LIFE AND

WORKS
OF JOSE
PRESENTED BY:
IVAN ROUY TALITE
ESTRIBO
RIZAL
CONCEPT OF A HERO
 CONCEPT OF A HERO

WHAT IS A
HERO?
 WHAT IS A
HERO?
DEFINITION OF A HERO:

According to the Dictionary:

A hero is a man admired for his achievements and noble
qualities and regarded as an ideal or model.
It is someone who shows great courage in an important event.
The central figure in an event, period or movement, honored for
outstanding qualities.
 WHAT IS A
HERO?
A hero is a man admired for his achievements and noble
qualities and regarded as an ideal or model.
It is someone who shows great courage in an important event.

Hero is defined as illustrious man, often of divine descent, or

with distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, and fortitude
in suffering, who is supposed to be exalted after death. Being
an extraordinary person and individualistic is apparent.
 WHAT IS A
HERO?
ACCORDING TO FILIPINO HISTORIAN, DR.
ESTEBAN DE OCAMPO'S BOOK ON RIZAL:

“A hero means a prominent or central personage taking an

admirable part in any remarkable action or event; a person of
distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in
suffering; and a man honored after death by public worship
because of exceptional service to mankind.”
 WHAT IS A
HERO?
ACCORDING TO JOSE RIZAL'S PERSPECTIVE:

"A hero is someone who fights for their nation's freedom

through intellectual means, using their knowledge and abilities
to peacefully advocate for change and reform, rather than
resorting to violence."
"A hero is someone who uses their voice and intellect to uplift
their people and inspire progress."
 CONCEPT OF A HERO

HEROIC
QUALITIES
 HEROIC
QUALITIES
COURAGE: Heroes have the courage to face danger and
adversity
SELFLESSNESS: Heroes act for the common good and put
others before themselves
MORALS: Heroes are committed to their morals and stand up
for what is right
STRENGTH: Heroes have extraordinary strength, intelligence, or
fortitude
 CONCEPT OF A HERO

CONCEPT OF
HERO
IN FILIPINO
 CONCEPT OF HERO IN
FILIPINO
The Filipino concept of a hero is a much broader concept,
albeit stripped of grandeur known as Bayani, Bagani, Magani,
or Wani in various Filipino ethnolinguistic groups, a hero in
early Philippine Societies was just a normal warrior of the
community.
His simple tasks were based on daily needs of the village.
 CONCEPT OF A HERO

WHO WILL SET THE

CRITERIA FOR THE
RECOGNITION OF THE
NATIONAL HERO?
 WHO WILL SET THE CRITERIA FOR THE
RECOGNITION OF THE NATIONAL HERO?
No law, executive order or proclamation has been enacted or
issued officially proclaiming any Filipino historical figure as a
national hero. However, because of their significant roles in
the process of nation building and contributions to history,
there were laws enacted and proclamations issued honoring
these heroes.
But according to historians, heroes, should not be legislated.
Their appreciation should be better left to academics.
Acclamation for heroes, they felt, would be recognition
enough.
 CONCEPT OF A HERO

EXECUTIVE ORDER
NO.75 “NATIONAL
HEROES COMMITTEE”
 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO.75 “NATIONAL
HEROES COMMITTEE”
Issued by President Fidel V. Ramon on March 28, 1993 creating
the National Heroes Committee under the Office of the
President. The principal duty of the Committee is to study,
evaluate and recommend Filipino national personages/heroes
in due recognition of their sterling character and remarkable
achievements for the country.
 CONCEPT OF A HERO

TECHNICAL
COMMITTEE OF THE
NATIONAL HEROES
COMMITTEE
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL
HEROES COMMITTEE

THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF

THE NATIONAL HEROES
COMMITTEE HAD A MEETING ON
JUNE 3, 1993 IN MANILA AND
ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING
CRITERIA:
 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL
HEROES COMMITTEE
1. Heroes are those who have a concept of nation and
thereafter aspire and struggle for the nation's freedom.
2. Heroes are those who define and contribute to a system
or life of freedom and order for a nation.
3. Heroes are those who contribute to the quality of life and
destiny of a nation.
 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL
HEROES COMMITTEE
IN ANOTHER ROUND-TABLE
DISCUSSION HELD ON NOVEMBER
15, 1995, THE TECHNICAL
COMMITTEE OF THE NHC FURTHER
ADOPTED THE CRITERIA
SUBMITTED BY DR. ALFREDO
LAGMAY, AS FOLLOWS:
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL HEROES
COMMITTEE
1. A hero is part of the people's expression, but that process
of a people's internalization of a hero's life and works takes
time, with the youth forming part of that internalization.
2. A hero thinks of the future, especially the future
generations.
3. The choice of hero involves not only the recounting of an
episode or events in history, but of the entire process that
made this particular person a hero.
 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL
HEROES COMMITTEE
A. On November 15, 1995, the Technical Committee after
deliberation and careful study based on Dr. Onofre D. Corpuz
and Dr. Alfredo Lagmay's criteria selected the following nine
Filipino historical figures to be recommended as National
Heroes:

a. Jose Rizal f. Juan Luna

b. Marcelo H. del Pilar g. Apolinario Mabini
c. Andres Bonifacio h. Gabriela Silang
d. Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat i. Melchora Aquino
e. Emilio Aguinaldo
 CONCEPT OF A HERO

WHAT MAKES A
PERSON A HERO
THEN?
 WHAT MAKES A PERSON A
HERO THEN?
A person to be considered a hero must have his works
relevant to our time and place. To be able to
appreciate that person a hero, we must learn more
about him - not merely his acts, his reasons, the
situations he found himself in, and his motivations.
 CONCEPT OF A HERO

To truly appreciate Rizal, see him not as a god,

but as a compassionate, nationalistic, intelligent,
courageous, yet flawed human being—short-
tempered, a womanizer, gambler, and
sometimes rash. His relatable humanity makes
his heroism inspiring and attainable.
 CONCEPT OF A HERO

JOSE RIZAL
AS A FILIPINO
HERO
 JOSE RIZAL AS A FILIPINO
HERO

THE
PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL
JOSE RIZAL
HERO
 JOSE RIZAL AS A FILIPINO
HERO
He became a national hero through quiet, effective
resistance, using books, essays, and articles to express
his love for the Philippines and advocate for reform. He
preferred reasoned argument to revolution, employing
his intellect and skills peacefully, making him a
remarkable figure of his time.
 JOSE RIZAL AS A FILIPINO
HERO
• Jose Rizal as a Filipino Hero is state sponsored
through the Republic Act 1425 (Rizal Law).
• On December 30, 1898, two years after Rizal's death,
President Emilio Aguinaldo of the First Philippine
Republic declared a day of national mourning in
Malolos, Bulacan.
• The Americans, realizing the possibilities of a Rizal
cult in their colonial agenda, seized the opportunity
and made Rizal the “national” hero of the Philippines.
 JOSE RIZAL AS A FILIPINO
HERO
• Among the choices they had, three criteria were used
in the selection:
1. A hero who is not violent and militant and if
possible, preferred peaceful means like education.
2. A hero who had no qualms on American
Imperialism.
3. A hero who is already dead.
 JOSE RIZAL AS A FILIPINO
HERO
• In 1901, William H. Taft, President of the Second
Philippine Commission, had appointed Rizal to
embody the brand of nationalism propagated by the
American Colonial government.
• However, there was no actual law during the
American Regime that explicitly declared Rizal the
official hero of the country.
 JOSE RIZAL AS A FILIPINO
HERO
• Three steps were made by the American colonial
government to promote his heroism, namely:
1. The creation of Rizal Province
2. The erection of Rizal monument
3. The declaration of Rizal Day on December 30 as a
public holiday
 JOSE RIZAL AS A FILIPINO
HERO
• Rizal's image as a Philippine hero became a lucrative
enterprise for stamp, chart, and postcard makers, and
other printed materials. This was further amplified in
1956 with the enactment of the Rizal Law, which
mandated the use of his works in educational
materials.
 CONCEPT OF A HERO

JOSE RIZAL'S
CONCEPT OF A
HERO
 JOSE RIZAL'S CONCEPT OF A
HERO
PEACEFUL INTELLECTUA NATIONAL
RESISTANCE L PROWESS LOVE
1
Freedom should A hero Deep care for
be pursued possesses the one's country
through knowledge and and its people is
education, intellect to fundamental.
literature, and expose injustice
reasoned and inspire
argument, not reform.
armed conflict.
 JOSE RIZAL'S CONCEPT OF A
HERO
MORAL LITERARY ADVOCACY
INTEGRITY WORKS FOR REFORM
1
A hero acts with Noli Me Tangere Rizal
unwavering and El persistently
ethical Filibusterismo petitioned for
principles and exposed governmental
exemplary colonial abuses reforms through
character. and sparked writing and
Filipino appeals.
nationalism.
 JOSE RIZAL'S CONCEPT OF A
HERO
PROMOTION PATRIOTISM MARTYRDOM
OF AND AND LEGACY
EDUCATION
1 NATIONALISM
He saw His writings and His execution
education as actions fostered became a
essential for a strong sense symbol of
national of Filipino resistance,
progress and identity and the fueling the
individual drive for revolution and
growth. independence. shaping his
enduring
legacy.
 CONCEPT OF A HERO

A MODERN-DAY
HERO
 A MODERN-DAY
HERO
Rizal conquered his inferiorities.
He responded to the challenge of conquering
himself.
He was able to accept great responsibility.
He gave his own life for his country.
From a weak and frail child, Jose Rizal rose to
become one of the tallest men in history.
 CONCEPT OF A HERO

A modern-day concept of the indigenous Bayani still

exists today. The Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) are
considered Bagong Bayani (new heroes). Their work
abroad is said to be a continuation of the culture of
pangangayaw. The word namayani, meaning to prevail
or triumph, has become well-known. The concept of
the Filipino Bayani is indeed embedded in the
blueprint of Filipino well-being.
Thank
you!