The Life and
Works of Dr. Jose
Rizal
Prepared by:
Jazzel A. Sandoval, LPT
The Study of Dr. Jose P. Rizal
Course and Republic Act No. 1425
• The Study of Dr. Jose P. Rizal`s life,
works and writings has been
mandated by Republic Act No. 1425
known as the Rizal Law
• Approved on June 12, 1956, provides
for the integration of the study of the
life and works of Dr. Jose P. Rizal in the
curriculum of the tertiary level and
The law mandates that a course on the
life of Dr. Jose Rizal should be
included in the curricula in all
schools, colleges, and universities
especially in tertiary and graduate
levels both in public and private
schools. It should consist of the study
of Rizal`s life, works and virtues,
most notably the two great novels
Senator Claro Mayo Recto
• THE FATHER OF RIZAL LAW
• A Filipino politician, jurist, poet and one of
the great statemen of his generation He is
remembered for his nationalism, for “the
impact of his patriotic convictions on modern
political thought.”
• abogado milagroso (lawyer of miracles)
• Recto presided over the assembly that drafted
the Philippine Constitution in 1934-1935 in
accordance with the provisions of the Tydings
Mc Duffie Act and a preliminary step to
independence and self-governance after a 10-year
transitional period.
• As father of the Rizal Law, Recto sponsored the
Rizal Bill together with fellow law makers. The bill
would require all high school, colleges, and
universities to include in the curricula a
course in the study of Dr. Jose Rizal`s life,
works, and writings, mainly the great novels
Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo to
RA 1425: RIZAL LAW (JUNE 12, 1956)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.
• All educational institutions are
under the supervision of, and subject
to regulation by the State, and all
schools are enjoined to develop moral
character, personal discipline, civic
conscience and to teach the duties of
citizenship.
• 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
This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 12, 1956
• Sa bisa ng R. A. 1425 (Batas Rizal), mahigit
55 taon nang kinukuha ng mga mag-aaral sa
kolehiyo ang kursong tumatalakay sa buhay at
mga akda ni Jose Rizal.
• Mahalagang balikan ang konteksto ng
pagpapanukala at ang mga naging
kaakibat na isyu sa pagsusulong nito