their publication in the Official
Gazette.
Section 2. It shall be obligatory on all schools,
colleges and universities to keep in their libraries an
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adequate number of copies of the original and unexpurgated
editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as well
as of Rizal's other works and biography. The said
unexpurgated editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo or their translations in English as well as other
writings of Rizal shall be included in the list of approved
books for required reading in all public or private schools,
colleges, and universities. The Board of National Education
shall determine the adequacy of the number of books,
depending upon the enrollment of the school, college or
university.
Section 3. The Board of National Education shall
cause the translation of the Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo, as well as other writings of Jose Rizal into
English, Tagalog and the principal Philippine dialects; cause
them to be printed in cheap, popular editions; and cause
them to be distributed, free of charge, to persons desiring to
read them, through the Purok organizations and Barrio
Councils throughout the country.
Section 4. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as
amendment or repealing section nine hundred twenty-
seven of the Administrative Code, prohibiting the discussion
of religious doctrines by public school teachers and other
person engaged in any public school.
Section 5. The sum of three hundred thousand
pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any
fund not otherwise appropriated in the National Treasury to
carry out the purposes of this Act.
Section 6. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.

ANG BATAS RIZAL

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Ang Batas Republika Blg. 1425 na higit na kilala sa
tawag na Batas-Rizal, ay pinagtibay noong Hunyo 12, 1956
at ipinatupad noong Agosto 16, 1956 ng Lupon ng
Pambansang Edukasyon.
Ayon sa batas na ito, isasama sa kurikulum ng bawat
paaralang pribado at publiko ang nauukol sa pag-aaral sa
buhay, ginawa at sinulat ni Dr. Jose Rizal lalo na ang
kanyang mga nobelang Noli Me Tangere at El Filibusterismo.
Hindi naging madali ang pagkapasa ng batas na ito. Si
G. Claro M. Recto na siyang pangunahing may-akda ng
panukalang-batas ay tumanggap din ng pagbatikos. May
mga di sangayon sa pag-aaral ng Noli at Fili sa lahat ng
unibersidad at kolehiyo. Kabilang sa sumasalungat sa
panukalang-batas na ito ay sina Decoroso Rosales, kapatid
ni Arsobispo Cuenco at Francisco “Soc” Rodrigo, dating
pangulo ng Catholic Action. Ayon sa kanilang panig nilalabag
ng naturang panukalang-batas ang kalayaan sa pagpili at
pananampalataya.
Ilang samahan at miyembro ng Simbahang Katoliko
ay naging aktibo sa pagdinig ng usapan sa Senado hinggil sa
panukalang-batas na ito. Si Padre Jesus Cavanna ay
naniniwala na ang Noli at Fili ay bahagi na ng nakalipas.
Bukod dito, ‘di wasto ang paglalarawan ng mga naturang
nobela hinggil sa Pilipinas noong panahon na iyon. Ang Noli
raw ay katatagpuan ng may 120 pangungusap laban sa
Simbahang Katoliko.
Hindi lamang hangad ng Batas-Rizal na parangalan
ang ating bayani, layunin ng batas na ito na maitalagang muli
ng mga Pilipino ang kanilang sarili sa mga simulain ng
nasyonalismo at kalayaang pinagsumikapang matamo ni
Dr. Jose Rizal. Ang kanyang buhay, ginawa at sinulat ay
nagsisilbing inspirasyon at paglinang ng disiplinang pansarili,
damdaming sibiko at kagandahang-asal.
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SA PAGPILI KAY RIZAL
Si Dr. Jose P. Rizal ay pinakakilala sa lahat ng
bayaning Pilipino. Nakilala siya sa iba’t ibang larangan. Isa
siyang doktor (siruhano ng mata), manunulat, lingwista, guro,
pintor, eskultor, agrimensor, arkitektor, inhinyero, etnolohista,
ekonomista, magsasaka, negosyante, heograpo, kartograpo,
folklorist, pilosopo, tagapagsalin, imbentor, mahikero,
humorist, satirist, atleta, manlalakbay at propeta.