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Senate Bill was approved on the third reading with 23 votes in favor (Senator Briones was absent); as well as the House bill that was approved on the third reading with 71 votes in favor ( were against, 2 abstained and 17 were absent) in the same day. The bill was signed into law by President Ramon Magsaysay and became Republic Act No. 1425 ...
Republic Act No. 1425: House Bill No. 5561 Senate Bill No. 438 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.
Republic Act No. 1425, commonly known as the Rizal Law, was enacted on June 12, 1956, and was chiefly sponsored and authored by Senators Jose P. Laurel and Claro M. Recto. This legislation obliges all public and private schools, colleges, and universities in the Philippines to include the life, works, and writings of national hero Jose Rizal in ...
According to Republic Act 1425, better known as Rizal Law, teaching of Jose Rizal's life with the emphasis on his famous novels is mandatory. The law was passed in 1956 after many debates and contestation.
The Rizal Law, also known as RA 1425, mandates the study of Rizal’s life and works, as shown in section 1. This Republic Act calls for an increased sense of nationalism from the Filipinos during a time of a dwindling Filipino identity. According to the judicial system, a republic act is a law that has already been passed and implemented.
May 13, 1996 · The Department of Education, Culture and Sports reiterates the enforcement of Republic Act No. 1425, mandating the inclusion of the “Life, Works, Writings, Teachings, Virtues and Values of Dr. Jose P. Rizal” in the curriculum for both the elementary and secondary levels.
