What is the Rizal Law?
In 1955, the good statesman Senator Claro M. Recto proposed that all schools in the Philippines teach
students about the life and works of Jose Rizal. In 1956, the bill was passed and is now known as
Republic Act 1425, or Rizal Law. The official title of the law is much longer: 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.