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The Second Trial of Jose

Rizal The first trial of Jose Rizal happened

December 11, 1896.

He was handed down a death sentence After sixty years, the “ second trial “ took

place and in this case his novels “Noli and“Fili” were the subjects of the case 

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Rizal Senator Claro M. Recto and Jose P. Laurel

introduced Senate Bill No. 438 on April03,1956

It was an act to make Noli Me Tangere and ElFilibusterismo Compulsory Reading in AllPublic and Private Colleges

and Universities and for

Other Purposes

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Jose Rizal Senator Soc Rodrigo commented that it should

be required but not compulsory

He commented that he would not allow his

teenage son to read the novels Judge Guillermo Guevarra considered it a

violation of academic freedom

The church made use of lobbyists as well as

priests in opposing the Rizal Bill Father Jesus Cavana of the Order of St. Paul said,

“....it would be dangerous to expose youngminds to possible perversion against the church”

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Rizal One Commentator, Jesus Paredes, said that

the novels contained objectionable matter

Another commentator Narciso Pimentelspeculated that politics was involved indrafting the Rizal Bill

The church continued its opposition by callingall Catholic voters who supported Recto’s bill 

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Jose Rizal Emilio Aguinaldo, Servillano Aquino and

General Mamerto Natividad supported thebill

Mayor Arsenio Lacson of Manila favored thebill

The Catholic church

insisted on attaching

footnotes on the unedited

version of the Noli and Fili

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Joe Rizal The whole Catholic hierarachy :

Congregation of Missions, Knights of Columbus, Catholic Teachers guild, Student

Catholic Action were one in opposing the bill Congressman Jacobo Gonzalez introduced

the House version of the bill on April 16, 1956

The debate on the bill led to a fistfightbetween Congressman Durano of Cebu, ananti –Rizal and Congressman Emilio Cortez of Pampanga, who was in favor of the bill

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Jose Rizal Four Senators including Emmanuel Pelaez

stated that Rizal’s novels “ should be madeavailable in the libraries of school and notprescribed as compulsory reading ; Noli andFili should only serve as supplementaryreading in school.

Laurel recommended a more stringentamendment to the bill making the reading of the novels compulsory

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Jose Rizal According to Laurel, the “ unexpurgated

versions of English translations” should serveas the basic text in colleges.

Rodrigo and Rosales contradicted the ideaand recommended the “ expurgated” versionof the novels

Recto and Laurel opposed the expurgatedversion for it “will be a distortion of historicalfacts.”

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Jose Rizal May 17, 1956, the Senate version of the bill

was approved with the following provisions:

1. There will be no compulsory readings of Rizal’s novels 

2. The inclusion of the study of Rizal’s worksand writings in the curriculum in all schools ,colleges and universities will not beimmediately implemented particularly thestudy of the two novels

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Jose Rizal The unedited version of the novels in the

original Spanish version or the English translatedversion will serve only as reference books in

colleges and universities Students of Catholic schools maybe exempted

from reading the un-expurgated version of thenovels provided they provide the school

authorities with a sworn statement thatreading the novel would be against their faith.

However, they still have to take up the RizalCourse

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Jose Rizal June 12, 1956, President Ramon Magsaysay

approved “ Batas Rizal “ or “ Rizal Law” :Republic Act 1425.

AN ACT TO INCLUDE IN THE CURRICULA OFALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS,COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, COURSE ONTHE LIFE, WORKS, AND WRITINGS OF JOSERIZAL PARTICULARLY HIS NOVEL,

NOLI ME TANGERE AND EL FILIBUSTERISMO AUTHORIZING

THE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION THEREOF,AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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WHEREAS, today, more than any other period of 

our history, there is a need for a re-dedication to

the ideals of freedom and nationalism for which

our heroes lived and died;

 

WHEREAS, it is meet that in honoring them,

particularly the national hero and patriot, JoseRizal, we remember with special fondness and

devotion their lives and works that have shapedthe national character;

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WHEREAS, the life, works, and writings of Jose Rizal,particularly his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, are a constant and inspiring source of 

patriotism with which the minds of the youth,especially during their formative and decisive yearsin school, should be suffused;

 

WHEREAS, all educational institutions are under thesupervision of, and subject to regulation by theState, and all schools are enjoined to develop moralcharacter, personal discipline, civic conscience, andto teach the duties of citizenship; Now, therefore:

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

 

Section 1. Courses on the life, works, and writings of Jose Rizal, particularly his novel Noli Me Tangere andEl Filibusterismo, shall be included in the curricula of all schools, colleges and universities, public or

private: Provided, that in the collegiate courses, theoriginal or unexpurgated editions of the Noli MeTangere and El Filibusterismo or their Englishtranslation shall be used as basic texts.

 

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The Board of National Education is herebyauthorized and directed to adopt forthwithmeasures to implement and carry out theprovisions of this Section, including the writingand printing of appropriate primers, readers andtextbooks. The Board shall, within sixty (60) daysfrom the effectivity of this Act, promulgate rulesand regulations, including those of disciplinary

nature, to carry out and enforce the provisions of this Act. The Board shall promulgate rules andregulations providing for the exemption of students for reason of religious belief stated in asworn written

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statement, from the requirement of the provisioncontained in the second part of the first paragraph of this section; but not from taking the course providedfor in the first part of said paragraph. Said rules and

regulations shall take effect thirty (30) days aftertheir publication in the Official Gazette.

 

Sec. 2. It shall be obligatory on all schools, colleges

and universities to keep in their libraries an adequatenumber of copies of the original and unexpurgatededitions of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo,as well as of Rizal's other works and biography. Thesaid unexpurgated editions of the Noli Me Tangere

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and El Filibusterismo, as well as of Rizal's other worksand biography. The said unexpurgated editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo or theirtranslations in English as well as other writings of 

Rizal shall be included in the list of approved booksfor required reading in all public or private schools,colleges and universities.

 

The Board of National Education shall determine theadequacy of the number of books, depending uponthe enrollment of the school, college, or university.

 

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Sec. 3. The Board of National Education shallcause the translation of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as well as other writings

of Jose Rizal into English, Tagalog, and theprincipal Philippine dialects; cause them to beprinted in cheap, popular editions; and causethem to be distributed, free of charge, to

persons desiring to read them, through thePurok organizations and Barrio Councilsthroughout the country.

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Sec. 4. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as amendingor repealing section nine hundred twenty-seven of theAdministrative Code, prohibiting the discussion of religiousdoctrines by public school teachers and other personengaged in any public school.

 

Sec. 5. The sum of three hundred thousand pesos is herebyauthorized to be appropriated out of any fund nototherwise appropriated in the National Treasury to carryout the purposes of this Act.

 

Sec. 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

Approved: June 12, 1956